Airaksela

71490 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

71490 Airaksela

In brief

Airaksela (71490) has 266 residents, under 1% of the population of Kuopio. Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%). 24% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 29% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (100%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (105.0 m² against 72.9 m²). 95% of households own their home and 4% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,367 per m² is that of price area Kuopio 2. The price equals 8.3 years of rent at €13.66 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,854 a year, about €2,404 a month: 14% higher than in Kuopio and 9% higher than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kuopio (12%). The area has 31 jobs; the largest industry is water supply and waste (32%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
100%
The highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 40%
Residents
266
8th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Median disposable income
€28,854
11th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio €25,390

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,367; Figure for Kuopio 2; Kuopio€1,948

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €13.66; Figure for Kuopio 2; Kuopio€14.69

Residents: 266; -4.0% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,854; +28.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,404 a month; Kuopio€25,390; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 4%; of 118 households; Kuopio45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kuopio38%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,367 per m² is that of price area Kuopio 2. The price equals 8.3 years of rent at €13.66 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,367

Figure for Kuopio 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 41 sales

Rent per m² a month

€13.66

Figure for Kuopio 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kuopio: €14.69

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Airaksela€1,367Kuopio €1,948

€1,271 – €2,647Figure for Kuopio, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.3 years; Kuopio: 11.1
Gross rental yield: 12.0%; Kuopio: 9.0%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 601–€742; Figure for Kuopio 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-3.3%-3.9%Rent+1.0%+1.0%; Average of the price index (Kuopio 2) and rent index (Kuopio)

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 Kuopio.

Median disposable income11/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio €25,390Airaksela €28,854
€31,776Kurkimäki
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki
Households renting40/53
0%Jännevirta
Kuopio 45%Airaksela 4%
84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3426/53
7%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 27%Airaksela 15%
45%Etu-Niirala
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala
Aged 65 or over39/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 23%Airaksela 21%
52%Mustinlahti
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti
Families with children15/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 18%Airaksela 24%
43%Kurkimäki
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki
University or college degree22/53
10%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 38%Airaksela 34%
54%Jynkänmäki
10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki
Unemployment33/53
4%Kurkimäki
Kuopio 12%Airaksela 10%
22%Saarijärvi
4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi
Average home size15/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
Kuopio 72.9 m²Airaksela 105.0 m²
122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%).

AirakselaKuopio

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 18% of residents, more than in Kuopio (14%).

Airaksela45%24%18%
Kuopio43%25%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed5%
Students6%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1418%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 44.0; Kuopio: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Kuopio: 12%
Household size: 2.3; Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person: 49.0 m²; Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

95% of households own their home and 4% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent).

Airaksela95%
Kuopio54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied95%
Rented4%
Other or unknown1%

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 Kuopio (105.0 m² against 72.9 m²).

Airaksela100%
Kuopio59%40%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats0%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses100%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

24% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 29% live alone.

AirakselaKuopio

Living alone29%, Kuopio 49%
Living alone, under 350%, Kuopio 17%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Kuopio 6%
With children24%, Kuopio 18%
With a child under 37%, Kuopio 4%
Single parent3%, Kuopio 4%
All members aged 18–6446%, Kuopio 52%
At least one member 65 or over33%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 105.0 m²; Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings: 140
Summer cottages: 179

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kuopio (38%).

Airaksela16%49%25%
Kuopio17%37%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown16%
Matriculation examination1%
Vocational qualification49%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher9%

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

Income groups

16% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 20% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Airaksela16%64%20%
Kuopio21%63%17%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland16%
Middle 60%64%
Highest 20%20%

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

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €28,854; a year, about €2,404 a month; Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €49,453; a year, about €4,121 a month; Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree: 34%; Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 31 jobs; the largest industry is water supply and waste (32%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (1%).

Largest industries

AirakselaKuopio

Water supply and waste32%, Kuopio 1%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing16%, Kuopio 2%
Transport and storage16%, Kuopio 4%
Construction13%, Kuopio 7%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Kuopio 6%
Manufacturing3%, Kuopio 7%

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

Jobs located here: 31
Jobs per resident: 0.12; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

Airaksela16%48%35%
Kuopio14%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production16%
Industry and construction48%
Services35%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kuopio.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianAirakselaKuopioFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. 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 money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the 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).