Ristiina Keskus

52300 · Mikkeli · Etelä-Savo

52300 Ristiina Keskus

In brief

Ristiina Keskus (52300) has 2,638 residents, 5% of the population of Mikkeli. Older residents stand out: 35% are 65 or over (Mikkeli: 29%). 45% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (85%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (89.2 m² compared with 79.2 m²). 75% 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 €25,077 a year, about €2,090 a month: about the same as in Mikkeli and 5% lower than in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Mikkeli (12%). The area has 522 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 8% of jobs (Mikkeli: 3%).

The number of residents has fallen by 12% since 2014, more than in Mikkeli.

Rank among the city's areas

Residents
2,638
6th highest of 36 areas 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: 2,638; -11.9% since 2014; Mean age51.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,077; +23.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,090 a month; Mikkeli€25,063; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 23%; of 1,380 households; Mikkeli35%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 28%; 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 income22/36
€19,201Vanhamäki
Mikkeli €25,063Ristiina Keskus €25,077
€31,387Syysjärvi
€19,201Vanhamäki€31,387Syysjärvi
Households renting13/36
1%Rahula
Mikkeli 35%Ristiina Keskus 23%
52%Moision Sairaala-alue
1%Rahula52%Moision Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3422/36
5%Hauhala
Mikkeli 20%Ristiina Keskus 14%
30%Mikkeli Keskus
5%Hauhala30%Mikkeli Keskus
Aged 65 or over10/36
16%Tusku
Mikkeli 29%Ristiina Keskus 35%
53%Vanhamäki
16%Tusku53%Vanhamäki
Families with children20/36
6%Moision Sairaala-alue
Mikkeli 17%Ristiina Keskus 17%
31%Syysjärvi
6%Moision Sairaala-alue31%Syysjärvi
University or college degree23/36
16%Kantala
Mikkeli 34%Ristiina Keskus 28%
50%Syysjärvi
16%Kantala50%Syysjärvi
Unemployment13/36
3%Hangastenmaa
Mikkeli 12%Ristiina Keskus 13%
28%Moision Sairaala-alue
3%Hangastenmaa28%Moision Sairaala-alue
Average home size23/36
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus
Mikkeli 79.2 m²Ristiina Keskus 89.2 m²
126.1 m²Annilanselkä
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus126.1 m²Annilanselkä

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 35% are 65 or over (Mikkeli: 29%).

Ristiina KeskusMikkeli

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 37% of residents, more than in Mikkeli (31%).

Ristiina Keskus38%37%12%
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: 51.0; Mikkeli: 47.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 13%; Mikkeli: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Mikkeli: 1.8
Floor area per person: 49.6 m²; Mikkeli: 44.5 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

75% of households own their home and 23% rent (Mikkeli: 35% rent).

Ristiina Keskus75%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 (85%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (89.2 m² compared with 79.2 m²).

Ristiina Keskus12%85%
Mikkeli45%53%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

45% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

Ristiina KeskusMikkeli

Living alone45%, Mikkeli 50%
Living alone, under 354%, Mikkeli 12%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Mikkeli 3%
With children17%, Mikkeli 17%
With a child under 33%, Mikkeli 3%
Single parent4%, Mikkeli 4%
All members aged 18–6436%, Mikkeli 45%
At least one member 65 or over48%, 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: 1,666
Summer cottages: 745

Education and income

Highest qualification

28% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Mikkeli (34%).

Ristiina Keskus24%45%21%
Mikkeli21%41%24%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Ristiina Keskus17%69%14%
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: €25,077; a year, about €2,090 a month; Mikkeli: €25,063
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €37,244; a year, about €3,104 a month; Mikkeli: €34,406
University or college degree: 28%; Mikkeli: 34%

Jobs

The area has 522 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 8% of jobs (Mikkeli: 3%).

Largest industries

Ristiina KeskusMikkeli

Health and social work36%, Mikkeli 27%
Wholesale and retail trade11%, Mikkeli 10%
Education9%, Mikkeli 8%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing8%, Mikkeli 3%
Construction8%, Mikkeli 5%
Accommodation and food services5%, Mikkeli 3%

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

Jobs located here: 522
Jobs per resident: 0.20; People working in the area divided by people living there; Mikkeli: 0.42

Sectors

Ristiina Keskus13%79%
Mikkeli19%78%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 12% since 2014, more than in Mikkeli. Median income has risen by 23% since 2014, slower than in Mikkeli (28%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianRistiina KeskusMikkeliFinland

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).