Pateniemi

90800 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

90800 Pateniemi

In brief

Pateniemi (90800) has 8,393 residents, 4% of the population of Oulu. Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Oulu: 20%). 27% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 31% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (84%). Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (96.7 m² against 74.8 m²). 77% of households own their home and 22% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,825 per m² on average, 32% more than the average in Oulu. The price is the 2nd highest among the postal code areas of Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 129% since 2020. The price equals 17.1 years of rent at €13.78 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,973 a year, about €2,414 a month: 11% higher than in Oulu and 10% higher than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Oulu (14%). The area has 688 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (37%). More common than usual is wholesale and retail trade: 16% of jobs (Oulu: 9%).

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Oulu.

Rank among the city's areas

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,825
2nd highest of 24 areas in Oulu
Oulu €2,136
Jobs per resident
0.08
9th 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: €2,825; +128.9% since 2020; Oulu€2,136

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

Residents: 8,393; +2.2% since 2014; Mean age43.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,973; +28.6% since 2014; a year, about €2,414 a month; Oulu€25,996; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 22%; of 3,749 households; Oulu45%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 43%; of residents aged 18 or over; Oulu41%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,825 per m² on average, 32% more than the average in Oulu. The price is the 2nd highest among the postal code areas of Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 129% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,825

Postal code area 90800
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 7 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

Pateniemi€2,825Oulu €2,136

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 17.1 years; Oulu: 12.1
Gross rental yield: 5.9%; 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 size1 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 bedroom2/24
€918Rajakylä
Oulu €2,136Pateniemi €2,825
€3,397Äimärautio
€918Rajakylä€3,397Äimärautio
Median disposable income10/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
Oulu €25,996Pateniemi €28,973
€33,738Hiukkavaara
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara
Households renting25/44
2%Kontio
Oulu 45%Pateniemi 22%
92%Kontinkangas
2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas
Aged 16 to 3430/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 30%Pateniemi 20%
61%Äimärautio
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio
Aged 65 or over24/44
5%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 18%Pateniemi 19%
48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Families with children17/44
5%Äimärautio
Oulu 20%Pateniemi 27%
46%Hiukkavaara
5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara
University or college degree14/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 41%Pateniemi 43%
62%Hiukkavaara
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara
Unemployment34/44
6%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 14%Pateniemi 10%
45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Average home size15/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio
Oulu 74.8 m²Pateniemi 96.7 m²
129.5 m²Kontio
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Oulu: 20%).

PateniemiOulu

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

Main activity

Students make up 8% of residents, less than in Oulu (11%).

Pateniemi46%22%17%
Oulu44%11%20%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed46%
Unemployed5%
Students8%
Pensioners22%
Children aged 0–1417%
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: 10%; Oulu: 14%
Household size: 2.2; Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person: 44.2 m²; Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

77% of households own their home and 22% rent (Oulu: 45% rent).

Pateniemi77%22%
Oulu54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied77%
Rented22%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (84%). Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (96.7 m² against 74.8 m²).

Pateniemi16%84%
Oulu56%43%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats16%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses84%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

27% of households are families with children (Oulu: 20%) and 31% live alone.

PateniemiOulu

Living alone31%, Oulu 49%
Living alone, under 355%, Oulu 19%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Oulu 6%
With children27%, Oulu 20%
With a child under 36%, Oulu 5%
Single parent5%, Oulu 4%
All members aged 18–6443%, 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: 96.7 m²; Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings: 3,997
Summer cottages: 5

Education and income

Highest qualification

43% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Oulu (41%).

Pateniemi14%38%26%17%
Oulu16%34%24%17%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown14%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification38%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
Master's or higher17%

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

Income groups

15% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 24% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Pateniemi15%61%24%
Oulu22%59%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland15%
Middle 60%61%
Highest 20%24%

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: €28,973; a year, about €2,414 a month; Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €49,350; a year, about €4,112 a month; Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree: 43%; Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 688 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (37%). More common than usual is wholesale and retail trade: 16% of jobs (Oulu: 9%).

Largest industries

PateniemiOulu

Health and social work37%, Oulu 23%
Wholesale and retail trade16%, Oulu 9%
Construction12%, Oulu 8%
Education10%, Oulu 9%
Transport and storage5%, Oulu 4%
Manufacturing5%, Oulu 10%

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

Jobs located here: 688
Jobs per resident: 0.08; People working in the area divided by people living there; Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

Pateniemi16%82%
Oulu19%81%
Finland20%77%

Primary production2%
Industry and construction16%
Services82%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Oulu. Median income has risen by 29% 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, medianPateniemiOuluFinland

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).