In brief
Kivisalmi (53950) has 1,974 residents, 3% of the population of Lappeenranta. The age structure is close to Lappeenranta's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over. 48% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.
63% of homes are in blocks of flats and 37% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Lappeenranta (80.1 m² compared with 74.7 m²). 56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €665 per m² on average, 58% less than the average in Lappeenranta. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. The price per m² has fallen by 29% since 2020. The price equals 4.8 years of rent at €11.49 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,145 a year, about €1,929 a month: 6% lower than in Lappeenranta and 12% lower than in Finland. 22% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Lappeenranta (14%). The area has 66 jobs; the largest industry is construction (24%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 21% of jobs (Lappeenranta: 5%).
The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Lappeenranta.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
0.03
The lowest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 0.43
Unemployment
22%
The highest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 14%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€665
The lowest of 9 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta €1,576
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €665
- -29.2% since 2020
- Lappeenranta€1,576
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €11.49
- Figure for Lappeenranta 2
- Lappeenranta€13.63
- Residents
- 1,974
- -8.2% since 2014
- Mean age47.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €23,145
- +18.1% since 2014
- a year, about €1,929 a month
- Lappeenranta€24,611
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 43%
- of 1,084 households
- Lappeenranta41%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 34%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Lappeenranta34%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €665 per m² on average, 58% less than the average in Lappeenranta. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. The price per m² has fallen by 29% since 2020.
Price per m²
€665
Postal code area 53950
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 10 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
- 4.8 years
- Lappeenranta: 9.6
- Gross rental yield
- 20.7%
- 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
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
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Lappeenranta in 2 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom, unemployment.
Price per m², 1 bedroom9/9
€665Kivisalmi€3,023Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriLappeenranta €1,576Kivisalmi €665€665Kivisalmi€3,023Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriMedian disposable income27/30
€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviLappeenranta €24,611Kivisalmi €23,145€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviHouseholds renting8/30
0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenLappeenranta 41%Kivisalmi 43%0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenAged 16 to 3411/30
8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriLappeenranta 25%Kivisalmi 19%8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriAged 65 or over15/30
13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaLappeenranta 25%Kivisalmi 26%13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaFamilies with children17/30
8%Pulsa36%RutolaLappeenranta 17%Kivisalmi 17%8%Pulsa36%RutolaUniversity or college degree12/30
17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiLappeenranta 34%Kivisalmi 34%17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiUnemployment1/30
5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiLappeenranta 14%Kivisalmi 22%5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiAverage home size22/30
56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²RapattilaLappeenranta 74.7 m²Kivisalmi 80.1 m²56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²Rapattila
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Lappeenranta's: 19% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over.
KivisalmiLappeenranta
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 36% of residents, less than in Lappeenranta (40%).
- Kivisalmi36%10%29%12%
- 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
- 47.0
- Lappeenranta: 45.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 22%
- Lappeenranta: 14%
- Household size
- 1.8
- Lappeenranta: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 44.2 m²
- Lappeenranta: 41.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent).
- Kivisalmi56%43%
- Lappeenranta58%41%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
63% of homes are in blocks of flats and 37% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Lappeenranta (80.1 m² compared with 74.7 m²).
- Kivisalmi63%37%
- Lappeenranta55%44%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
48% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.
KivisalmiLappeenranta
- Living alone48%, Lappeenranta 50%
- Living alone, under 358%, Lappeenranta 15%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Lappeenranta 4%
- With children17%, Lappeenranta 17%
- With a child under 33%, Lappeenranta 3%
- Single parent5%, Lappeenranta 4%
- All members aged 18–6448%, Lappeenranta 49%
- At least one member 65 or over35%, Lappeenranta 34%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 80.1 m²
- Lappeenranta: 74.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 1,195
- Summer cottages
- 157
Education and income
Highest qualification
34% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Lappeenranta (34%).
- Kivisalmi24%39%23%11%
- Lappeenranta21%37%23%11%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
26% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Kivisalmi26%60%14%
- 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
- €23,145
- a year, about €1,929 a month
- Lappeenranta: €24,611
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €30,684
- a year, about €2,557 a month
- Lappeenranta: €33,379
- University or college degree
- 34%
- Lappeenranta: 34%
Jobs
The area has 66 jobs; the largest industry is construction (24%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 21% of jobs (Lappeenranta: 5%).
Largest industries
KivisalmiLappeenranta
- Construction24%, Lappeenranta 6%
- Transport and storage21%, Lappeenranta 5%
- Professional, scientific and technical20%, Lappeenranta 5%
- Wholesale and retail trade9%, Lappeenranta 10%
- Accommodation and food services6%, Lappeenranta 4%
- Health and social work6%, Lappeenranta 22%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 66
- Jobs per resident
- 0.03
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Lappeenranta: 0.43
Sectors
- Kivisalmi24%74%
- Lappeenranta22%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Lappeenranta. Median income has risen by 18% since 2014, slower than in Lappeenranta (26%).
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).