Haapalehto

90650 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

90650 Haapalehto

In brief

Haapalehto (90650) has 10,202 residents, 5% of the population of Oulu. The age structure is close to Oulu's: 21% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 41% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.

65% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 35% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (87.7 m² against 74.8 m²). 68% of households own their home and 31% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,025 per m² on average, 5% less than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 6% since 2020. The price equals 12.2 years of rent at €13.78 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,132 a year, about €2,344 a month: 8% higher than in Oulu and 7% higher than in Finland. 13% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Oulu (14%). The area has 1,358 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (48%). Its share is clearly higher than in Oulu (23%).

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, while it has grown in Oulu.

Rank among the city's areas

Residents
10,202
4th highest of 44 areas in Oulu
University or college degree
47%
8th highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 41%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,025; +6.0% since 2020; Oulu€2,136

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €13.78; Figure for Oulu 2; Oulu€14.67

Residents: 10,202; -2.4% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,132; +25.4% since 2014; a year, about €2,344 a month; Oulu€25,996; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 31%; of 4,983 households; Oulu45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 47%; of residents aged 18 or over; Oulu41%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,025 per m² on average, 5% less than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 6% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,025

Postal code area 90650
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 8 sales

Rent per m² a month

€13.78

Figure for Oulu 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Oulu: €14.67

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Haapalehto€2,025Oulu €2,136

€1,512 – €2,750Figure for Oulu, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 12.2 years; Oulu: 12.1
Gross rental yield: 8.2%; Oulu: 8.2%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 580–€719; Figure for Oulu 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+1.2%+0.8%Rent+1.4%+1.5%; Average of the price index (Oulu 2) and rent index (Oulu)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Oulu.

Price per m², 1 bedroom13/24
€918Rajakylä
Oulu €2,136Haapalehto €2,025
€3,397Äimärautio
€918Rajakylä€3,397Äimärautio
Median disposable income18/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
Oulu €25,996Haapalehto €28,132
€33,738Hiukkavaara
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara
Households renting20/44
2%Kontio
Oulu 45%Haapalehto 31%
92%Kontinkangas
2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas
Aged 16 to 3424/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 30%Haapalehto 21%
61%Äimärautio
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio
Aged 65 or over17/44
5%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 18%Haapalehto 22%
48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Families with children22/44
5%Äimärautio
Oulu 20%Haapalehto 22%
46%Hiukkavaara
5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara
University or college degree8/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 41%Haapalehto 47%
62%Hiukkavaara
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara
Unemployment22/44
6%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 14%Haapalehto 13%
45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Average home size23/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio
Oulu 74.8 m²Haapalehto 87.7 m²
129.5 m²Kontio
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Oulu's: 21% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.

HaapalehtoOulu

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 24% of residents, more than in Oulu (20%).

Haapalehto44%24%15%
Oulu44%11%20%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed44%
Unemployed6%
Students8%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1415%
Other2%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 44.0; Oulu: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 13%; Oulu: 14%
Household size: 2.0; Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person: 44.1 m²; Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

68% of households own their home and 31% rent (Oulu: 45% rent).

Haapalehto68%31%
Oulu54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied68%
Rented31%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

65% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 35% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (87.7 m² against 74.8 m²).

Haapalehto35%65%
Oulu56%43%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats35%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses65%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

41% of households are people living alone and 22% are families with children.

HaapalehtoOulu

Living alone41%, Oulu 49%
Living alone, under 3510%, Oulu 19%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Oulu 6%
With children22%, Oulu 20%
With a child under 35%, Oulu 5%
Single parent5%, Oulu 4%
All members aged 18–6448%, Oulu 56%
At least one member 65 or over30%, Oulu 24%

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

Average dwelling size: 87.7 m²; Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings: 5,326
Summer cottages: 169

Education and income

Highest qualification

47% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Oulu (41%).

Haapalehto15%33%27%20%
Oulu16%34%24%17%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown15%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification33%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary27%
Master's or higher20%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 24% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Haapalehto17%59%24%
Oulu22%59%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%59%
Highest 20%24%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in the national income tenths. In Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20%.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €28,132; a year, about €2,344 a month; Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €43,283; a year, about €3,607 a month; Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree: 47%; Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 1,358 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (48%). Its share is clearly higher than in Oulu (23%).

Largest industries

HaapalehtoOulu

Health and social work48%, Oulu 23%
Wholesale and retail trade11%, Oulu 9%
Education10%, Oulu 9%
Construction10%, Oulu 8%
Other services5%, Oulu 2%
Professional, scientific and technical4%, Oulu 7%

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

Jobs located here: 1,358
Jobs per resident: 0.13; People working in the area divided by people living there; Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

Haapalehto11%89%
Oulu19%81%
Finland20%77%

Primary production1%
Industry and construction11%
Services89%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, while it has grown in Oulu. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, at the same pace as in Oulu.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianHaapalehtoOuluFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. 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 money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the 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).