Kontio

90910 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

90910 Kontio

In brief

Kontio (90910) has 1,644 residents, 1% of the population of Oulu. Families stand out: 44% of households have children (Oulu: 20%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Oulu. 44% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 17% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (129.5 m² against 74.8 m²). 97% of households own their home and 2% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Oulu. 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 €30,484 a year, about €2,540 a month: 17% higher than in Oulu and 16% higher than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Oulu (14%). The area has 162 jobs; the largest industry is construction (28%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 7% of jobs (Oulu: 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Oulu.

Rank among the city's areas

Households renting
2%
The lowest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 45%
Average home size
129.5 m²
The largest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 74.8 m²
Living alone
17%
The lowest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 49%
Median disposable income
€30,484
4th highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu €25,996

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: 1,644; -2.7% since 2014; Mean age35.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €30,484; +23.8% since 2014; a year, about €2,540 a month; Oulu€25,996; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 2%; of 517 households; Oulu45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 38%; 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

Kontio€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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Oulu in 3 of 8 figures: households renting, families with children, average home size.

Median disposable income4/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
Oulu €25,996Kontio €30,484
€33,738Hiukkavaara
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara
Households renting44/44
2%Kontio
Oulu 45%Kontio 2%
92%Kontinkangas
2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas
Aged 16 to 3432/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 30%Kontio 19%
61%Äimärautio
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio
Aged 65 or over37/44
5%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 18%Kontio 12%
48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Families with children2/44
5%Äimärautio
Oulu 20%Kontio 44%
46%Hiukkavaara
5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara
University or college degree24/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 41%Kontio 38%
62%Hiukkavaara
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara
Unemployment38/44
6%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 14%Kontio 10%
45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Average home size1/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio
Oulu 74.8 m²Kontio 129.5 m²
129.5 m²Kontio
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 44% of households have children (Oulu: 20%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Oulu.

KontioOulu

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 28% of residents, more than in Oulu (16%).

Kontio41%11%13%28%
Oulu44%11%20%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed41%
Unemployed5%
Students11%
Pensioners13%
Children aged 0–1428%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 35.0; Oulu: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Oulu: 14%
Household size: 3.2; Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person: 41.5 m²; Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

97% of households own their home and 2% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Oulu.

Kontio97%
Oulu54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied97%
Rented2%
Other or unknown2%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (129.5 m² against 74.8 m²).

Kontio99%
Oulu56%43%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats0%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses99%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

44% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 17% live alone.

KontioOulu

Living alone17%, Oulu 49%
Living alone, under 352%, Oulu 19%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Oulu 6%
With children44%, Oulu 20%
With a child under 310%, Oulu 5%
Single parent2%, Oulu 4%
All members aged 18–6429%, Oulu 56%
At least one member 65 or over27%, Oulu 24%

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

Average dwelling size: 129.5 m²; Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings: 546
Summer cottages: 244

Education and income

Highest qualification

38% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Oulu (41%).

Kontio10%48%24%14%
Oulu16%34%24%17%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown10%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification48%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher14%

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

Income groups

29% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

Kontio17%55%29%
Oulu22%59%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%55%
Highest 20%29%

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: €30,484; a year, about €2,540 a month; Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €63,586; a year, about €5,299 a month; Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree: 38%; Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 162 jobs; the largest industry is construction (28%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 7% of jobs (Oulu: 1%).

Largest industries

KontioOulu

Construction28%, Oulu 8%
Transport and storage20%, Oulu 4%
Education13%, Oulu 9%
Health and social work12%, Oulu 23%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing7%, Oulu 1%
Manufacturing6%, Oulu 10%

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

Jobs located here: 162
Jobs per resident: 0.10; People working in the area divided by people living there; Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

Kontio33%60%
Oulu19%81%
Finland20%77%

Primary production7%
Industry and construction33%
Services60%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 3% since 2014, while it has grown in Oulu. Median income has risen by 24% since 2014, slower than in Oulu (28%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKontioOuluFinland

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).