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Kytölä

15230 · Lahti · Päijät-Häme

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15230 Kytölä

In brief

Kytölä (15230) has 2,943 residents, 2% of the population of Lahti. Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Lahti: 17%). 28% of households are families with children (Lahti: 17%) and 31% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (81%). Homes are larger on average than in Lahti (103.7 m² against 71.7 m²). 91% of households own their home and 9% rent (Lahti: 45% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €888 per m² is that of price area Lahti 2. The price equals 6.2 years of rent at €11.89 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,178 a year, about €2,432 a month: 18% higher than in Lahti and 11% higher than in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Lahti (16%). The area has 1,143 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (34%). Its share is clearly higher than in Lahti (15%).

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, faster than in Lahti.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Students

    6%

    5th lowest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti 8%

  • Families with children

    28%

    6th highest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti 17%

  • Unemployment

    9%

    6th lowest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti 16%

  • University or college degree

    39%

    6th highest of 32 areas in Lahti

    Lahti 32%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€888
Figure for Lahti 2
Lahti€1,465
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€11.89
Figure for Lahti 2
Lahti€12.94
Residents
2,943
+5.9% since 2014
Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€29,178
+29.5% since 2014
a year, about €2,432 a month
Lahti€24,712
Finland€26,351
Households renting
9%
of 1,261 households
Lahti45%
Finland38%
University or college degree
39%
of residents aged 18 or over
Lahti32%
Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €888 per m² is that of price area Lahti 2. The price equals 6.2 years of rent at €11.89 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€888

Figure for Lahti 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 80 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

Kytölä€888Lahti €1,465
€752 – €1,962Figure for Lahti, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
6.2 years
Lahti: 9.4
Gross rental yield
16.1%
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

Price per m² by flat size

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

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Lahti.

  • Median disposable income7/32

    €19,747Liipola
    Lahti €24,712Kytölä €29,178
    €35,554Kolava
    €19,747Liipola€35,554Kolava

  • Households renting24/32

    0%Okkeri
    Lahti 45%Kytölä 9%
    70%Keski-Lahti
    0%Okkeri70%Keski-Lahti

  • Aged 16 to 3426/32

    13%Jalkaranta
    Lahti 23%Kytölä 17%
    34%Keski-Lahti
    13%Jalkaranta34%Keski-Lahti

  • Aged 65 or over26/32

    6%Kolava
    Lahti 26%Kytölä 20%
    36%Kartano-Paavola
    6%Kolava36%Kartano-Paavola

  • Families with children6/32

    9%Kartano-Paavola
    Lahti 17%Kytölä 28%
    58%Kolava
    9%Kartano-Paavola58%Kolava

  • University or college degree6/32

    9%Okkeri
    Lahti 32%Kytölä 39%
    63%Jalkaranta
    9%Okkeri63%Jalkaranta

  • Unemployment27/32

    4%Jalkaranta
    Lahti 16%Kytölä 9%
    33%Liipola
    4%Jalkaranta33%Liipola

  • Average home size10/32

    54.6 m²Kivistönmäki
    Lahti 71.7 m²Kytölä 103.7 m²
    120.2 m²Mäkelä
    54.6 m²Kivistönmäki120.2 m²Mäkelä

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Lahti: 17%).

KytöläLahti

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 21% of residents, more than in Lahti (13%).

  • Kytölä45%22%21%
  • Lahti40%28%13%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed45%
  • Unemployed4%
  • Students6%
  • Pensioners22%
  • Children aged 0–1421%
  • Other3%

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

Mean age
42.0
Lahti: 45.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
9%
Lahti: 16%
Household size
2.3
Lahti: 1.8
Floor area per person
45.0 m²
Lahti: 40.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

91% of households own their home and 9% rent (Lahti: 45% rent).

  • Kytölä91%
  • Lahti54%45%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied91%
  • Rented9%
  • 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 Lahti (103.7 m² against 71.7 m²).

  • Kytölä17%81%
  • Lahti68%31%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats17%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses81%
  • Other buildings1%

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

Household types

28% of households are families with children (Lahti: 17%) and 31% live alone.

KytöläLahti

  • Living alone31%, Lahti 53%
  • Living alone, under 355%, Lahti 14%
  • Couple under 35, no children3%, Lahti 3%
  • With children28%, Lahti 17%
  • With a child under 37%, Lahti 3%
  • Single parent3%, Lahti 5%
  • All members aged 18–6440%, Lahti 48%
  • At least one member 65 or over32%, Lahti 35%

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

Average dwelling size
103.7 m²
Lahti: 71.7 m²
Dwellings
1,341
Summer cottages
232

Education and income

Highest qualification

39% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Lahti (32%).

  • Kytölä17%39%28%11%
  • Lahti24%38%22%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown17%
  • Matriculation examination4%
  • Vocational qualification39%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary28%
  • Master's or higher11%

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%).

  • Kytölä15%59%26%
  • Lahti21%63%16%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland15%
  • Middle 60%59%
  • 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
€29,178
a year, about €2,432 a month
Lahti: €24,712
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€52,428
a year, about €4,369 a month
Lahti: €32,863
University or college degree
39%
Lahti: 32%

Jobs

The area has 1,143 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (34%). Its share is clearly higher than in Lahti (15%).

Largest industries

KytöläLahti

  • Manufacturing34%, Lahti 15%
  • Education11%, Lahti 7%
  • Transport and storage11%, Lahti 5%
  • Health and social work11%, Lahti 22%
  • Construction11%, Lahti 7%
  • Wholesale and retail trade9%, Lahti 12%

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

Jobs located here
1,143
Jobs per resident
0.39
People working in the area divided by people living there
Lahti: 0.42

Sectors

  • Kytölä45%55%
  • Lahti23%76%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production0%
  • Industry and construction45%
  • Services55%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, faster than in Lahti. Median income has risen by 30% 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, medianKytöläLahtiFinland

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).