Hiirola

51520 · Mikkeli · Etelä-Savo

51520 Hiirola

In brief

Hiirola (51520) has 385 residents, 1% of the population of Mikkeli. The age structure is close to Mikkeli's: 13% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over. 40% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (95.7 m² compared with 79.2 m²). 94% of households own their home and 5% rent (Mikkeli: 35% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,295 per m² is that of price area Mikkeli. The price equals 8.5 years of rent at €12.70 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,855 a year, about €2,238 a month: 7% higher than in Mikkeli and about the same as in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Mikkeli (12%). The area has 28 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (46%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 21% of jobs (Mikkeli: 3%).

The number of residents has fallen by 11% since 2014, more than in Mikkeli.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.07
4th lowest of 36 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli 0.42

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,295; Figure for Mikkeli; Mikkeli€1,434

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €12.70; Figure for Mikkeli; Mikkeli€12.70

Residents: 385; -11.1% since 2014; Mean age47.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,855; +42.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,238 a month; Mikkeli€25,063; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 5%; of 189 households; Mikkeli35%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 26%; of residents aged 18 or over; Mikkeli34%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,295 per m² is that of price area Mikkeli. The price equals 8.5 years of rent at €12.70 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,295

Figure for Mikkeli
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 37 sales

Rent per m² a month

€12.70

Figure for Mikkeli
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Mikkeli: €12.70

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.5 years; Mikkeli: 9.4
Gross rental yield: 11.8%; Mikkeli: 10.6%
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-3.1%-4.0%Rent+0.8%+0.7%; Average of the price index (Mikkeli) and rent index (Mikkeli)

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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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Mikkeli.

Median disposable income13/36
€19,201Vanhamäki
Mikkeli €25,063Hiirola €26,855
€31,387Syysjärvi
€19,201Vanhamäki€31,387Syysjärvi
Households renting24/36
1%Rahula
Mikkeli 35%Hiirola 5%
52%Moision Sairaala-alue
1%Rahula52%Moision Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3425/36
5%Hauhala
Mikkeli 20%Hiirola 13%
30%Mikkeli Keskus
5%Hauhala30%Mikkeli Keskus
Aged 65 or over23/36
16%Tusku
Mikkeli 29%Hiirola 27%
53%Vanhamäki
16%Tusku53%Vanhamäki
Families with children15/36
6%Moision Sairaala-alue
Mikkeli 17%Hiirola 20%
31%Syysjärvi
6%Moision Sairaala-alue31%Syysjärvi
University or college degree27/36
16%Kantala
Mikkeli 34%Hiirola 26%
50%Syysjärvi
16%Kantala50%Syysjärvi
Unemployment16/36
3%Hangastenmaa
Mikkeli 12%Hiirola 12%
28%Moision Sairaala-alue
3%Hangastenmaa28%Moision Sairaala-alue
Average home size20/36
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus
Mikkeli 79.2 m²Hiirola 95.7 m²
126.1 m²Annilanselkä
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus126.1 m²Annilanselkä

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Mikkeli's: 13% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 27% are 65 or over.

HiirolaMikkeli

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 28% of residents, less than in Mikkeli (31%).

Hiirola43%28%15%
Mikkeli40%31%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; Mikkeli: 47.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Mikkeli: 12%
Household size: 2.0; Mikkeli: 1.8
Floor area per person: 49.0 m²; Mikkeli: 44.5 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

94% of households own their home and 5% rent (Mikkeli: 35% rent).

Hiirola94%
Mikkeli64%35%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (95.7 m² compared with 79.2 m²).

Hiirola97%
Mikkeli45%53%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

40% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

HiirolaMikkeli

Living alone40%, Mikkeli 50%
Living alone, under 352%, Mikkeli 12%
Couple under 35, no children1%, Mikkeli 3%
With children20%, Mikkeli 17%
With a child under 31%, Mikkeli 3%
Single parent3%, Mikkeli 4%
All members aged 18–6440%, Mikkeli 45%
At least one member 65 or over40%, Mikkeli 39%

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

Average dwelling size: 95.7 m²; Mikkeli: 79.2 m²
Dwellings: 219
Summer cottages: 73

Education and income

Highest qualification

26% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Mikkeli (34%).

Hiirola20%53%19%
Mikkeli21%41%24%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

23% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Hiirola23%61%17%
Mikkeli19%66%14%
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: €26,855; a year, about €2,238 a month; Mikkeli: €25,063
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €38,396; a year, about €3,200 a month; Mikkeli: €34,406
University or college degree: 26%; Mikkeli: 34%

Jobs

The area has 28 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (46%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 21% of jobs (Mikkeli: 3%).

Largest industries

HiirolaMikkeli

Manufacturing46%, Mikkeli 12%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing21%, Mikkeli 3%
Accommodation and food services11%, Mikkeli 3%
Transport and storage7%, Mikkeli 4%
Mining and quarrying4%, Mikkeli 0%
Water supply and waste4%, Mikkeli 1%

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

Jobs located here: 28
Jobs per resident: 0.07; People working in the area divided by people living there; Mikkeli: 0.42

Sectors

Hiirola21%57%21%
Mikkeli19%78%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 11% since 2014, more than in Mikkeli. Median income has risen by 42% since 2014, faster than in Mikkeli (28%).

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianHiirolaMikkeliFinland

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).