In brief
Ylämaa Keskus (54410) has 840 residents, 1% of the population of Lappeenranta. Older residents stand out: 40% are 65 or over (Lappeenranta: 25%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta. 42% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Lappeenranta (90.6 m² compared with 74.7 m²). 78% of households own their home and 20% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent). 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 €24,488 a year, about €2,041 a month: about the same as in Lappeenranta and 7% lower than in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Lappeenranta (14%). The area has 158 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 17% of jobs (Lappeenranta: 1%).
The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Lappeenranta.
Rank among the city's areas
Aged 16 to 34
10%
2nd lowest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 25%
Students
4%
2nd lowest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 10%
University or college degree
20%
4th lowest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 34%
Families with children
13%
5th lowest of 30 areas in Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta 17%
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
- 840
- -14.3% since 2014
- Mean age55.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €24,488
- +35.2% since 2014
- a year, about €2,041 a month
- Lappeenranta€24,611
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 20%
- of 443 households
- Lappeenranta41%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 20%
- 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 2 of 8 figures: aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over.
Median disposable income22/30
€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviLappeenranta €24,611Ylämaa Keskus €24,488€21,740Hujakkala€30,200HanhijärviHouseholds renting17/30
0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenLappeenranta 41%Ylämaa Keskus 20%0%Hanhijärvi73%Keskussairaala-alue-KimpinenAged 16 to 3429/30
8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriLappeenranta 25%Ylämaa Keskus 10%8%Pulsa37%Pallo-Tysterniemi-LeiriAged 65 or over2/30
13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaLappeenranta 25%Ylämaa Keskus 40%13%Kourulanmäki44%HujakkalaFamilies with children26/30
8%Pulsa36%RutolaLappeenranta 17%Ylämaa Keskus 13%8%Pulsa36%RutolaUniversity or college degree27/30
17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiLappeenranta 34%Ylämaa Keskus 20%17%Hujakkala46%KourulanmäkiUnemployment12/30
5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiLappeenranta 14%Ylämaa Keskus 13%5%Hanhijärvi22%KivisalmiAverage home size14/30
56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²RapattilaLappeenranta 74.7 m²Ylämaa Keskus 90.6 m²56.9 m²Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri128.3 m²Rapattila
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 40% are 65 or over (Lappeenranta: 25%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Lappeenranta.
Ylämaa KeskusLappeenranta
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 43% of residents, more than in Lappeenranta (28%).
- Ylämaa Keskus36%43%
- 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
- 55.0
- Lappeenranta: 45.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 13%
- Lappeenranta: 14%
- Household size
- 1.9
- Lappeenranta: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 51.0 m²
- Lappeenranta: 41.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
78% of households own their home and 20% rent (Lappeenranta: 41% rent).
- Ylämaa Keskus78%20%
- 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 (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Lappeenranta (90.6 m² compared with 74.7 m²).
- Ylämaa Keskus94%
- Lappeenranta55%44%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
42% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.
Ylämaa KeskusLappeenranta
- Living alone42%, Lappeenranta 50%
- Living alone, under 353%, Lappeenranta 15%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Lappeenranta 4%
- With children13%, Lappeenranta 17%
- With a child under 32%, Lappeenranta 3%
- Single parent2%, Lappeenranta 4%
- All members aged 18–6433%, Lappeenranta 49%
- At least one member 65 or over54%, Lappeenranta 34%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 90.6 m²
- Lappeenranta: 74.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 577
- Summer cottages
- 469
Education and income
Highest qualification
20% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Lappeenranta (34%).
- Ylämaa Keskus32%46%16%
- Lappeenranta21%37%23%11%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
22% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Ylämaa Keskus22%61%17%
- 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
- €24,488
- a year, about €2,041 a month
- Lappeenranta: €24,611
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €38,644
- a year, about €3,220 a month
- Lappeenranta: €33,379
- University or college degree
- 20%
- Lappeenranta: 34%
Jobs
The area has 158 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 17% of jobs (Lappeenranta: 1%).
Largest industries
Ylämaa KeskusLappeenranta
- Health and social work36%, Lappeenranta 22%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing17%, Lappeenranta 1%
- Manufacturing15%, Lappeenranta 14%
- Wholesale and retail trade8%, Lappeenranta 10%
- Construction6%, Lappeenranta 6%
- Accommodation and food services6%, Lappeenranta 4%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 158
- Jobs per resident
- 0.19
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Lappeenranta: 0.43
Sectors
- Ylämaa Keskus17%23%60%
- Lappeenranta22%77%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, while it has stayed level in Lappeenranta. Median income has risen by 35% since 2014, faster 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).