Koskela-Oulu

90560 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

90560 Koskela-Oulu

In brief

Koskela-Oulu (90560) has 2,971 residents, 1% of the population of Oulu. The age structure is close to Oulu's: 26% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over. 51% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

59% of homes are in blocks of flats and 40% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 74.0 m². 56% of households own their home and 44% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,106 per m² on average, 48% less than the average in Oulu. The price is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Oulu. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020. The price equals 6.7 years of rent at €13.78 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,031 a year, about €2,003 a month: 8% lower than in Oulu and 9% lower than in Finland. 18% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Oulu (14%). The area has 193 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (52%). Its share is clearly higher than in Oulu (23%).

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

Rank among the city's areas

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,106
2nd lowest of 24 areas in Oulu
Oulu €2,136
Jobs per resident
0.07
5th lowest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 0.46

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,106; -8.6% since 2020; Oulu€2,136

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

Residents: 2,971; +0.2% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €24,031; +24.9% since 2014; a year, about €2,003 a month; Oulu€25,996; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 44%; of 1,649 households; Oulu45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 38%; of residents aged 18 or over; Oulu41%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,106 per m² on average, 48% less than the average in Oulu. The price is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Oulu. The price per m² has fallen by 9% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,106

Postal code area 90560
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 42 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

Koskela-Oulu€1,106Oulu €2,136

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 6.7 years; Oulu: 12.1
Gross rental yield: 15.0%; 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

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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Oulu in 1 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom.

Price per m², 1 bedroom23/24
€918Rajakylä
Oulu €2,136Koskela-Oulu €1,106
€3,397Äimärautio
€918Rajakylä€3,397Äimärautio
Median disposable income29/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
Oulu €25,996Koskela-Oulu €24,031
€33,738Hiukkavaara
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara
Households renting15/44
2%Kontio
Oulu 45%Koskela-Oulu 44%
92%Kontinkangas
2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas
Aged 16 to 3417/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 30%Koskela-Oulu 26%
61%Äimärautio
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio
Aged 65 or over13/44
5%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 18%Koskela-Oulu 22%
48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Families with children28/44
5%Äimärautio
Oulu 20%Koskela-Oulu 17%
46%Hiukkavaara
5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara
University or college degree21/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 41%Koskela-Oulu 38%
62%Hiukkavaara
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara
Unemployment10/44
6%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 14%Koskela-Oulu 18%
45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Average home size30/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio
Oulu 74.8 m²Koskela-Oulu 74.0 m²
129.5 m²Kontio
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Oulu's: 26% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 22% are 65 or over.

Koskela-OuluOulu

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%).

Koskela-Oulu41%24%13%
Oulu44%11%20%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed41%
Unemployed9%
Students9%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1413%
Other3%

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: 18%; Oulu: 14%
Household size: 1.8; Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person: 41.5 m²; Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

56% of households own their home and 44% rent (Oulu: 45% rent).

Koskela-Oulu56%44%
Oulu54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied56%
Rented44%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

59% of homes are in blocks of flats and 40% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 74.0 m².

Koskela-Oulu59%40%
Oulu56%43%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats59%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses40%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

51% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

Koskela-OuluOulu

Living alone51%, Oulu 49%
Living alone, under 3516%, Oulu 19%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Oulu 6%
With children17%, Oulu 20%
With a child under 33%, Oulu 5%
Single parent5%, Oulu 4%
All members aged 18–6453%, 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: 74.0 m²; Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings: 1,751
Summer cottages: 1

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

Koskela-Oulu16%36%24%15%
Oulu16%34%24%17%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown16%
Matriculation examination10%
Vocational qualification36%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher15%

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

Income groups

22% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Koskela-Oulu22%63%15%
Oulu22%59%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland22%
Middle 60%63%
Highest 20%15%

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: €24,031; a year, about €2,003 a month; Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €33,201; a year, about €2,767 a month; Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree: 38%; Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 193 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (52%). Its share is clearly higher than in Oulu (23%).

Largest industries

Koskela-OuluOulu

Health and social work52%, Oulu 23%
Education17%, Oulu 9%
Professional, scientific and technical9%, Oulu 7%
Construction7%, Oulu 8%
Transport and storage6%, Oulu 4%
Wholesale and retail trade5%, Oulu 9%

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

Jobs located here: 193
Jobs per resident: 0.07; People working in the area divided by people living there; Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

Koskela-Oulu93%
Oulu19%81%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction7%
Services93%

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 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, medianKoskela-OuluOuluFinland

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).