Pajulahti

73360 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

73360 Pajulahti

In brief

Pajulahti (73360) has 561 residents, under 1% of the population of Kuopio. Families stand out: 26% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%). 26% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 26% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (105.8 m² against 72.9 m²). 89% of households own their home and 9% 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 €26,874 a year, about €2,240 a month: 6% higher than in Kuopio and about the same as in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kuopio (12%). The area has 63 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (29%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio.

Rank among the city's areas

Living alone
26%
8th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 49%
Homes in small houses
99%
11th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 40%

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: 561; -9.8% since 2014; Mean age46.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,874; +27.5% since 2014; a year, about €2,240 a month; Kuopio€25,390; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 9%; of 246 households; Kuopio45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 28%; 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

Pajulahti€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 income18/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio €25,390Pajulahti €26,874
€31,776Kurkimäki
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki
Households renting29/53
0%Jännevirta
Kuopio 45%Pajulahti 9%
84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3430/53
7%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 27%Pajulahti 14%
45%Etu-Niirala
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala
Aged 65 or over28/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 23%Pajulahti 25%
52%Mustinlahti
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti
Families with children10/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 18%Pajulahti 26%
43%Kurkimäki
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki
University or college degree31/53
10%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 38%Pajulahti 28%
54%Jynkänmäki
10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki
Unemployment30/53
4%Kurkimäki
Kuopio 12%Pajulahti 11%
22%Saarijärvi
4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi
Average home size14/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
Kuopio 72.9 m²Pajulahti 105.8 m²
122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 26% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%).

PajulahtiKuopio

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

Main activity

Students make up 7% of residents, less than in Kuopio (9%).

Pajulahti45%27%14%
Kuopio43%25%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed5%
Students7%
Pensioners27%
Children aged 0–1414%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 46.0; Kuopio: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 11%; Kuopio: 12%
Household size: 2.3; Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person: 47.0 m²; Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

89% of households own their home and 9% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent).

Pajulahti89%
Kuopio54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied89%
Rented9%
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 (105.8 m² against 72.9 m²).

Pajulahti99%
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

26% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 26% live alone.

PajulahtiKuopio

Living alone26%, Kuopio 49%
Living alone, under 352%, Kuopio 17%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Kuopio 6%
With children26%, Kuopio 18%
With a child under 34%, Kuopio 4%
Single parent2%, Kuopio 4%
All members aged 18–6437%, Kuopio 52%
At least one member 65 or over37%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 105.8 m²; Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings: 279
Summer cottages: 147

Education and income

Highest qualification

28% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kuopio (38%).

Pajulahti19%50%20%
Kuopio17%37%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown19%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification50%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary20%
Master's or higher7%

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

Income groups

20% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 21% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Pajulahti20%59%21%
Kuopio21%63%17%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland20%
Middle 60%59%
Highest 20%21%

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: €26,874; a year, about €2,240 a month; Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €47,630; a year, about €3,969 a month; Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree: 28%; Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 63 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (29%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (2%).

Largest industries

PajulahtiKuopio

Agriculture, forestry and fishing29%, Kuopio 2%
Health and social work25%, Kuopio 25%
Education14%, Kuopio 9%
Professional, scientific and technical11%, Kuopio 6%
Construction8%, Kuopio 7%
Wholesale and retail trade3%, Kuopio 10%

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

Jobs located here: 63
Jobs per resident: 0.11; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

Pajulahti29%62%
Kuopio14%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production29%
Industry and construction10%
Services62%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio. Median income has risen by 28% 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, medianPajulahtiKuopioFinland

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).