Kuivasjärvi

90540 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

90540 Kuivasjärvi

In brief

Kuivasjärvi (90540) has 12,397 residents, 6% of the population of Oulu. It is the largest among the postal code areas of Oulu. Families stand out: 43% of households have children (Oulu: 20%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Oulu. 43% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 26% live alone.

80% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 20% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (100.7 m² against 74.8 m²). 80% of households own their home and 20% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,527 per m² on average, 18% more than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 4% since 2020. The price equals 15.3 years of rent at €13.78 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €32,563 a year, about €2,714 a month: 25% higher than in Oulu and 24% higher than in Finland. It is the 2nd highest among the postal code areas of Oulu. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Oulu (14%). The area has 1,334 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Oulu (9%).

The number of residents has grown by 13% since 2014, at the same pace as in Oulu.

Rank among the city's areas

Residents
12,397
The highest of 44 areas in Oulu
University or college degree
57%
2nd highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 41%
Median disposable income
€32,563
2nd highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu €25,996
Families with children
43%
3rd highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 20%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,527; +4.1% since 2020; Oulu€2,136

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

Residents: 12,397; +12.8% since 2014; Mean age34.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €32,563; +25.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,714 a month; Oulu€25,996; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 20%; of 4,718 households; Oulu45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 57%; of residents aged 18 or over; Oulu41%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,527 per m² on average, 18% more than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 4% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,527

Postal code area 90540
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 17 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

Kuivasjärvi€2,527Oulu €2,136

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 15.3 years; Oulu: 12.1
Gross rental yield: 6.5%; 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 4 of 9 figures: median income, families with children, university or college degree, unemployment.

Price per m², 1 bedroom6/24
€918Rajakylä
Oulu €2,136Kuivasjärvi €2,527
€3,397Äimärautio
€918Rajakylä€3,397Äimärautio
Median disposable income2/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
Oulu €25,996Kuivasjärvi €32,563
€33,738Hiukkavaara
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara
Households renting27/44
2%Kontio
Oulu 45%Kuivasjärvi 20%
92%Kontinkangas
2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas
Aged 16 to 3420/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 30%Kuivasjärvi 24%
61%Äimärautio
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio
Aged 65 or over41/44
5%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 18%Kuivasjärvi 8%
48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Families with children3/44
5%Äimärautio
Oulu 20%Kuivasjärvi 43%
46%Hiukkavaara
5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara
University or college degree2/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 41%Kuivasjärvi 57%
62%Hiukkavaara
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara
Unemployment43/44
6%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 14%Kuivasjärvi 8%
45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Average home size11/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio
Oulu 74.8 m²Kuivasjärvi 100.7 m²
129.5 m²Kontio
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 43% of households have children (Oulu: 20%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Oulu.

KuivasjärviOulu

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 9% of residents, less than in Oulu (20%).

Kuivasjärvi49%12%25%
Oulu44%11%20%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed49%
Unemployed4%
Students12%
Pensioners9%
Children aged 0–1425%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 34.0; Oulu: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 8%; Oulu: 14%
Household size: 2.6; Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person: 38.7 m²; Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

80% of households own their home and 20% rent (Oulu: 45% rent).

Kuivasjärvi80%20%
Oulu54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied80%
Rented20%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

80% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 20% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (100.7 m² against 74.8 m²).

Kuivasjärvi20%80%
Oulu56%43%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats20%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses80%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

43% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 26% live alone.

KuivasjärviOulu

Living alone26%, Oulu 49%
Living alone, under 3510%, Oulu 19%
Couple under 35, no children6%, Oulu 6%
With children43%, Oulu 20%
With a child under 38%, Oulu 5%
Single parent6%, Oulu 4%
All members aged 18–6443%, Oulu 56%
At least one member 65 or over14%, Oulu 24%

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

Average dwelling size: 100.7 m²; Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings: 4,884
Summer cottages: 2

Education and income

Highest qualification

57% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Oulu (41%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Oulu.

Kuivasjärvi26%27%30%
Oulu16%34%24%17%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown10%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification26%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary27%
Master's or higher30%

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

Income groups

34% of adults are in the highest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

Kuivasjärvi16%49%34%
Oulu22%59%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland16%
Middle 60%49%
Highest 20%34%

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: €32,563; a year, about €2,714 a month; Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €58,820; a year, about €4,902 a month; Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree: 57%; Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 1,334 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (31%). Its share is clearly higher than in Oulu (9%).

Largest industries

KuivasjärviOulu

Wholesale and retail trade31%, Oulu 9%
Health and social work23%, Oulu 23%
Education15%, Oulu 9%
Accommodation and food services10%, Oulu 3%
Transport and storage6%, Oulu 4%
Professional, scientific and technical3%, Oulu 7%

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

Jobs located here: 1,334
Jobs per resident: 0.11; People working in the area divided by people living there; Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

Kuivasjärvi95%
Oulu19%81%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction5%
Services95%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 13% since 2014, at the same pace as 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, medianKuivasjärviOuluFinland

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).