Nastola kk

15560 · Lahti · Päijät-Häme

15560 Nastola kk

In brief

Nastola kk (15560) has 3,777 residents, 3% of the population of Lahti. The age structure is close to Lahti's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

52% of homes are in blocks of flats and 47% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Lahti (81.6 m² against 71.7 m²). 59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Lahti: 45% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €980 per m² on average, 33% less than the average in Lahti. The price per m² has risen by 11% since 2020. The price equals 6.9 years of rent at €11.89 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,786 a year, about €1,982 a month: 4% lower than in Lahti and 10% lower than in Finland. 19% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Lahti (16%). The area has 1,397 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (41%). Its share is clearly higher than in Lahti (15%).

The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Lahti.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
23%
4th lowest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 32%
Unemployment
19%
6th highest of 32 areas in Lahti
Lahti 16%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €980; +10.6% since 2020; Lahti€1,465

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €11.89; Figure for Lahti 2; Lahti€12.94

Residents: 3,777; -7.7% since 2014; Mean age47.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €23,786; +25.8% since 2014; a year, about €1,982 a month; Lahti€24,712; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 40%; of 2,024 households; Lahti45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 23%; of residents aged 18 or over; Lahti32%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €980 per m² on average, 33% less than the average in Lahti. The price per m² has risen by 11% since 2020.

Price per m²

€980

Postal code area 15560
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 17 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

Nastola kk€980Lahti €1,465

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 6.9 years; Lahti: 9.4
Gross rental yield: 14.6%; 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 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

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Lahti.

Price per m², 1 bedroom9/16
€595Myllypohja-Koiskala
Lahti €1,465Nastola kk €980
€2,694Keski-Lahti
€595Myllypohja-Koiskala€2,694Keski-Lahti
Median disposable income21/32
€19,747Liipola
Lahti €24,712Nastola kk €23,786
€35,554Kolava
€19,747Liipola€35,554Kolava
Households renting14/32
0%Okkeri
Lahti 45%Nastola kk 40%
70%Keski-Lahti
0%Okkeri70%Keski-Lahti
Aged 16 to 3423/32
13%Jalkaranta
Lahti 23%Nastola kk 18%
34%Keski-Lahti
13%Jalkaranta34%Keski-Lahti
Aged 65 or over11/32
6%Kolava
Lahti 26%Nastola kk 27%
36%Kartano-Paavola
6%Kolava36%Kartano-Paavola
Families with children14/32
9%Kartano-Paavola
Lahti 17%Nastola kk 19%
58%Kolava
9%Kartano-Paavola58%Kolava
University or college degree29/32
9%Okkeri
Lahti 32%Nastola kk 23%
63%Jalkaranta
9%Okkeri63%Jalkaranta
Unemployment6/32
4%Jalkaranta
Lahti 16%Nastola kk 19%
33%Liipola
4%Jalkaranta33%Liipola
Average home size15/32
54.6 m²Kivistönmäki
Lahti 71.7 m²Nastola kk 81.6 m²
120.2 m²Mäkelä
54.6 m²Kivistönmäki120.2 m²Mäkelä

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Lahti's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over.

Nastola kkLahti

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 37% of residents, less than in Lahti (40%).

Nastola kk37%30%14%
Lahti40%28%13%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed37%
Unemployed9%
Students7%
Pensioners30%
Children aged 0–1414%
Other4%

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

Mean age: 47.0; Lahti: 45.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 19%; Lahti: 16%
Household size: 1.9; Lahti: 1.8
Floor area per person: 45.6 m²; Lahti: 40.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Lahti: 45% rent).

Nastola kk59%40%
Lahti54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied59%
Rented40%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

52% of homes are in blocks of flats and 47% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Lahti (81.6 m² against 71.7 m²).

Nastola kk52%47%
Lahti68%31%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats52%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses47%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

50% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Nastola kkLahti

Living alone50%, Lahti 53%
Living alone, under 358%, Lahti 14%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Lahti 3%
With children19%, Lahti 17%
With a child under 34%, Lahti 3%
Single parent4%, Lahti 5%
All members aged 18–6443%, Lahti 48%
At least one member 65 or over39%, Lahti 35%

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

Average dwelling size: 81.6 m²; Lahti: 71.7 m²
Dwellings: 2,403
Summer cottages: 486

Education and income

Highest qualification

23% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Lahti (32%).

Nastola kk31%42%17%
Lahti24%38%22%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown31%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification42%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary17%
Master's or higher6%

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

Income groups

23% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Nastola kk23%64%14%
Lahti21%63%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland23%
Middle 60%64%
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: €23,786; a year, about €1,982 a month; Lahti: €24,712
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €33,176; a year, about €2,765 a month; Lahti: €32,863
University or college degree: 23%; Lahti: 32%

Jobs

The area has 1,397 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (41%). Its share is clearly higher than in Lahti (15%).

Largest industries

Nastola kkLahti

Manufacturing41%, Lahti 15%
Health and social work13%, Lahti 22%
Transport and storage10%, Lahti 5%
Education10%, Lahti 7%
Construction8%, Lahti 7%
Wholesale and retail trade8%, Lahti 12%

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

Jobs located here: 1,397
Jobs per resident: 0.37; People working in the area divided by people living there; Lahti: 0.42

Sectors

Nastola kk50%49%
Lahti23%76%
Finland20%77%

Primary production1%
Industry and construction50%
Services49%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Lahti. Median income has risen by 26% 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, medianNastola kkLahtiFinland

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).