Kaislastenlahti

71520 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

71520 Kaislastenlahti

In brief

Kaislastenlahti (71520) has 1,331 residents, 1% of the population of Kuopio. Families stand out: 38% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Kuopio. 38% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 19% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (122.4 m² against 72.9 m²). 96% of households own their home and 2% 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 €30,850 a year, about €2,571 a month: 22% higher than in Kuopio and 17% higher than in Finland. It is the 3rd highest among the postal code areas of Kuopio. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kuopio (12%). The area has 129 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (16%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 16% of jobs (Kuopio: 1%).

The number of residents has grown by 15% since 2014, faster than in Kuopio.

Rank among the city's areas

Average home size
122.4 m²
The largest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 72.9 m²
Families with children
38%
3rd highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 18%
Median disposable income
€30,850
3rd highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio €25,390
Households renting
2%
5th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 45%

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: 1,331; +14.7% since 2014; Mean age38.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €30,850; +24.8% since 2014; a year, about €2,571 a month; Kuopio€25,390; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 2%; of 478 households; Kuopio45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 43%; 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

Kaislastenlahti€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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kuopio in 3 of 8 figures: median income, families with children, average home size.

Median disposable income3/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio €25,390Kaislastenlahti €30,850
€31,776Kurkimäki
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki
Households renting49/53
0%Jännevirta
Kuopio 45%Kaislastenlahti 2%
84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3424/53
7%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 27%Kaislastenlahti 16%
45%Etu-Niirala
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala
Aged 65 or over47/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 23%Kaislastenlahti 15%
52%Mustinlahti
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti
Families with children3/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 18%Kaislastenlahti 38%
43%Kurkimäki
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki
University or college degree8/53
10%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 38%Kaislastenlahti 43%
54%Jynkänmäki
10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki
Unemployment43/53
4%Kurkimäki
Kuopio 12%Kaislastenlahti 8%
22%Saarijärvi
4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi
Average home size1/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
Kuopio 72.9 m²Kaislastenlahti 122.4 m²
122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 38% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Kuopio.

KaislastenlahtiKuopio

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 25% of residents, more than in Kuopio (14%).

Kaislastenlahti45%17%25%
Kuopio43%25%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners17%
Children aged 0–1425%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 38.0; Kuopio: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 8%; Kuopio: 12%
Household size: 2.8; Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person: 44.8 m²; Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

96% of households own their home and 2% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent).

Kaislastenlahti96%
Kuopio54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied96%
Rented2%
Other or unknown2%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (122.4 m² against 72.9 m²).

Kaislastenlahti99%
Kuopio59%40%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats0%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses99%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

38% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 19% live alone.

KaislastenlahtiKuopio

Living alone19%, Kuopio 49%
Living alone, under 351%, Kuopio 17%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Kuopio 6%
With children38%, Kuopio 18%
With a child under 38%, Kuopio 4%
Single parent3%, Kuopio 4%
All members aged 18–6433%, 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: 122.4 m²; Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings: 510
Summer cottages: 254

Education and income

Highest qualification

43% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kuopio (38%).

Kaislastenlahti13%41%27%16%
Kuopio17%37%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown13%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification41%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary27%
Master's or higher16%

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

Income groups

29% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

Kaislastenlahti12%60%29%
Kuopio21%63%17%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland12%
Middle 60%60%
Highest 20%29%

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: €30,850; a year, about €2,571 a month; Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €61,168; a year, about €5,097 a month; Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree: 43%; Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 129 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (16%). More common than usual is water supply and waste: 16% of jobs (Kuopio: 1%).

Largest industries

KaislastenlahtiKuopio

Health and social work16%, Kuopio 25%
Water supply and waste16%, Kuopio 1%
Education14%, Kuopio 9%
Construction11%, Kuopio 7%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing8%, Kuopio 2%
Wholesale and retail trade8%, Kuopio 10%

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

Jobs located here: 129
Jobs per resident: 0.10; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

Kaislastenlahti36%57%
Kuopio14%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production8%
Industry and construction36%
Services57%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 15% since 2014, faster than in Kuopio. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, slower than in Kuopio (29%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKaislastenlahtiKuopioFinland

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).