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Räsälä

71330 · Kuopio · Pohjois-Savo

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71330 Räsälä

In brief

Räsälä (71330) has 349 residents, under 1% of the population of Kuopio. Older residents stand out: 29% are 65 or over (Kuopio: 23%). 28% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kuopio (107.0 m² against 72.9 m²). 95% of households own their home and 3% 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 €26,071 a year, about €2,173 a month: about the same as in Kuopio and about the same as in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kuopio (12%). The area has 33 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (70%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (2%).

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Kuopio. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 4%.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Homes in small houses

    99%

    7th highest of 53 areas in Kuopio

    Kuopio 40%

  • Households renting

    3%

    7th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio

    Kuopio 45%

  • Jobs per resident

    0.09

    7th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio

    Kuopio 0.44

  • Students

    4%

    7th lowest of 53 areas in Kuopio

    Kuopio 9%

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
349
+1.7% since 2014
Mean age49.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€26,071
+32.5% since 2014
a year, about €2,173 a month
Kuopio€25,390
Finland€26,351
Households renting
3%
of 156 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

Räsälä€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 income23/53

    €20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    Kuopio €25,390Räsälä €26,071
    €31,776Kurkimäki
    €20,091Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue€31,776Kurkimäki

  • Households renting47/53

    0%Jännevirta
    Kuopio 45%Räsälä 3%
    84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    0%Jännevirta84%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue

  • Aged 16 to 3437/53

    7%Viitaniemi
    Kuopio 27%Räsälä 13%
    45%Etu-Niirala
    7%Viitaniemi45%Etu-Niirala

  • Aged 65 or over22/53

    10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    Kuopio 23%Räsälä 29%
    52%Mustinlahti
    10%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue52%Mustinlahti

  • Families with children27/53

    5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue
    Kuopio 18%Räsälä 19%
    43%Kurkimäki
    5%Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue43%Kurkimäki

  • University or college degree30/53

    10%Viitaniemi
    Kuopio 38%Räsälä 28%
    54%Jynkänmäki
    10%Viitaniemi54%Jynkänmäki

  • Unemployment32/53

    4%Kurkimäki
    Kuopio 12%Räsälä 10%
    22%Saarijärvi
    4%Kurkimäki22%Saarijärvi

  • Average home size12/53

    50.7 m²Etu-Niirala
    Kuopio 72.9 m²Räsälä 107.0 m²
    122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti
    50.7 m²Etu-Niirala122.4 m²Kaislastenlahti

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 29% are 65 or over (Kuopio: 23%).

RäsäläKuopio

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 32% of residents, more than in Kuopio (25%).

  • Räsälä42%32%15%
  • Kuopio43%25%14%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed42%
  • Unemployed5%
  • Students4%
  • Pensioners32%
  • Children aged 0–1415%
  • Other3%

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

Mean age
49.0
Kuopio: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
10%
Kuopio: 12%
Household size
2.2
Kuopio: 1.8
Floor area per person
48.9 m²
Kuopio: 40.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

95% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kuopio: 45% rent).

  • Räsälä95%
  • Kuopio54%45%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied95%
  • Rented3%
  • Other or unknown3%

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 (107.0 m² against 72.9 m²).

  • Räsälä99%
  • 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

28% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

RäsäläKuopio

  • Living alone28%, Kuopio 49%
  • Living alone, under 351%, Kuopio 17%
  • Couple under 35, no children3%, Kuopio 6%
  • With children19%, Kuopio 18%
  • With a child under 34%, Kuopio 4%
  • Single parent3%, Kuopio 4%
  • All members aged 18–6439%, Kuopio 52%
  • At least one member 65 or over44%, Kuopio 30%

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

Average dwelling size
107.0 m²
Kuopio: 72.9 m²
Dwellings
180
Summer cottages
228

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

  • Räsälä21%48%20%
  • Kuopio17%37%24%13%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown21%
  • Matriculation examination3%
  • Vocational qualification48%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary20%
  • Master's or higher9%

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 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Räsälä20%58%22%
  • Kuopio21%63%17%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland20%
  • Middle 60%58%
  • Highest 20%22%

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
€26,071
a year, about €2,173 a month
Kuopio: €25,390
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€48,988
a year, about €4,082 a month
Kuopio: €34,696
University or college degree
28%
Kuopio: 38%

Jobs

The area has 33 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (70%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kuopio (2%).

Largest industries

RäsäläKuopio

  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing70%, Kuopio 2%
  • Administrative and support services12%, Kuopio 9%
  • Health and social work9%, Kuopio 25%
  • Wholesale and retail trade3%, Kuopio 10%
  • Transport and storage3%, Kuopio 4%
  • Other services3%, Kuopio 2%

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

Jobs located here
33
Jobs per resident
0.09
People working in the area divided by people living there
Kuopio: 0.44

Sectors

  • Räsälä70%30%
  • Kuopio14%83%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production70%
  • Industry and construction0%
  • Services30%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Kuopio. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 4%. 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, medianRäsäläKuopioFinland

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).