In brief
Kärpänen (15800) has 3,299 residents, 3% of the population of Lahti. The age structure is close to Lahti's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 57% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
72% of homes are in blocks of flats and 26% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Lahti (64.8 m² against 71.7 m²). 54% of households rent their home, more than in Lahti (45%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,200 per m² on average, 18% less than the average in Lahti. The price per m² has fallen by 33% since 2020. The price equals 8.4 years of rent at €11.89 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,394 a year, about €1,950 a month: 5% lower than in Lahti and 11% lower than in Finland. 20% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Lahti (16%). The area has 2,566 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (35%). Its share is clearly higher than in Lahti (15%).
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Lahti. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 2%.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
0.78
5th highest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 0.42
Unemployment
20%
5th highest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 16%
Households renting
54%
7th highest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 45%
Students
8%
7th highest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 8%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,200
- -33.0% since 2020
- Lahti€1,465
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €11.89
- Figure for Lahti 2
- Lahti€12.94
- Residents
- 3,299
- -6.1% since 2014
- Mean age44.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €23,394
- +26.0% since 2014
- a year, about €1,950 a month
- Lahti€24,712
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 54%
- of 1,935 households
- Lahti45%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 27%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Lahti32%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,200 per m² on average, 18% less than the average in Lahti. The price per m² has fallen by 33% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,200
Postal code area 15800
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 10 sales
Rent per m² a month
€11.89
Figure for Lahti 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Lahti: €12.94
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 8.4 years
- Lahti: 9.4
- Gross rental yield
- 11.9%
- Lahti: 10.6%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 540–€649
- Figure for Lahti 2, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-4.9%-5.5%Rent+0.6%+0.6%
- Average of the price index (Lahti 2) and rent index (Lahti)
Source: Statistics Finland
Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.
Compared with the other areas
In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Lahti.
Price per m², 1 bedroom8/16
€595Myllypohja-Koiskala€2,694Keski-LahtiLahti €1,465Kärpänen €1,200€595Myllypohja-Koiskala€2,694Keski-LahtiMedian disposable income26/32
€19,747Liipola€35,554KolavaLahti €24,712Kärpänen €23,394€19,747Liipola€35,554KolavaHouseholds renting7/32
0%Okkeri70%Keski-LahtiLahti 45%Kärpänen 54%0%Okkeri70%Keski-LahtiAged 16 to 348/32
13%Jalkaranta34%Keski-LahtiLahti 23%Kärpänen 25%13%Jalkaranta34%Keski-LahtiAged 65 or over20/32
6%Kolava36%Kartano-PaavolaLahti 26%Kärpänen 22%6%Kolava36%Kartano-PaavolaFamilies with children23/32
9%Kartano-Paavola58%KolavaLahti 17%Kärpänen 16%9%Kartano-Paavola58%KolavaUniversity or college degree23/32
9%Okkeri63%JalkarantaLahti 32%Kärpänen 27%9%Okkeri63%JalkarantaUnemployment5/32
4%Jalkaranta33%LiipolaLahti 16%Kärpänen 20%4%Jalkaranta33%LiipolaAverage home size24/32
54.6 m²Kivistönmäki120.2 m²MäkeläLahti 71.7 m²Kärpänen 64.8 m²54.6 m²Kivistönmäki120.2 m²Mäkelä
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Lahti's: 25% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.
KärpänenLahti
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Unemployed people make up 10% of residents, more than in Lahti (7%).
- Kärpänen40%26%12%
- Lahti40%28%13%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed40%
- Unemployed10%
- Students8%
- Pensioners26%
- Children aged 0–1412%
- Other4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 44.0
- Lahti: 45.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 20%
- Lahti: 16%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Lahti: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 39.0 m²
- Lahti: 40.8 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
54% of households rent their home, more than in Lahti (45%).
- Kärpänen45%54%
- Lahti54%45%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied45%
- Rented54%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
72% of homes are in blocks of flats and 26% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Lahti (64.8 m² against 71.7 m²).
- Kärpänen72%26%
- Lahti68%31%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats72%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses26%
- Other buildings3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
57% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.
KärpänenLahti
- Living alone57%, Lahti 53%
- Living alone, under 3518%, Lahti 14%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Lahti 3%
- With children16%, Lahti 17%
- With a child under 33%, Lahti 3%
- Single parent5%, Lahti 5%
- All members aged 18–6456%, Lahti 48%
- At least one member 65 or over28%, Lahti 35%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 64.8 m²
- Lahti: 71.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,110
- Summer cottages
- 4
Education and income
Highest qualification
27% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Lahti (32%).
- Kärpänen28%40%19%
- Lahti24%38%22%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown28%
- Matriculation examination6%
- Vocational qualification40%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary19%
- Master's or higher7%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
24% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Kärpänen24%63%13%
- Lahti21%63%16%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland24%
- Middle 60%63%
- Highest 20%13%
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
- €23,394
- a year, about €1,950 a month
- Lahti: €24,712
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €29,158
- a year, about €2,430 a month
- Lahti: €32,863
- University or college degree
- 27%
- Lahti: 32%
Jobs
The area has 2,566 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (35%). Its share is clearly higher than in Lahti (15%).
Largest industries
KärpänenLahti
- Manufacturing35%, Lahti 15%
- Administrative and support services17%, Lahti 8%
- Transport and storage11%, Lahti 5%
- Health and social work8%, Lahti 22%
- Construction8%, Lahti 7%
- Wholesale and retail trade7%, Lahti 12%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 2,566
- Jobs per resident
- 0.78
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Lahti: 0.42
Sectors
- Kärpänen43%57%
- Lahti23%76%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction43%
- Services57%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 6% since 2014, while it has grown in Lahti. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 2%. Median income has risen by 26% since 2014, at the same pace as in Lahti.
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).