In brief
Lauritsala-Mälkiä (53300) has 7,142 residents, 10% of the population of Lappeenranta. It is the 2nd largest among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. The age structure is close to Lappeenranta's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over. 49% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.
55% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 44% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Lappeenranta (78.0 m² compared with 74.7 m²). 65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €838 per m² on average, 47% less than the average in Lappeenranta. The price is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. The price per m² has fallen by 33% since 2020. The price equals 6.1 years of rent at €11.49 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,541 a year, about €2,128 a month: 4% higher than in Lappeenranta and 3% lower than in Finland. 16% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Lappeenranta (14%). The area has 1,404 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (33%). More common than usual is other services: 6% of jobs (Lappeenranta: 2%).
The number of residents has fallen by 7% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Lappeenranta.
Rank among the city's areas
Residents
7,142
2nd highest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €838
- -33.1% since 2020
- Lappeenranta€1,576
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €11.49
- Figure for Lappeenranta 2
- Lappeenranta€13.63
- Residents
- 7,142
- -7.1% since 2014
- Mean age46.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €25,541
- +26.0% since 2014
- a year, about €2,128 a month
- Lappeenranta€24,611
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 34%
- of 3,790 households
- Lappeenranta41%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 30%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Lappeenranta34%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €838 per m² on average, 47% less than the average in Lappeenranta. The price is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. The price per m² has fallen by 33% since 2020.
Price per m²
€838
Postal code area 53300
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 16 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
- 6.1 years
- Lappeenranta: 9.6
- Gross rental yield
- 16.5%
- 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 1 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom.
Price per m², 1 bedroom7/9
€665Kivisalmi€3,023Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriLappeenranta €1,576Lauritsala-Mälkiä €838€665Kivisalmi€3,023Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriMedian disposable income19/30
€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviLappeenranta €24,611Lauritsala-Mälkiä €25,541€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviHouseholds renting9/30
0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenLappeenranta 41%Lauritsala-Mälkiä 34%0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenAged 16 to 3413/30
8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriLappeenranta 25%Lauritsala-Mälkiä 18%8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriAged 65 or over17/30
13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaLappeenranta 25%Lauritsala-Mälkiä 26%13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaFamilies with children14/30
8%Pulsa36%RutolaLappeenranta 17%Lauritsala-Mälkiä 19%8%Pulsa36%RutolaUniversity or college degree18/30
17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiLappeenranta 34%Lauritsala-Mälkiä 30%17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiUnemployment7/30
5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiLappeenranta 14%Lauritsala-Mälkiä 16%5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiAverage home size23/30
56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²RapattilaLappeenranta 74.7 m²Lauritsala-Mälkiä 78.0 m²56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²Rapattila
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Lappeenranta's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over.
Lauritsala-MälkiäLappeenranta
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Students make up 6% of residents, less than in Lappeenranta (10%).
- Lauritsala-Mälkiä40%29%14%
- 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
- 46.0
- Lappeenranta: 45.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 16%
- Lappeenranta: 14%
- Household size
- 1.9
- Lappeenranta: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 42.8 m²
- Lappeenranta: 41.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent).
- Lauritsala-Mälkiä65%34%
- Lappeenranta58%41%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
55% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 44% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Lappeenranta (78.0 m² compared with 74.7 m²).
- Lauritsala-Mälkiä44%55%
- Lappeenranta55%44%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
49% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.
Lauritsala-MälkiäLappeenranta
- Living alone49%, Lappeenranta 50%
- Living alone, under 359%, Lappeenranta 15%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Lappeenranta 4%
- With children19%, Lappeenranta 17%
- With a child under 33%, Lappeenranta 3%
- Single parent5%, Lappeenranta 4%
- All members aged 18–6446%, 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
- 78.0 m²
- Lappeenranta: 74.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 4,176
- Summer cottages
- 11
Education and income
Highest qualification
30% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Lappeenranta (34%).
- Lauritsala-Mälkiä23%44%22%
- Lappeenranta21%37%23%11%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
20% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Lauritsala-Mälkiä20%65%15%
- 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
- €25,541
- a year, about €2,128 a month
- Lappeenranta: €24,611
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €34,775
- a year, about €2,898 a month
- Lappeenranta: €33,379
- University or college degree
- 30%
- Lappeenranta: 34%
Jobs
The area has 1,404 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (33%). More common than usual is other services: 6% of jobs (Lappeenranta: 2%).
Largest industries
Lauritsala-MälkiäLappeenranta
- Health and social work33%, Lappeenranta 22%
- Manufacturing16%, Lappeenranta 14%
- Transport and storage9%, Lappeenranta 5%
- Education7%, Lappeenranta 9%
- Wholesale and retail trade6%, Lappeenranta 10%
- Construction6%, Lappeenranta 6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,404
- Jobs per resident
- 0.20
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Lappeenranta: 0.43
Sectors
- Lauritsala-Mälkiä23%76%
- 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 26% 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).