Verla

47850 · Kouvola · Kymenlaakso

47850 Verla

In brief

Verla (47850) has 132 residents, under 1% of the population of Kouvola. Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Kouvola: 31%). 37% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (100%). Homes are larger on average than in Kouvola (88.7 m² compared with 81.6 m²). 93% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €633 per m² is that of price area Kouvola. The price equals 4.7 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,564 a year, about €2,297 a month: 9% higher than in Kouvola and 5% higher than in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kouvola (14%).

The number of residents has fallen by 11% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kouvola.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.05
The lowest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 0.37
Homes in small houses
100%
2nd highest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 60%
Families with children
10%
4th lowest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 16%
Aged 65 or over
42%
4th highest of 42 areas in Kouvola
Kouvola 31%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €633; Figure for Kouvola; Kouvola€710

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €11.25; Figure for Kouvola; Kouvola€11.07

Residents: 132; -11.4% since 2014; Mean age56.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €27,564; +53.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,297 a month; Kouvola€25,380; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 3%; of 67 households; Kouvola29%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kouvola29%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €633 per m² is that of price area Kouvola. The price equals 4.7 years of rent at €11.25 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€633

Figure for Kouvola
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 69 sales

Rent per m² a month

€11.25

Figure for Kouvola
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kouvola: €11.07

Price-to-rent ratio: 4.7 years; Kouvola: 5.3
Gross rental yield: 21.3%; Kouvola: 18.7%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 490–€590; Figure for Kouvola, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-5.2%-6.5%Rent+0.9%+0.9%; Average of the price index (Kouvola) and rent index (Kouvola)

Source: Statistics Finland

Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kouvola.

Median disposable income5/42
€21,592Vuohijärvi
Kouvola €25,380Verla €27,564
€29,201Kukkuramäki
€21,592Vuohijärvi€29,201Kukkuramäki
Households renting35/42
0%Voikoski
Kouvola 29%Verla 3%
51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
0%Voikoski51%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Aged 16 to 3438/42
4%Vuohijärvi
Kouvola 18%Verla 9%
30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
4%Vuohijärvi30%Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Aged 65 or over4/42
22%Kukkuramäki
Kouvola 31%Verla 42%
54%Vuohijärvi
22%Kukkuramäki54%Vuohijärvi
Families with children39/42
4%Vuohijärvi
Kouvola 16%Verla 10%
25%Kukkuramäki
4%Vuohijärvi25%Kukkuramäki
University or college degree6/42
15%Savero
Kouvola 29%Verla 34%
43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
15%Savero43%Kotkankallio-Vahteronmäki
Unemployment35/42
7%Ruotila
Kouvola 14%Verla 9%
22%Vuohijärvi
7%Ruotila22%Vuohijärvi
Average home size27/42
62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi
Kouvola 81.6 m²Verla 88.7 m²
121.9 m²Muhniemi
62.2 m²Korjala-Kaunisnurmi121.9 m²Muhniemi

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Kouvola: 31%).

VerlaKouvola

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Pensioners make up 45% of residents, more than in Kouvola (34%).

Verla37%45%
Kouvola39%34%12%
Finland43%26%15%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 56.0; Kouvola: 49.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Kouvola: 14%
Household size: 2.0; Kouvola: 1.8
Floor area per person: 48.0 m²; Kouvola: 46.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

93% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kouvola: 29% rent).

Verla93%
Kouvola70%29%
Finland61%38%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (100%). Homes are larger on average than in Kouvola (88.7 m² compared with 81.6 m²).

Verla100%
Kouvola38%60%
Finland48%50%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

37% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.

VerlaKouvola

Living alone37%, Kouvola 50%
Living alone, under 350%, Kouvola 10%
Couple under 35, no children1%, Kouvola 3%
With children10%, Kouvola 16%
With a child under 31%, Kouvola 3%
Single parent0%, Kouvola 4%
All members aged 18–6430%, Kouvola 44%
At least one member 65 or over60%, Kouvola 41%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size: 88.7 m²; Kouvola: 81.6 m²
Dwellings: 98
Summer cottages: 610

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kouvola (29%).

Verla22%40%28%
Kouvola23%44%22%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

17% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Verla17%66%18%
Kouvola20%65%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €27,564; a year, about €2,297 a month; Kouvola: €25,380
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €46,376; a year, about €3,865 a month; Kouvola: €35,122
University or college degree: 34%; Kouvola: 29%

Jobs

Largest industries

VerlaKouvola

Not published: too few residents

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here: 7
Jobs per resident: 0.05; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kouvola: 0.37

Sectors

Not published: too few residents

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 11% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kouvola. Median income has risen by 54% since 2014, faster than in Kouvola (26%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianVerlaKouvolaFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Neighbouring areas

Definitions and sources

Residents: People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
Income: Disposable monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each year.
Households: People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
Prices: Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
Rents: Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
Small areas: Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.

Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).