Männistö

70500 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

70500 Männistö

In brief

Männistö (70500) has 7,282 residents, 6% of the population of Kuopio. Older residents stand out: 29% are 65 or over (Kuopio: 23%). 64% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (89%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (56.1 m² against 72.9 m²). 61% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,845 per m² on average, 5% less than the average in Kuopio. The price per m² has risen by 4% since 2020. The price equals 11.3 years of rent at €13.66 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €22,884 a year, about €1,907 a month: 10% lower than in Kuopio and 13% lower than in Finland. 18% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kuopio (12%). The area has 1,795 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (26%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 15% of jobs (Kuopio: 6%).

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kuopio.

Rank among the city's areas

Living alone
64%
3rd highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 49%
Average home size
56.1 m²
3rd smallest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 72.9 m²
Unemployment
18%
4th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 12%
Households renting
61%
5th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 45%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,845; +3.6% since 2020; Kuopio€1,948

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

Residents: 7,282; +8.2% since 2014; Mean age48.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €22,884; +32.1% since 2014; a year, about €1,907 a month; Kuopio€25,390; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 61%; of 4,756 households; Kuopio45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 32%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kuopio38%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,845 per m² on average, 5% less than the average in Kuopio. The price per m² has risen by 4% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,845

Postal code area 70500
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 12 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

Männistö€1,845Kuopio €1,948

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 11.3 years; Kuopio: 11.1
Gross rental yield: 8.9%; 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

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.

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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kuopio in 1 of 9 figures: average home size.

Price per m², 1 bedroom6/13
€769Saarijärvi
Kuopio €1,948Männistö €1,845
€2,757Jynkänmäki
€769Saarijärvi€2,757Jynkänmäki
Median disposable income46/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio €25,390Männistö €22,884
€31,776Kurkimäki
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki
Households renting5/53
0%Jännevirta
Kuopio 45%Männistö 61%
84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 349/53
7%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 27%Männistö 28%
45%Etu-Niirala
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala
Aged 65 or over21/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 23%Männistö 29%
52%Mustinlahti
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti
Families with children48/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 18%Männistö 10%
43%Kurkimäki
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki
University or college degree26/53
10%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 38%Männistö 32%
54%Jynkänmäki
10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki
Unemployment4/53
4%Kurkimäki
Kuopio 12%Männistö 18%
22%Saarijärvi
4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi
Average home size51/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
Kuopio 72.9 m²Männistö 56.1 m²
122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 29% are 65 or over (Kuopio: 23%).

MännistöKuopio

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 33% of residents, more than in Kuopio (25%).

Männistö39%33%
Kuopio43%25%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed39%
Unemployed8%
Students8%
Pensioners33%
Children aged 0–148%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 48.0; Kuopio: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 18%; Kuopio: 12%
Household size: 1.5; Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person: 37.5 m²; Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

61% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%).

Männistö39%61%
Kuopio54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied39%
Rented61%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (89%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (56.1 m² against 72.9 m²).

Männistö89%10%
Kuopio59%40%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats89%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses10%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

64% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.

MännistöKuopio

Living alone64%, Kuopio 49%
Living alone, under 3520%, Kuopio 17%
Couple under 35, no children6%, Kuopio 6%
With children10%, Kuopio 18%
With a child under 32%, Kuopio 4%
Single parent3%, Kuopio 4%
All members aged 18–6455%, Kuopio 52%
At least one member 65 or over34%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 56.1 m²; Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings: 5,392
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

32% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kuopio (38%).

Männistö20%41%23%
Kuopio17%37%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown20%
Matriculation examination7%
Vocational qualification41%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary23%
Master's or higher9%

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 10% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Männistö21%69%10%
Kuopio21%63%17%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland21%
Middle 60%69%
Highest 20%10%

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: €22,884; a year, about €1,907 a month; Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €27,199; a year, about €2,267 a month; Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree: 32%; Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 1,795 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (26%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 15% of jobs (Kuopio: 6%).

Largest industries

MännistöKuopio

Health and social work26%, Kuopio 25%
Professional, scientific and technical15%, Kuopio 6%
Manufacturing15%, Kuopio 7%
Construction11%, Kuopio 7%
Education8%, Kuopio 9%
Wholesale and retail trade6%, Kuopio 10%

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

Jobs located here: 1,795
Jobs per resident: 0.25; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

Männistö25%75%
Kuopio14%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction25%
Services75%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kuopio. Median income has risen by 32% 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, medianMännistöKuopioFinland

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).