In brief
Hanhijärvi (54260) has 746 residents, 1% of the population of Lappeenranta. Families stand out: 35% of households have children (Lappeenranta: 17%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. 35% of households are families with children (Lappeenranta: 17%) and 25% live alone.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Lappeenranta (126.6 m² compared with 74.7 m²). 99% of households own their home and under 1% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,467 per m² is that of price area Lappeenranta. The price equals 10.6 years of rent at €11.49 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €30,200 a year, about €2,517 a month: 23% higher than in Lappeenranta and 15% higher than in Finland. It is the highest among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. 5% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Lappeenranta (14%). The area has 78 jobs; the largest industry is construction (19%). More common than usual is mining and quarrying: 14% of jobs (Lappeenranta: under 1%).
The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Lappeenranta.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
0%
The lowest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 41%
Unemployment
5%
The lowest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 14%
Families with children
35%
2nd highest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 17%
Average home size
126.6 m²
2nd largest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 74.7 m²
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,467
- Figure for Lappeenranta
- Lappeenranta€1,576
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €11.49
- Figure for Lappeenranta 2
- Lappeenranta€13.63
- Residents
- 746
- -7.4% since 2014
- Mean age43.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €30,200
- +27.6% since 2014
- a year, about €2,517 a month
- Lappeenranta€24,611
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 0%
- of 296 households
- Lappeenranta41%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 31%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Lappeenranta34%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,467 per m² is that of price area Lappeenranta. The price equals 10.6 years of rent at €11.49 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€1,467
Figure for Lappeenranta
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 52 sales
Rent per m² a month
€11.49
Figure for Lappeenranta 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Lappeenranta: €13.63
Middle half of sales, € per m²
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 10.6 years
- Lappeenranta: 9.6
- Gross rental yield
- 9.4%
- Lappeenranta: 10.4%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 550–€670
- Figure for Lappeenranta 2, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-4.6%-5.6%Rent+1.0%+0.7%
- Average of the price index (Lappeenranta 2) and rent index (Lappeenranta)
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Lappeenranta in 5 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, families with children, unemployment, average home size.
Median disposable income1/30
€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviLappeenranta €24,611Hanhijärvi €30,200€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviHouseholds renting30/30
0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenLappeenranta 41%Hanhijärvi 0%0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenAged 16 to 3414/30
8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriLappeenranta 25%Hanhijärvi 17%8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriAged 65 or over25/30
13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaLappeenranta 25%Hanhijärvi 21%13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaFamilies with children2/30
8%Pulsa36%RutolaLappeenranta 17%Hanhijärvi 35%8%Pulsa36%RutolaUniversity or college degree16/30
17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiLappeenranta 34%Hanhijärvi 31%17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiUnemployment30/30
5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiLappeenranta 14%Hanhijärvi 5%5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiAverage home size2/30
56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²RapattilaLappeenranta 74.7 m²Hanhijärvi 126.6 m²56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²Rapattila
Residents
Age
Families stand out: 35% of households have children (Lappeenranta: 17%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta.
HanhijärviLappeenranta
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 45% of residents, more than in Lappeenranta (40%).
- Hanhijärvi45%23%18%
- Lappeenranta40%28%13%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 43.0
- Lappeenranta: 45.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 5%
- Lappeenranta: 14%
- Household size
- 2.5
- Lappeenranta: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 51.4 m²
- Lappeenranta: 41.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
99% of households own their home and under 1% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta.
- Hanhijärvi99%
- Lappeenranta58%41%
- Finland61%38%
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 Lappeenranta (126.6 m² compared with 74.7 m²).
- Hanhijärvi99%
- Lappeenranta55%44%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
35% of households are families with children (Lappeenranta: 17%) and 25% live alone.
HanhijärviLappeenranta
- Living alone25%, Lappeenranta 50%
- Living alone, under 351%, Lappeenranta 15%
- Couple under 35, no children1%, Lappeenranta 4%
- With children35%, Lappeenranta 17%
- With a child under 36%, Lappeenranta 3%
- Single parent3%, Lappeenranta 4%
- All members aged 18–6428%, Lappeenranta 49%
- At least one member 65 or over39%, Lappeenranta 34%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 126.6 m²
- Lappeenranta: 74.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 324
- Summer cottages
- 34
Education and income
Highest qualification
31% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Lappeenranta (34%).
- Hanhijärvi14%52%23%
- Lappeenranta21%37%23%11%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
27% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Hanhijärvi14%59%27%
- Lappeenranta24%61%16%
- Finland20%60%20%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.
- Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
- €30,200
- a year, about €2,517 a month
- Lappeenranta: €24,611
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €60,289
- a year, about €5,024 a month
- Lappeenranta: €33,379
- University or college degree
- 31%
- Lappeenranta: 34%
Jobs
The area has 78 jobs; the largest industry is construction (19%). More common than usual is mining and quarrying: 14% of jobs (Lappeenranta: under 1%).
Largest industries
HanhijärviLappeenranta
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing19%, Lappeenranta 1%
- Construction19%, Lappeenranta 6%
- Mining and quarrying14%, Lappeenranta 0%
- Manufacturing10%, Lappeenranta 14%
- Transport and storage9%, Lappeenranta 5%
- Administrative and support services8%, Lappeenranta 7%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 78
- Jobs per resident
- 0.10
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Lappeenranta: 0.43
Sectors
- Hanhijärvi19%44%37%
- Lappeenranta22%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Lappeenranta. Median income has risen by 28% since 2014, at the same pace as in Lappeenranta.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. 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 monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each 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).