In brief
Neulamäki (70150) has 5,373 residents, 4% of the population of Kuopio. Young adults stand out: 37% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Kuopio: 27%). 53% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.
73% of homes are in blocks of flats and 26% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (61.1 m² against 72.9 m²). 62% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,057 per m² on average, 46% less than the average in Kuopio. The price is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Kuopio. The price per m² has fallen by 31% since 2020. The price equals 6.4 years of rent at €13.66 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €20,943 a year, about €1,745 a month: 18% lower than in Kuopio and 21% lower than in Finland. It is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Kuopio. 19% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kuopio (12%). The area has 1,126 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (21%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (5%).
The number of residents has grown by 5% since 2014, slower than in Kuopio.
Rank among the city's areas
Students
16%
2nd highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 9%
Unemployment
19%
2nd highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 12%
Aged 16 to 34
37%
4th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 27%
Households renting
62%
4th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 45%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,057
- -30.7% since 2020
- Kuopio€1,948
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €13.66
- Figure for Kuopio 2
- Kuopio€14.69
- Residents
- 5,373
- +4.9% since 2014
- Mean age40.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €20,943
- +18.6% since 2014
- a year, about €1,745 a month
- Kuopio€25,390
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 62%
- of 3,073 households
- Kuopio45%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 31%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kuopio38%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,057 per m² on average, 46% less than the average in Kuopio. The price is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Kuopio. The price per m² has fallen by 31% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,057
Postal code area 70150
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 26 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
- 6.4 years
- Kuopio: 11.1
- Gross rental yield
- 15.5%
- 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
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kuopio in 3 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom, median income, unemployment.
Price per m², 1 bedroom12/13
€769Saarijärvi€2,757JynkänmäkiKuopio €1,948Neulamäki €1,057€769Saarijärvi€2,757JynkänmäkiMedian disposable income51/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776KurkimäkiKuopio €25,390Neulamäki €20,943€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776KurkimäkiHouseholds renting4/53
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueKuopio 45%Neulamäki 62%0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueAged 16 to 344/53
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-NiiralaKuopio 27%Neulamäki 37%7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-NiiralaAged 65 or over46/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%MustinlahtiKuopio 23%Neulamäki 17%10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%MustinlahtiFamilies with children42/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%KurkimäkiKuopio 18%Neulamäki 15%5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%KurkimäkiUniversity or college degree27/53
10%Viitaniemi54%JynkänmäkiKuopio 38%Neulamäki 31%10%Viitaniemi54%JynkänmäkiUnemployment2/53
4%Kurkimäki22%SaarijärviKuopio 12%Neulamäki 19%4%Kurkimäki22%SaarijärviAverage home size47/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²KaislastenlahtiKuopio 72.9 m²Neulamäki 61.1 m²50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
Residents
Age
Young adults stand out: 37% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Kuopio: 27%).
NeulamäkiKuopio
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Students make up 16% of residents, more than in Kuopio (9%).
- Neulamäki39%16%20%11%
- Kuopio43%25%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed39%
- Unemployed9%
- Students16%
- Pensioners20%
- Children aged 0–1411%
- Other5%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 40.0
- Kuopio: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 19%
- Kuopio: 12%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Kuopio: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 35.4 m²
- Kuopio: 40.2 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
62% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%).
- Neulamäki38%62%
- Kuopio54%45%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied38%
- Rented62%
- Other or unknown0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
73% of homes are in blocks of flats and 26% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (61.1 m² against 72.9 m²).
- Neulamäki73%26%
- Kuopio59%40%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats73%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses26%
- Other buildings1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
53% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.
NeulamäkiKuopio
- Living alone53%, Kuopio 49%
- Living alone, under 3523%, Kuopio 17%
- Couple under 35, no children7%, Kuopio 6%
- With children15%, Kuopio 18%
- With a child under 33%, Kuopio 4%
- Single parent4%, Kuopio 4%
- All members aged 18–6464%, Kuopio 52%
- At least one member 65 or over21%, Kuopio 30%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 61.1 m²
- Kuopio: 72.9 m²
- Dwellings
- 3,259
- Summer cottages
- 12
Education and income
Highest qualification
31% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kuopio (38%).
- Neulamäki24%11%34%20%11%
- Kuopio17%37%24%13%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown24%
- Matriculation examination11%
- Vocational qualification34%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary20%
- Master's or higher11%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
32% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).
- Neulamäki32%59%
- Kuopio21%63%17%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland32%
- Middle 60%59%
- Highest 20%9%
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
- €20,943
- a year, about €1,745 a month
- Kuopio: €25,390
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €27,214
- a year, about €2,268 a month
- Kuopio: €34,696
- University or college degree
- 31%
- Kuopio: 38%
Jobs
The area has 1,126 jobs; the largest industry is public administration and defence (21%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (5%).
Largest industries
NeulamäkiKuopio
- Public administration and defence21%, Kuopio 5%
- Wholesale and retail trade17%, Kuopio 10%
- Manufacturing11%, Kuopio 7%
- Health and social work10%, Kuopio 25%
- Construction9%, Kuopio 7%
- Transport and storage8%, Kuopio 4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,126
- Jobs per resident
- 0.21
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kuopio: 0.44
Sectors
- Neulamäki20%80%
- Kuopio14%83%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction20%
- Services80%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 5% since 2014, slower than in Kuopio. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, slower than in Kuopio (29%).
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).