Jynkkä

70780 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

70780 Jynkkä

In brief

Jynkkä (70780) has 4,990 residents, 4% of the population of Kuopio. Families stand out: 25% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%). 25% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 37% live alone.

70% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 30% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (82.5 m² against 72.9 m²). 63% of households own their home and 36% 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 €26,528 a year, about €2,211 a month: 4% higher than in Kuopio and about the same as in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kuopio (12%). The area has 2,363 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (28%). More common than usual is construction: 25% of jobs (Kuopio: 7%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

Residents
4,990
7th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Jobs per resident
0.47
9th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 0.44
Students
9%
10th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 9%

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: 4,990; +0.1% since 2014; Mean age43.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,528; +27.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,211 a month; Kuopio€25,390; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 36%; of 2,386 households; Kuopio45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 37%; 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

Jynkkä€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

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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.

Rent, right of occupancy or buy?Enter a flat in this area and see which option comes out ahead, year by year.Compare here

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 income20/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio €25,390Jynkkä €26,528
€31,776Kurkimäki
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki
Households renting17/53
0%Jännevirta
Kuopio 45%Jynkkä 36%
84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3416/53
7%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 27%Jynkkä 22%
45%Etu-Niirala
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala
Aged 65 or over36/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 23%Jynkkä 22%
52%Mustinlahti
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti
Families with children14/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 18%Jynkkä 25%
43%Kurkimäki
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki
University or college degree20/53
10%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 38%Jynkkä 37%
54%Jynkänmäki
10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki
Unemployment25/53
4%Kurkimäki
Kuopio 12%Jynkkä 11%
22%Saarijärvi
4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi
Average home size35/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
Kuopio 72.9 m²Jynkkä 82.5 m²
122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 25% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%).

JynkkäKuopio

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 16% of residents, more than in Kuopio (14%).

Jynkkä44%23%16%
Kuopio43%25%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed44%
Unemployed6%
Students9%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1416%
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: 11%; Kuopio: 12%
Household size: 2.1; Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person: 40.4 m²; Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

63% of households own their home and 36% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent).

Jynkkä63%36%
Kuopio54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied63%
Rented36%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

70% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 30% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (82.5 m² against 72.9 m²).

Jynkkä30%70%
Kuopio59%40%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats30%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses70%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

25% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 37% live alone.

JynkkäKuopio

Living alone37%, Kuopio 49%
Living alone, under 3510%, Kuopio 17%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Kuopio 6%
With children25%, Kuopio 18%
With a child under 36%, Kuopio 4%
Single parent6%, Kuopio 4%
All members aged 18–6446%, Kuopio 52%
At least one member 65 or over30%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 82.5 m²; Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings: 2,514
Summer cottages: 141

Education and income

Highest qualification

37% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Kuopio (38%).

Jynkkä18%40%25%12%
Kuopio17%37%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown18%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification40%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
Master's or higher12%

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

Income groups

18% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Jynkkä18%66%16%
Kuopio21%63%17%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland18%
Middle 60%66%
Highest 20%16%

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: €26,528; a year, about €2,211 a month; Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €40,836; a year, about €3,403 a month; Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree: 37%; Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 2,363 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (28%). More common than usual is construction: 25% of jobs (Kuopio: 7%).

Largest industries

JynkkäKuopio

Wholesale and retail trade28%, Kuopio 10%
Construction25%, Kuopio 7%
Health and social work13%, Kuopio 25%
Transport and storage7%, Kuopio 4%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Kuopio 6%
Administrative and support services5%, Kuopio 9%

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

Jobs located here: 2,363
Jobs per resident: 0.47; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

Jynkkä30%70%
Kuopio14%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction30%
Services70%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. Median income has risen by 28% 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, medianJynkkäKuopioFinland

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).