Kartano-Paavola

15140 · Lahti · Päijät-Häme

15140 Kartano-Paavola

In brief

Kartano-Paavola (15140) has 15,412 residents, 13% of the population of Lahti. It is the largest among the postal code areas of Lahti. Older residents stand out: 36% are 65 or over (Lahti: 26%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Lahti. 64% of households are people living alone and 9% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (97%). Homes are smaller on average than in Lahti (57.6 m² against 71.7 m²). 60% of households rent their home, more than in Lahti (45%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,123 per m² on average, 45% more than the average in Lahti. The price is the 3rd highest among the postal code areas of Lahti. The price per m² has fallen by 8% since 2020. The price equals 12.5 years of rent at €14.11 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,725 a year, about €1,977 a month: 4% lower than in Lahti and 10% lower than in Finland. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Lahti (16%). The area has 6,239 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (20%). More common than usual is finance and insurance: 6% of jobs (Lahti: 1%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

Families with children
9%
The lowest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 17%
Aged 65 or over
36%
The highest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 26%
Residents
15,412
The highest of 32 areas in Lahti
Homes in small houses
2%
2nd lowest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 31%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,123; -7.8% since 2020; Lahti€1,465

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.11; Figure for Lahti 1; Lahti€12.94

Residents: 15,412; +0.5% since 2014; Mean age51.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €23,725; +30.6% since 2014; a year, about €1,977 a month; Lahti€24,712; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 60%; of 10,265 households; Lahti45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; of residents aged 18 or over; Lahti32%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,123 per m² on average, 45% more than the average in Lahti. The price is the 3rd highest among the postal code areas of Lahti. The price per m² has fallen by 8% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,123

Postal code area 15140
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 35 sales

Rent per m² a month

€14.11

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

Lahti: €12.94

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Kartano-Paavola€2,123Lahti €1,465

€752 – €1,962Figure for Lahti, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 12.5 years; Lahti: 9.4
Gross rental yield: 8.0%; Lahti: 10.6%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 595–€765; Figure for Lahti 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.9%-3.6%Rent+0.6%+0.6%; Average of the price index (Lahti 1) and rent index (Lahti)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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.

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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Lahti in 3 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom, aged 65 or over, families with children.

Price per m², 1 bedroom3/16
€595Myllypohja-Koiskala
Lahti €1,465Kartano-Paavola €2,123
€2,694Keski-Lahti
€595Myllypohja-Koiskala€2,694Keski-Lahti
Median disposable income23/32
€19,747Liipola
Lahti €24,712Kartano-Paavola €23,725
€35,554Kolava
€19,747Liipola€35,554Kolava
Households renting4/32
0%Okkeri
Lahti 45%Kartano-Paavola 60%
70%Keski-Lahti
0%Okkeri70%Keski-Lahti
Aged 16 to 345/32
13%Jalkaranta
Lahti 23%Kartano-Paavola 26%
34%Keski-Lahti
13%Jalkaranta34%Keski-Lahti
Aged 65 or over1/32
6%Kolava
Lahti 26%Kartano-Paavola 36%
36%Kartano-Paavola
6%Kolava36%Kartano-Paavola
Families with children32/32
9%Kartano-Paavola
Lahti 17%Kartano-Paavola 9%
58%Kolava
9%Kartano-Paavola58%Kolava
University or college degree14/32
9%Okkeri
Lahti 32%Kartano-Paavola 34%
63%Jalkaranta
9%Okkeri63%Jalkaranta
Unemployment15/32
4%Jalkaranta
Lahti 16%Kartano-Paavola 16%
33%Liipola
4%Jalkaranta33%Liipola
Average home size29/32
54.6 m²Kivistönmäki
Lahti 71.7 m²Kartano-Paavola 57.6 m²
120.2 m²Mäkelä
54.6 m²Kivistönmäki120.2 m²Mäkelä

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 36% are 65 or over (Lahti: 26%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Lahti.

Kartano-PaavolaLahti

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 38% of residents, more than in Lahti (28%).

Kartano-Paavola38%38%
Lahti40%28%13%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed38%
Unemployed7%
Students7%
Pensioners38%
Children aged 0–147%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 51.0; Lahti: 45.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 16%; Lahti: 16%
Household size: 1.5; Lahti: 1.8
Floor area per person: 39.0 m²; Lahti: 40.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

60% of households rent their home, more than in Lahti (45%).

Kartano-Paavola40%60%
Lahti54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied40%
Rented60%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (97%). Homes are smaller on average than in Lahti (57.6 m² against 71.7 m²).

Kartano-Paavola97%
Lahti68%31%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats97%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses2%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

64% of households are people living alone and 9% are families with children.

Kartano-PaavolaLahti

Living alone64%, Lahti 53%
Living alone, under 3518%, Lahti 14%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Lahti 3%
With children9%, Lahti 17%
With a child under 32%, Lahti 3%
Single parent3%, Lahti 5%
All members aged 18–6450%, Lahti 48%
At least one member 65 or over42%, Lahti 35%

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

Average dwelling size: 57.6 m²; Lahti: 71.7 m²
Dwellings: 11,444
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Lahti (32%).

Kartano-Paavola24%35%23%11%
Lahti24%38%22%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown24%
Matriculation examination7%
Vocational qualification35%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary23%
Master's or higher11%

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 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kartano-Paavola20%66%14%
Lahti21%63%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland20%
Middle 60%66%
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: €23,725; a year, about €1,977 a month; Lahti: €24,712
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €28,973; a year, about €2,414 a month; Lahti: €32,863
University or college degree: 34%; Lahti: 32%

Jobs

The area has 6,239 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (20%). More common than usual is finance and insurance: 6% of jobs (Lahti: 1%).

Largest industries

Kartano-PaavolaLahti

Health and social work20%, Lahti 22%
Wholesale and retail trade12%, Lahti 12%
Public administration and defence11%, Lahti 4%
Administrative and support services9%, Lahti 8%
Professional, scientific and technical8%, Lahti 5%
Education6%, Lahti 7%

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

Jobs located here: 6,239
Jobs per resident: 0.40; People working in the area divided by people living there; Lahti: 0.42

Sectors

Kartano-Paavola91%
Lahti23%76%
Finland20%77%

Primary production1%
Industry and construction9%
Services91%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. Median income has risen by 31% since 2014, at the same pace as in Lahti.

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianKartano-PaavolaLahtiFinland

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).