Otava

50670 · Mikkeli · Etelä-Savo

50670 Otava

In brief

Otava (50670) has 1,695 residents, 3% of the population of Mikkeli. Families stand out: 22% of households have children (Mikkeli: 17%). 22% of households are families with children (Mikkeli: 17%) and 41% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (89%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (89.2 m² compared with 79.2 m²). 76% of households own their home and 23% 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 €25,012 a year, about €2,084 a month: about the same as in Mikkeli and 5% lower than in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Mikkeli (12%). The area has 359 jobs; the largest industry is education (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Mikkeli (8%).

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

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: 1,695; -11.1% since 2014; Mean age45.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,012; +21.3% since 2014; a year, about €2,084 a month; Mikkeli€25,063; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 23%; of 815 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 income23/36
€19,201Vanhamäki
Mikkeli €25,063Otava €25,012
€31,387Syysjärvi
€19,201Vanhamäki€31,387Syysjärvi
Households renting14/36
1%Rahula
Mikkeli 35%Otava 23%
52%Moision Sairaala-alue
1%Rahula52%Moision Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3413/36
5%Hauhala
Mikkeli 20%Otava 17%
30%Mikkeli Keskus
5%Hauhala30%Mikkeli Keskus
Aged 65 or over25/36
16%Tusku
Mikkeli 29%Otava 26%
53%Vanhamäki
16%Tusku53%Vanhamäki
Families with children13/36
6%Moision Sairaala-alue
Mikkeli 17%Otava 22%
31%Syysjärvi
6%Moision Sairaala-alue31%Syysjärvi
University or college degree28/36
16%Kantala
Mikkeli 34%Otava 26%
50%Syysjärvi
16%Kantala50%Syysjärvi
Unemployment15/36
3%Hangastenmaa
Mikkeli 12%Otava 12%
28%Moision Sairaala-alue
3%Hangastenmaa28%Moision Sairaala-alue
Average home size22/36
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus
Mikkeli 79.2 m²Otava 89.2 m²
126.1 m²Annilanselkä
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus126.1 m²Annilanselkä

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 22% of households have children (Mikkeli: 17%).

OtavaMikkeli

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 17% of residents, more than in Mikkeli (13%).

Otava41%28%17%
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: 45.0; Mikkeli: 47.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Mikkeli: 12%
Household size: 2.1; Mikkeli: 1.8
Floor area per person: 43.8 m²; Mikkeli: 44.5 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

76% of households own their home and 23% rent (Mikkeli: 35% rent).

Otava76%23%
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 (89%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (89.2 m² compared with 79.2 m²).

Otava89%
Mikkeli45%53%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

22% of households are families with children (Mikkeli: 17%) and 41% live alone.

OtavaMikkeli

Living alone41%, Mikkeli 50%
Living alone, under 354%, Mikkeli 12%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Mikkeli 3%
With children22%, Mikkeli 17%
With a child under 34%, Mikkeli 3%
Single parent5%, Mikkeli 4%
All members aged 18–6438%, Mikkeli 45%
At least one member 65 or over41%, Mikkeli 39%

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

Average dwelling size: 89.2 m²; Mikkeli: 79.2 m²
Dwellings: 951
Summer cottages: 302

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

Otava22%50%20%
Mikkeli21%41%24%
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 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Otava22%66%13%
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: €25,012; a year, about €2,084 a month; Mikkeli: €25,063
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €37,974; a year, about €3,164 a month; Mikkeli: €34,406
University or college degree: 26%; Mikkeli: 34%

Jobs

The area has 359 jobs; the largest industry is education (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Mikkeli (8%).

Largest industries

OtavaMikkeli

Manufacturing31%, Mikkeli 12%
Education31%, Mikkeli 8%
Wholesale and retail trade7%, Mikkeli 10%
Health and social work6%, Mikkeli 27%
Transport and storage6%, Mikkeli 4%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing4%, Mikkeli 3%

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

Jobs located here: 359
Jobs per resident: 0.21; People working in the area divided by people living there; Mikkeli: 0.42

Sectors

Otava37%59%
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 21% since 2014, slower than in Mikkeli (28%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianOtavaMikkeliFinland

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).