Pitkälahti

70800 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

70800 Pitkälahti

In brief

Pitkälahti (70800) has 4,203 residents, 3% of the population of Kuopio. Families stand out: 37% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%). 37% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 26% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (81%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (99.2 m² against 72.9 m²). 78% of households own their home and 21% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €2,371 per m² is that of price area Kuopio 1. The price equals 12.4 years of rent at €15.96 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €30,301 a year, about €2,525 a month: 19% higher than in Kuopio and 15% higher than in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kuopio (12%). The area has 2,942 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (31%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 22% of jobs (Kuopio: 4%).

The number of residents has grown by 57% since 2014, faster than in Kuopio.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
49%
2nd highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 38%
Families with children
37%
4th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 18%
Aged 65 or over
13%
5th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 23%
Jobs per resident
0.70
5th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio
Kuopio 0.44

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,371; Figure for Kuopio 1; Kuopio€1,948

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.96; Figure for Kuopio 1; Kuopio€14.69

Residents: 4,203; +56.8% since 2014; Mean age36.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €30,301; +29.8% since 2014; a year, about €2,525 a month; Kuopio€25,390; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 21%; of 1,682 households; Kuopio45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 49%; 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 €2,371 per m² is that of price area Kuopio 1. The price equals 12.4 years of rent at €15.96 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€2,371

Figure for Kuopio 1
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 60 sales

Rent per m² a month

€15.96

Figure for Kuopio 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kuopio: €14.69

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Pitkälahti€2,371Kuopio €1,948

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 12.4 years; Kuopio: 11.1
Gross rental yield: 8.1%; Kuopio: 9.0%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 651–€790; Figure for Kuopio 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.6%-1.3%Rent+1.0%+1.0%; Average of the price index (Kuopio 1) 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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kuopio in 1 of 8 figures: university or college degree.

Median disposable income6/53
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio €25,390Pitkälahti €30,301
€31,776Kurkimäki
€20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki
Households renting24/53
0%Jännevirta
Kuopio 45%Pitkälahti 21%
84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3415/53
7%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 27%Pitkälahti 24%
45%Etu-Niirala
7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala
Aged 65 or over49/53
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 23%Pitkälahti 13%
52%Mustinlahti
10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti
Families with children4/53
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
Kuopio 18%Pitkälahti 37%
43%Kurkimäki
5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki
University or college degree2/53
10%Viitaniemi
Kuopio 38%Pitkälahti 49%
54%Jynkänmäki
10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki
Unemployment38/53
4%Kurkimäki
Kuopio 12%Pitkälahti 9%
22%Saarijärvi
4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi
Average home size23/53
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
Kuopio 72.9 m²Pitkälahti 99.2 m²
122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 37% of households have children (Kuopio: 18%).

PitkälahtiKuopio

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 25% of residents, more than in Kuopio (14%).

Pitkälahti48%15%25%
Kuopio43%25%14%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed48%
Unemployed5%
Students6%
Pensioners15%
Children aged 0–1425%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 36.0; Kuopio: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Kuopio: 12%
Household size: 2.5; Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person: 40.4 m²; Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

78% of households own their home and 21% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent).

Pitkälahti78%21%
Kuopio54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied78%
Rented21%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (81%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (99.2 m² against 72.9 m²).

Pitkälahti18%81%
Kuopio59%40%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats18%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses81%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

37% of households are families with children (Kuopio: 18%) and 26% live alone.

PitkälahtiKuopio

Living alone26%, Kuopio 49%
Living alone, under 357%, Kuopio 17%
Couple under 35, no children6%, Kuopio 6%
With children37%, Kuopio 18%
With a child under 313%, Kuopio 4%
Single parent3%, Kuopio 4%
All members aged 18–6443%, Kuopio 52%
At least one member 65 or over20%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 99.2 m²; Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings: 1,745
Summer cottages: 25

Education and income

Highest qualification

49% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kuopio (38%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Kuopio.

Pitkälahti11%37%32%18%
Kuopio17%37%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown11%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification37%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary32%
Master's or higher18%

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

Income groups

26% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

Pitkälahti12%62%26%
Kuopio21%63%17%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland12%
Middle 60%62%
Highest 20%26%

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: €30,301; a year, about €2,525 a month; Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €58,530; a year, about €4,878 a month; Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree: 49%; Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 2,942 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (31%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 22% of jobs (Kuopio: 4%).

Largest industries

PitkälahtiKuopio

Wholesale and retail trade31%, Kuopio 10%
Transport and storage22%, Kuopio 4%
Construction11%, Kuopio 7%
Manufacturing11%, Kuopio 7%
Accommodation and food services7%, Kuopio 3%
Health and social work5%, Kuopio 25%

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

Jobs located here: 2,942
Jobs per resident: 0.70; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

Pitkälahti23%74%
Kuopio14%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production3%
Industry and construction23%
Services74%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 57% since 2014, faster than in Kuopio. Median income has risen by 30% 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, medianPitkälahtiKuopioFinland

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).