Vitsiälä

52320 · Mikkeli · Etelä-Savo

52320 Vitsiälä

In brief

Vitsiälä (52320) has 341 residents, 1% of the population of Mikkeli. Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Mikkeli: 17%). 24% of households are families with children (Mikkeli: 17%) and 38% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (95%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (101.1 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 €28,597 a year, about €2,383 a month: 14% higher than in Mikkeli and 9% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Mikkeli (12%). The area has 63 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (62%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 10% of jobs (Mikkeli: 3%).

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, at the same pace as in Mikkeli.

Rank among the city's areas

Median disposable income
€28,597
6th highest of 36 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli €25,063
Households renting
5%
8th lowest of 36 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli 35%
Aged 65 or over
24%
8th lowest of 36 areas in Mikkeli
Mikkeli 29%

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: 341; -4.5% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,597; +36.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,383 a month; Mikkeli€25,063; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 5%; of 154 households; Mikkeli35%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 30%; 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 income6/36
€19,201Vanhamäki
Mikkeli €25,063Vitsiälä €28,597
€31,387Syysjärvi
€19,201Vanhamäki€31,387Syysjärvi
Households renting29/36
1%Rahula
Mikkeli 35%Vitsiälä 5%
52%Moision Sairaala-alue
1%Rahula52%Moision Sairaala-alue
Aged 16 to 3414/36
5%Hauhala
Mikkeli 20%Vitsiälä 17%
30%Mikkeli Keskus
5%Hauhala30%Mikkeli Keskus
Aged 65 or over29/36
16%Tusku
Mikkeli 29%Vitsiälä 24%
53%Vanhamäki
16%Tusku53%Vanhamäki
Families with children9/36
6%Moision Sairaala-alue
Mikkeli 17%Vitsiälä 24%
31%Syysjärvi
6%Moision Sairaala-alue31%Syysjärvi
University or college degree18/36
16%Kantala
Mikkeli 34%Vitsiälä 30%
50%Syysjärvi
16%Kantala50%Syysjärvi
Unemployment28/36
3%Hangastenmaa
Mikkeli 12%Vitsiälä 7%
28%Moision Sairaala-alue
3%Hangastenmaa28%Moision Sairaala-alue
Average home size17/36
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus
Mikkeli 79.2 m²Vitsiälä 101.1 m²
126.1 m²Annilanselkä
59.0 m²Mikkeli Keskus126.1 m²Annilanselkä

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Mikkeli: 17%).

VitsiäläMikkeli

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 19% of residents, more than in Mikkeli (13%).

Vitsiälä44%25%19%
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: 44.0; Mikkeli: 47.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 7%; Mikkeli: 12%
Household size: 2.2; Mikkeli: 1.8
Floor area per person: 47.9 m²; Mikkeli: 44.5 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

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

Vitsiälä94%
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 (95%). Homes are larger on average than in Mikkeli (101.1 m² compared with 79.2 m²).

Vitsiälä95%
Mikkeli45%53%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

24% of households are families with children (Mikkeli: 17%) and 38% live alone.

VitsiäläMikkeli

Living alone38%, Mikkeli 50%
Living alone, under 355%, Mikkeli 12%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Mikkeli 3%
With children24%, Mikkeli 17%
With a child under 36%, Mikkeli 3%
Single parent2%, Mikkeli 4%
All members aged 18–6438%, 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: 101.1 m²; Mikkeli: 79.2 m²
Dwellings: 184
Summer cottages: 118

Education and income

Highest qualification

30% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Mikkeli (34%).

Vitsiälä17%50%19%11%
Mikkeli21%41%24%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

15% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 19% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Vitsiälä15%66%19%
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: €28,597; a year, about €2,383 a month; Mikkeli: €25,063
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €49,402; a year, about €4,117 a month; Mikkeli: €34,406
University or college degree: 30%; Mikkeli: 34%

Jobs

The area has 63 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (62%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 10% of jobs (Mikkeli: 3%).

Largest industries

VitsiäläMikkeli

Health and social work62%, Mikkeli 27%
Construction11%, Mikkeli 5%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing10%, Mikkeli 3%
Transport and storage8%, Mikkeli 4%
Wholesale and retail trade3%, Mikkeli 10%
Accommodation and food services2%, Mikkeli 3%

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

Jobs located here: 63
Jobs per resident: 0.18; People working in the area divided by people living there; Mikkeli: 0.42

Sectors

Vitsiälä11%79%
Mikkeli19%78%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, at the same pace as in Mikkeli. Median income has risen by 36% since 2014, faster than in Mikkeli (28%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianVitsiäläMikkeliFinland

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).