Hietasaari

90510 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

90510 Hietasaari

In brief

Hietasaari (90510) has 1,984 residents, 1% of the population of Oulu. The age structure is close to Oulu's: 30% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 56% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (84%). Homes are smaller on average than in Oulu (63.5 m² against 74.8 m²). 51% of households rent their home, more than in Oulu (45%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,657 per m² on average, 24% more than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020. The price equals 14.2 years of rent at €15.57 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,109 a year, about €2,259 a month: 4% higher than in Oulu and about the same as in Finland. 15% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Oulu (14%). The area has 486 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (63%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 9% of jobs (Oulu: 3%).

The number of residents has grown by 14% since 2014, faster than in Oulu.

Rank among the city's areas

University or college degree
51%
4th highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 41%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,657
5th highest of 24 areas in Oulu
Oulu €2,136

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,657; +0.6% since 2020; Oulu€2,136

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.57; Figure for Oulu 1; Oulu€14.67

Residents: 1,984; +13.6% since 2014; Mean age43.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €27,109; +21.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,259 a month; Oulu€25,996; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 51%; of 1,141 households; Oulu45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 51%; of residents aged 18 or over; Oulu41%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,657 per m² on average, 24% more than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has stayed about the same since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,657

Postal code area 90510
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 13 sales

Rent per m² a month

€15.57

Figure for Oulu 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Oulu: €14.67

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Hietasaari€2,657Oulu €2,136

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 14.2 years; Oulu: 12.1
Gross rental yield: 7.0%; Oulu: 8.2%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 600–€760; Figure for Oulu 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.9%-3.0%Rent+1.4%+1.5%; Average of the price index (Oulu 1) 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 bedroom5/24
€918Rajakylä
Oulu €2,136Hietasaari €2,657
€3,397Äimärautio
€918Rajakylä€3,397Äimärautio
Median disposable income22/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
Oulu €25,996Hietasaari €27,109
€33,738Hiukkavaara
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara
Households renting12/44
2%Kontio
Oulu 45%Hietasaari 51%
92%Kontinkangas
2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas
Aged 16 to 3412/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 30%Hietasaari 30%
61%Äimärautio
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio
Aged 65 or over16/44
5%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 18%Hietasaari 22%
48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Families with children32/44
5%Äimärautio
Oulu 20%Hietasaari 13%
46%Hiukkavaara
5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara
University or college degree4/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 41%Hietasaari 51%
62%Hiukkavaara
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara
Unemployment15/44
6%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 14%Hietasaari 15%
45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Average home size33/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio
Oulu 74.8 m²Hietasaari 63.5 m²
129.5 m²Kontio
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Oulu's: 30% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.

HietasaariOulu

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 25% of residents, more than in Oulu (20%).

Hietasaari45%25%11%
Oulu44%11%20%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed8%
Students9%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–1411%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 43.0; Oulu: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 15%; Oulu: 14%
Household size: 1.7; Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person: 38.3 m²; Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

51% of households rent their home, more than in Oulu (45%).

Hietasaari48%51%
Oulu54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied48%
Rented51%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (84%). Homes are smaller on average than in Oulu (63.5 m² against 74.8 m²).

Hietasaari84%15%
Oulu56%43%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats84%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses15%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

56% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

HietasaariOulu

Living alone56%, Oulu 49%
Living alone, under 3523%, Oulu 19%
Couple under 35, no children6%, Oulu 6%
With children13%, Oulu 20%
With a child under 34%, Oulu 5%
Single parent4%, Oulu 4%
All members aged 18–6463%, Oulu 56%
At least one member 65 or over24%, Oulu 24%

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

Average dwelling size: 63.5 m²; Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings: 1,240
Summer cottages: 57

Education and income

Highest qualification

51% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Oulu (41%).

Hietasaari12%28%26%24%
Oulu16%34%24%17%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown12%
Matriculation examination9%
Vocational qualification28%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
Master's or higher24%

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

Income groups

19% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Hietasaari19%60%22%
Oulu22%59%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland19%
Middle 60%60%
Highest 20%22%

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: €27,109; a year, about €2,259 a month; Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €35,249; a year, about €2,937 a month; Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree: 51%; Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 486 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (63%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 9% of jobs (Oulu: 3%).

Largest industries

HietasaariOulu

Health and social work63%, Oulu 23%
Accommodation and food services9%, Oulu 3%
Construction7%, Oulu 8%
Education6%, Oulu 9%
Arts, entertainment and recreation3%, Oulu 2%
Other services3%, Oulu 2%

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

Jobs located here: 486
Jobs per resident: 0.25; People working in the area divided by people living there; Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

Hietasaari91%
Oulu19%81%
Finland20%77%

Primary production1%
Industry and construction8%
Services91%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 14% since 2014, faster than in Oulu. Median income has risen by 21% since 2014, slower than in Oulu (28%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianHietasaariOuluFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

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).