In brief
Inkilänmäki (70340) has 3,873 residents, 3% of the population of Kuopio. The age structure is close to Kuopio's: 28% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 54% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
76% of homes are in blocks of flats and 23% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (65.8 m² against 72.9 m²). 53% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,504 per m² on average, 23% less than the average in Kuopio. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020. The price equals 9.2 years of rent at €13.66 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,579 a year, about €2,048 a month: 3% lower than in Kuopio and 7% lower than in Finland. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kuopio (12%). The area has 452 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (35%). More common than usual is wholesale and retail trade: 27% of jobs (Kuopio: 10%).
The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kuopio. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 3%.
Rank among the city's areas
Living alone
54%
7th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 49%
Unemployment
16%
8th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 12%
Homes in small houses
23%
9th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 40%
Households renting
53%
10th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 45%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,504
- -10.5% since 2020
- Kuopio€1,948
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €13.66
- Figure for Kuopio 2
- Kuopio€14.69
- Residents
- 3,873
- +10.9% since 2014
- Mean age43.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €24,579
- +27.7% since 2014
- a year, about €2,048 a month
- Kuopio€25,390
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 53%
- of 2,210 households
- Kuopio45%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 35%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kuopio38%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,504 per m² on average, 23% less than the average in Kuopio. The price per m² has fallen by 11% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,504
Postal code area 70340
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 7 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
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 9.2 years
- Kuopio: 11.1
- Gross rental yield
- 10.9%
- 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
Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.
Compared with the other areas
In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kuopio.
Price per m², 1 bedroom10/13
€769Saarijärvi€2,757JynkänmäkiKuopio €1,948Inkilänmäki €1,504€769Saarijärvi€2,757JynkänmäkiMedian disposable income30/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776KurkimäkiKuopio €25,390Inkilänmäki €24,579€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776KurkimäkiHouseholds renting10/53
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueKuopio 45%Inkilänmäki 53%0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueAged 16 to 3410/53
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-NiiralaKuopio 27%Inkilänmäki 28%7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-NiiralaAged 65 or over37/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%MustinlahtiKuopio 23%Inkilänmäki 22%10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%MustinlahtiFamilies with children37/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%KurkimäkiKuopio 18%Inkilänmäki 16%5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%KurkimäkiUniversity or college degree21/53
10%Viitaniemi54%JynkänmäkiKuopio 38%Inkilänmäki 35%10%Viitaniemi54%JynkänmäkiUnemployment8/53
4%Kurkimäki22%SaarijärviKuopio 12%Inkilänmäki 16%4%Kurkimäki22%SaarijärviAverage home size44/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²KaislastenlahtiKuopio 72.9 m²Inkilänmäki 65.8 m²50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kuopio's: 28% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.
InkilänmäkiKuopio
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Unemployed people make up 8% of residents, more than in Kuopio (6%).
- Inkilänmäki42%26%13%
- Kuopio43%25%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed42%
- Unemployed8%
- Students8%
- Pensioners26%
- Children aged 0–1413%
- Other3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 43.0
- Kuopio: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 16%
- Kuopio: 12%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Kuopio: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 38.3 m²
- Kuopio: 40.2 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
53% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%).
- Inkilänmäki47%53%
- Kuopio54%45%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied47%
- Rented53%
- Other or unknown0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
76% of homes are in blocks of flats and 23% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (65.8 m² against 72.9 m²).
- Inkilänmäki76%23%
- Kuopio59%40%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats76%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses23%
- Other buildings0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
54% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
InkilänmäkiKuopio
- Living alone54%, Kuopio 49%
- Living alone, under 3518%, Kuopio 17%
- Couple under 35, no children6%, Kuopio 6%
- With children16%, Kuopio 18%
- With a child under 34%, Kuopio 4%
- Single parent4%, Kuopio 4%
- All members aged 18–6457%, Kuopio 52%
- At least one member 65 or over28%, Kuopio 30%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 65.8 m²
- Kuopio: 72.9 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,405
- Summer cottages
- 1
Education and income
Highest qualification
35% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kuopio (38%).
- Inkilänmäki18%40%24%11%
- Kuopio17%37%24%13%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown18%
- Matriculation examination7%
- Vocational qualification40%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
- Master's or higher11%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
21% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Inkilänmäki21%65%14%
- Kuopio21%63%17%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland21%
- Middle 60%65%
- Highest 20%14%
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
- €24,579
- a year, about €2,048 a month
- Kuopio: €25,390
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €32,248
- a year, about €2,687 a month
- Kuopio: €34,696
- University or college degree
- 35%
- Kuopio: 38%
Jobs
The area has 452 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (35%). More common than usual is wholesale and retail trade: 27% of jobs (Kuopio: 10%).
Largest industries
InkilänmäkiKuopio
- Health and social work35%, Kuopio 25%
- Wholesale and retail trade27%, Kuopio 10%
- Construction12%, Kuopio 7%
- Transport and storage8%, Kuopio 4%
- Manufacturing6%, Kuopio 7%
- Professional, scientific and technical3%, Kuopio 6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 452
- Jobs per resident
- 0.12
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kuopio: 0.44
Sectors
- Inkilänmäki19%80%
- Kuopio14%83%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production2%
- Industry and construction19%
- Services80%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kuopio. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 3%. Median income has risen by 28% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kuopio.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).