Länsi-Puijo

70280 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

70280 Länsi-Puijo

In brief

Länsi-Puijo (70280) has 2,075 residents, 2% of the population of Kuopio. The age structure is close to Kuopio's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over. 45% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.

58% of homes are in blocks of flats and 43% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (78.0 m² against 72.9 m²). 58% of households own their home and 42% 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 €24,997 a year, about €2,083 a month: about the same as in Kuopio and 5% lower than in Finland. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kuopio (12%). The area has 102 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (30%). More common than usual is education: 29% of jobs (Kuopio: 9%).

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.05
The lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 0.44
Unemployment
16%
7th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 12%

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: 2,075; -2.8% since 2014; Mean age43.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €24,997; +27.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,083 a month; Kuopio€25,390; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 42%; of 1,072 households; Kuopio45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 39%; 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

Länsi-Puijo€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 income27/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio €25,390Länsi-Puijo €24,997
€31,776Kurkimäki
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki
Households renting14/53
0%Jännevirta
Kuopio 45%Länsi-Puijo 42%
84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3420/53
7%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 27%Länsi-Puijo 20%
45%Etu-Niirala
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala
Aged 65 or over34/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 23%Länsi-Puijo 23%
52%Mustinlahti
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti
Families with children17/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 18%Länsi-Puijo 22%
43%Kurkimäki
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki
University or college degree14/53
10%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 38%Länsi-Puijo 39%
54%Jynkänmäki
10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki
Unemployment7/53
4%Kurkimäki
Kuopio 12%Länsi-Puijo 16%
22%Saarijärvi
4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi
Average home size39/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
Kuopio 72.9 m²Länsi-Puijo 78.0 m²
122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kuopio's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 23% are 65 or over.

Länsi-PuijoKuopio

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 39% of residents, less than in Kuopio (43%).

Länsi-Puijo39%26%17%
Kuopio43%25%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed39%
Unemployed8%
Students8%
Pensioners26%
Children aged 0–1417%
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: 1.9; Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person: 40.6 m²; Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

58% of households own their home and 42% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent).

Länsi-Puijo58%42%
Kuopio54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied58%
Rented42%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

58% of homes are in blocks of flats and 43% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (78.0 m² against 72.9 m²).

Länsi-Puijo58%43%
Kuopio59%40%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats58%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses43%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

45% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.

Länsi-PuijoKuopio

Living alone45%, Kuopio 49%
Living alone, under 3511%, Kuopio 17%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Kuopio 6%
With children22%, Kuopio 18%
With a child under 34%, Kuopio 4%
Single parent5%, Kuopio 4%
All members aged 18–6446%, Kuopio 52%
At least one member 65 or over32%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 78.0 m²; Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings: 1,174
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

39% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Kuopio (38%).

Länsi-Puijo18%38%23%16%
Kuopio17%37%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown18%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification38%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary23%
Master's or higher16%

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 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Länsi-Puijo21%63%16%
Kuopio21%63%17%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland21%
Middle 60%63%
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: €24,997; a year, about €2,083 a month; Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €35,242; a year, about €2,937 a month; Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree: 39%; Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 102 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (30%). More common than usual is education: 29% of jobs (Kuopio: 9%).

Largest industries

Länsi-PuijoKuopio

Health and social work30%, Kuopio 25%
Education29%, Kuopio 9%
Wholesale and retail trade11%, Kuopio 10%
Administrative and support services7%, Kuopio 9%
Construction6%, Kuopio 7%
Professional, scientific and technical4%, Kuopio 6%

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

Jobs located here: 102
Jobs per resident: 0.05; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

Länsi-Puijo91%
Kuopio14%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production3%
Industry and construction6%
Services91%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio. Median income has risen by 27% 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, medianLänsi-PuijoKuopioFinland

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).