In brief
Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue (70240) has 102 residents, under 1% of the population of Kuopio. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Kuopio. The age structure is close to Kuopio's: 27% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 10% are 65 or over. 68% of households are people living alone and 5% are families with children.
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (82%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (58.2 m² against 72.9 m²). 84% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kuopio. 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 €20,091 a year, about €1,674 a month: 21% lower than in Kuopio and 24% lower than in Finland. It is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kuopio. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kuopio (12%). The area is a place of work: it has 589 jobs, 5.77 for every resident.
The number of residents has fallen by 20% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
5.77
The highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 0.44
Households renting
84%
The highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 45%
Families with children
5%
The lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 18%
Aged 65 or over
10%
The lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 23%
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
- 102
- -20.3% since 2014
- Mean age47.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €20,091
- -2.3% since 2014
- a year, about €1,674 a month
- Kuopio€25,390
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 84%
- of 38 households
- Kuopio45%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 22%
- 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
- 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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kuopio in 4 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, aged 65 or over, families with children.
Median disposable income53/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776KurkimäkiKuopio €25,390Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue €20,091€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776KurkimäkiHouseholds renting1/53
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueKuopio 45%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 84%0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueAged 16 to 3411/53
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-NiiralaKuopio 27%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 27%7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-NiiralaAged 65 or over53/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%MustinlahtiKuopio 23%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 10%10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%MustinlahtiFamilies with children53/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%KurkimäkiKuopio 18%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 5%5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%KurkimäkiUniversity or college degree44/53
10%Viitaniemi54%JynkänmäkiKuopio 38%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 22%10%Viitaniemi54%JynkänmäkiUnemployment45/53
4%Kurkimäki22%SaarijärviKuopio 12%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 8%4%Kurkimäki22%SaarijärviAverage home size49/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²KaislastenlahtiKuopio 72.9 m²Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 58.2 m²50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kuopio's: 27% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 10% are 65 or over.
Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueKuopio
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 55% of residents, more than in Kuopio (25%).
- Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue35%55%
- Kuopio43%25%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed35%
- Unemployed3%
- Students3%
- Pensioners55%
- Children aged 0–142%
- Other2%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 47.0
- Kuopio: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 8%
- Kuopio: 12%
- Household size
- 1.4
- Kuopio: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 39.8 m²
- Kuopio: 40.2 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
84% of households rent their home, more than in Kuopio (45%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kuopio.
- Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue84%13%
- Kuopio54%45%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied3%
- Rented84%
- Other or unknown13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (82%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kuopio (58.2 m² against 72.9 m²).
- Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue82%15%
- Kuopio59%40%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats82%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses15%
- Other buildings3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
68% of households are people living alone and 5% are families with children.
Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueKuopio
- Living alone68%, Kuopio 49%
- Living alone, under 3511%, Kuopio 17%
- Couple under 35, no children5%, Kuopio 6%
- With children5%, Kuopio 18%
- With a child under 30%, Kuopio 4%
- Single parent3%, Kuopio 4%
- All members aged 18–6474%, 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
- 58.2 m²
- Kuopio: 72.9 m²
- Dwellings
- 60
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
22% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kuopio (38%).
- Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue40%32%19%
- Kuopio17%37%24%13%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown40%
- Matriculation examination6%
- Vocational qualification32%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary19%
- Master's or higher3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
38% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).
- Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue38%50%12%
- Kuopio21%63%17%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland38%
- Middle 60%50%
- Highest 20%12%
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
- €20,091
- a year, about €1,674 a month
- Kuopio: €25,390
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €38,300
- a year, about €3,192 a month
- Kuopio: €34,696
- University or college degree
- 22%
- Kuopio: 38%
Jobs
The area is a place of work: it has 589 jobs, 5.77 for every resident.
Largest industries
Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alueKuopio
- Health and social work99%, Kuopio 25%
- Accommodation and food services1%, Kuopio 3%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing0%, Kuopio 2%
- Mining and quarrying0%, Kuopio 0%
- Manufacturing0%, Kuopio 7%
- Energy supply0%, Kuopio 0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 589
- Jobs per resident
- 5.77
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kuopio: 0.44
Sectors
- Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue100%
- Kuopio14%83%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction0%
- Services100%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 20% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio. Median income has fallen by 2% 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).