In brief
Kattilansilta (50160) has 2,240 residents, 4% of the population of Mikkeli. The age structure is close to Mikkeli's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 31% are 65 or over. 61% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.
80% of homes are in blocks of flats and 18% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Mikkeli (66.0 m² compared with 79.2 m²). 51% of households rent their home, more than in Mikkeli (35%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €591 per m² on average, 59% less than the average in Mikkeli. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Mikkeli. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020. The price equals 3.9 years of rent at €12.70 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €20,501 a year, about €1,708 a month: 18% lower than in Mikkeli and 22% lower than in Finland. It is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Mikkeli. 26% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Mikkeli (12%). The area has 59 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (54%). More common than usual is information and communication: 5% of jobs (Mikkeli: 2%).
The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, more than in Mikkeli. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 1%.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
0.03
The lowest of 36 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli 0.42
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€591
The lowest of 6 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli €1,434
Unemployment
26%
2nd highest of 36 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli 12%
Homes in small houses
18%
2nd lowest of 36 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli 53%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €591
- -8.8% since 2020
- Mikkeli€1,434
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €12.70
- Figure for Mikkeli
- Mikkeli€12.70
- Residents
- 2,240
- -9.9% since 2014
- Mean age49.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €20,501
- +19.3% since 2014
- a year, about €1,708 a month
- Mikkeli€25,063
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 51%
- of 1,423 households
- Mikkeli35%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 23%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Mikkeli34%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €591 per m² on average, 59% less than the average in Mikkeli. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Mikkeli. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020.
Price per m²
€591
Postal code area 50160
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 12 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
- 3.9 years
- Mikkeli: 9.4
- Gross rental yield
- 25.8%
- 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
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 Mikkeli in 3 of 9 figures: median income, unemployment, average home size.
Price per m², 1 bedroom6/6
€591Kattilansilta€1,934TuppuralaMikkeli €1,434Kattilansilta €591€591Kattilansilta€1,934TuppuralaMedian disposable income35/36
€19,201Vanhamäki€31,387SyysjärviMikkeli €25,063Kattilansilta €20,501€19,201Vanhamäki€31,387SyysjärviHouseholds renting4/36
1%Rahula52%Moision Sairaala-alueMikkeli 35%Kattilansilta 51%1%Rahula52%Moision Sairaala-alueAged 16 to 346/36
5%Hauhala30%Mikkeli KeskusMikkeli 20%Kattilansilta 22%5%Hauhala30%Mikkeli KeskusAged 65 or over16/36
16%Tusku53%VanhamäkiMikkeli 29%Kattilansilta 31%16%Tusku53%VanhamäkiFamilies with children27/36
6%Moision Sairaala-alue31%SyysjärviMikkeli 17%Kattilansilta 12%6%Moision Sairaala-alue31%SyysjärviUniversity or college degree30/36
16%Kantala50%SyysjärviMikkeli 34%Kattilansilta 23%16%Kantala50%SyysjärviUnemployment2/36
3%Hangastenmaa28%Moision Sairaala-alueMikkeli 12%Kattilansilta 26%3%Hangastenmaa28%Moision Sairaala-alueAverage home size35/36
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus126.1 m²AnnilanselkäMikkeli 79.2 m²Kattilansilta 66.0 m²59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus126.1 m²Annilanselkä
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Mikkeli's: 22% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 31% are 65 or over.
KattilansiltaMikkeli
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 32% of residents, less than in Mikkeli (40%).
- Kattilansilta32%11%34%
- 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
- 49.0
- Mikkeli: 47.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 26%
- Mikkeli: 12%
- Household size
- 1.6
- Mikkeli: 1.8
- Floor area per person
- 42.5 m²
- Mikkeli: 44.5 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
51% of households rent their home, more than in Mikkeli (35%).
- Kattilansilta49%51%
- Mikkeli64%35%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
80% of homes are in blocks of flats and 18% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Mikkeli (66.0 m² compared with 79.2 m²).
- Kattilansilta80%18%
- Mikkeli45%53%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
61% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.
KattilansiltaMikkeli
- Living alone61%, Mikkeli 50%
- Living alone, under 3514%, Mikkeli 12%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Mikkeli 3%
- With children12%, Mikkeli 17%
- With a child under 32%, Mikkeli 3%
- Single parent3%, Mikkeli 4%
- All members aged 18–6450%, Mikkeli 45%
- At least one member 65 or over38%, Mikkeli 39%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 66.0 m²
- Mikkeli: 79.2 m²
- Dwellings
- 1,636
- Summer cottages
- 0
Education and income
Highest qualification
23% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Mikkeli (34%).
- Kattilansilta30%43%17%
- Mikkeli21%41%24%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
28% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Kattilansilta28%66%
- 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
- €20,501
- a year, about €1,708 a month
- Mikkeli: €25,063
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €25,011
- a year, about €2,084 a month
- Mikkeli: €34,406
- University or college degree
- 23%
- Mikkeli: 34%
Jobs
The area has 59 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (54%). More common than usual is information and communication: 5% of jobs (Mikkeli: 2%).
Largest industries
KattilansiltaMikkeli
- Health and social work54%, Mikkeli 27%
- Wholesale and retail trade14%, Mikkeli 10%
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing5%, Mikkeli 3%
- Manufacturing5%, Mikkeli 12%
- Information and communication5%, Mikkeli 2%
- Administrative and support services5%, Mikkeli 5%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 59
- Jobs per resident
- 0.03
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Mikkeli: 0.42
Sectors
- Kattilansilta86%
- Mikkeli19%78%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, more than in Mikkeli. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 1%. Median income has risen by 19% since 2014, slower than in Mikkeli (28%).
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).