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Palonurmi-Aholansaari

73810 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

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73810 Palonurmi-Aholansaari

In brief

Palonurmi-Aholansaari (73810) has 269 residents, under 1% of the population of Kuopio. Older residents stand out: 39% are 65 or over (Kuopio: 23%). 38% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (99.4 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 €24,366 a year, about €2,030 a month: 4% lower than in Kuopio and 8% lower than in Finland. 17% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kuopio (12%). The area has 34 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (76%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, while it has grown in Kuopio.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Aged 16 to 34

    9%

    4th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio

    Kuopio 27%

  • Unemployment

    17%

    6th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio

    Kuopio 12%

  • Residents

    269

    9th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio

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
269
-14.3% since 2014
Mean age52.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€24,366
+31.9% since 2014
a year, about €2,030 a month
Kuopio€25,390
Finland€26,351
Households renting
9%
of 133 households
Kuopio45%
Finland38%
University or college degree
23%
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

Palonurmi-Aholansaari€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 income31/53

    €20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    Kuopio €25,390Palonurmi-Aholansaari €24,366
    €31,776Kurkimäki
    €20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki

  • Households renting28/53

    0%Jännevirta
    Kuopio 45%Palonurmi-Aholansaari 9%
    84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue

  • Aged 16 to 3450/53

    7%Viitaniemi
    Kuopio 27%Palonurmi-Aholansaari 9%
    45%Etu-Niirala
    7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala

  • Aged 65 or over6/53

    10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    Kuopio 23%Palonurmi-Aholansaari 39%
    52%Mustinlahti
    10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti

  • Families with children30/53

    5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    Kuopio 18%Palonurmi-Aholansaari 18%
    43%Kurkimäki
    5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki

  • University or college degree40/53

    10%Viitaniemi
    Kuopio 38%Palonurmi-Aholansaari 23%
    54%Jynkänmäki
    10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki

  • Unemployment6/53

    4%Kurkimäki
    Kuopio 12%Palonurmi-Aholansaari 17%
    22%Saarijärvi
    4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi

  • Average home size22/53

    50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
    Kuopio 72.9 m²Palonurmi-Aholansaari 99.4 m²
    122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
    50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 39% are 65 or over (Kuopio: 23%).

Palonurmi-AholansaariKuopio

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 41% of residents, more than in Kuopio (25%).

  • Palonurmi-Aholansaari32%41%13%
  • Kuopio43%25%14%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed32%
  • Unemployed7%
  • Students5%
  • Pensioners41%
  • Children aged 0–1413%
  • Other2%

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

Mean age
52.0
Kuopio: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
17%
Kuopio: 12%
Household size
2.0
Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person
51.9 m²
Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

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

  • Palonurmi-Aholansaari89%
  • 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 (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (99.4 m² against 72.9 m²).

  • Palonurmi-Aholansaari98%
  • Kuopio59%40%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats2%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses98%
  • Other buildings1%

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

Household types

38% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.

Palonurmi-AholansaariKuopio

  • Living alone38%, Kuopio 49%
  • Living alone, under 351%, Kuopio 17%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Kuopio 6%
  • With children18%, Kuopio 18%
  • With a child under 32%, Kuopio 4%
  • Single parent2%, Kuopio 4%
  • All members aged 18–6427%, Kuopio 52%
  • At least one member 65 or over56%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size
99.4 m²
Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings
178
Summer cottages
247

Education and income

Highest qualification

23% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kuopio (38%).

  • Palonurmi-Aholansaari24%52%19%
  • Kuopio17%37%24%13%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown24%
  • Matriculation examination1%
  • Vocational qualification52%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary19%
  • Master's or higher4%

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

Income groups

23% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Palonurmi-Aholansaari23%63%14%
  • Kuopio21%63%17%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland23%
  • Middle 60%63%
  • Highest 20%14%

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
€24,366
a year, about €2,030 a month
Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€39,229
a year, about €3,269 a month
Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree
23%
Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 34 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (76%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (2%).

Largest industries

Palonurmi-AholansaariKuopio

  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing76%, Kuopio 2%
  • Education15%, Kuopio 9%
  • Construction6%, Kuopio 7%
  • Wholesale and retail trade3%, Kuopio 10%
  • Mining and quarrying0%, Kuopio 0%
  • Manufacturing0%, Kuopio 7%

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

Jobs located here
34
Jobs per resident
0.13
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

  • Palonurmi-Aholansaari76%18%
  • Kuopio14%83%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production76%
  • Industry and construction6%
  • Services18%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, while it has grown 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, medianPalonurmi-AholansaariKuopioFinland

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).