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Kiviniemi

90810 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

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90810 Kiviniemi

In brief

Kiviniemi (90810) has 3,010 residents, 1% of the population of Oulu. Families stand out: 33% of households have children (Oulu: 20%). 33% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 27% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (111.1 m² against 74.8 m²). 89% of households own their home and 10% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,845 per m² is that of price area Oulu 2. The price equals 11.2 years of rent at €13.78 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €30,339 a year, about €2,528 a month: 17% higher than in Oulu and 15% higher than in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Oulu (14%). The area has 219 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 11% of jobs (Oulu: 2%).

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Median disposable income

    €30,339

    5th highest of 44 areas in Oulu

    Oulu €25,996

  • Jobs per resident

    0.07

    6th lowest of 44 areas in Oulu

    Oulu 0.46

  • Families with children

    33%

    6th highest of 44 areas in Oulu

    Oulu 20%

  • Average home size

    111.1 m²

    6th largest of 44 areas in Oulu

    Oulu 74.8 m²

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,845
Figure for Oulu 2
Oulu€2,136
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€13.78
Figure for Oulu 2
Oulu€14.67
Residents
3,010
+0.4% since 2014
Mean age41.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€30,339
+27.0% since 2014
a year, about €2,528 a month
Oulu€25,996
Finland€26,351
Households renting
10%
of 1,264 households
Oulu45%
Finland38%
University or college degree
46%
of residents aged 18 or over
Oulu41%
Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €1,845 per m² is that of price area Oulu 2. The price equals 11.2 years of rent at €13.78 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,845

Figure for Oulu 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 71 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

Kiviniemi€1,845Oulu €2,136
€1,512 – €2,750Figure for Oulu, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
11.2 years
Oulu: 12.1
Gross rental yield
9.0%
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

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 Oulu.

  • Median disposable income5/44

    €18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
    Oulu €25,996Kiviniemi €30,339
    €33,738Hiukkavaara
    €18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara

  • Households renting37/44

    2%Kontio
    Oulu 45%Kiviniemi 10%
    92%Kontinkangas
    2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas

  • Aged 16 to 3436/44

    5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
    Oulu 30%Kiviniemi 17%
    61%Äimärautio
    5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio

  • Aged 65 or over29/44

    5%Hiukkavaara
    Oulu 18%Kiviniemi 18%
    48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
    5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä

  • Families with children6/44

    5%Äimärautio
    Oulu 20%Kiviniemi 33%
    46%Hiukkavaara
    5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara

  • University or college degree9/44

    14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
    Oulu 41%Kiviniemi 46%
    62%Hiukkavaara
    14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara

  • Unemployment40/44

    6%Hiukkavaara
    Oulu 14%Kiviniemi 9%
    45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
    6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä

  • Average home size6/44

    45.6 m²Äimärautio
    Oulu 74.8 m²Kiviniemi 111.1 m²
    129.5 m²Kontio
    45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 33% of households have children (Oulu: 20%).

KiviniemiOulu

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 20% of residents, more than in Oulu (16%).

  • Kiviniemi46%20%20%
  • Oulu44%11%20%16%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed46%
  • Unemployed5%
  • Students8%
  • Pensioners20%
  • Children aged 0–1420%
  • Other2%

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

Mean age
41.0
Oulu: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
9%
Oulu: 14%
Household size
2.4
Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person
47.1 m²
Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

89% of households own their home and 10% rent (Oulu: 45% rent).

  • Kiviniemi89%
  • Oulu54%45%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied89%
  • Rented10%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (111.1 m² against 74.8 m²).

  • Kiviniemi94%
  • Oulu56%43%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats6%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses94%
  • Other buildings0%

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

Household types

33% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 27% live alone.

KiviniemiOulu

  • Living alone27%, Oulu 49%
  • Living alone, under 353%, Oulu 19%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Oulu 6%
  • With children33%, Oulu 20%
  • With a child under 38%, Oulu 5%
  • Single parent7%, Oulu 4%
  • All members aged 18–6439%, Oulu 56%
  • At least one member 65 or over28%, Oulu 24%

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

Average dwelling size
111.1 m²
Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings
1,323
Summer cottages
210

Education and income

Highest qualification

46% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Oulu (41%).

  • Kiviniemi11%38%29%17%
  • Oulu16%34%24%17%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown11%
  • Matriculation examination5%
  • Vocational qualification38%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary29%
  • Master's or higher17%

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

Income groups

28% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

  • Kiviniemi14%59%28%
  • Oulu22%59%19%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland14%
  • Middle 60%59%
  • Highest 20%28%

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
€30,339
a year, about €2,528 a month
Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€55,227
a year, about €4,602 a month
Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree
46%
Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 219 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (21%). More common than usual is arts, entertainment and recreation: 11% of jobs (Oulu: 2%).

Largest industries

KiviniemiOulu

  • Health and social work21%, Oulu 23%
  • Construction12%, Oulu 8%
  • Public administration and defence12%, Oulu 4%
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation11%, Oulu 2%
  • Professional, scientific and technical9%, Oulu 7%
  • Education9%, Oulu 9%

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

Jobs located here
219
Jobs per resident
0.07
People working in the area divided by people living there
Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

  • Kiviniemi14%82%
  • Oulu19%81%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production5%
  • Industry and construction14%
  • Services82%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has stayed about the same since 2014. Median income has risen by 27% 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, medianKiviniemiOuluFinland

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).