In brief
Rajakylä (90580) has 4,369 residents, 2% of the population of Oulu. The age structure is close to Oulu's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.
58% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 42% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (80.7 m² against 74.8 m²). 52% of households own their home and 48% rent (Oulu: 45% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €918 per m² on average, 57% less than the average in Oulu. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Oulu. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020. The price equals 5.6 years of rent at €13.78 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,540 a year, about €1,962 a month: 9% lower than in Oulu and 11% lower than in Finland. 22% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Oulu (14%). The area has 467 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 23% of jobs (Oulu: 4%).
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Oulu.
Rank among the city's areas
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€918
The lowest of 24 areas in Oulu
Oulu €2,136
Unemployment
22%
5th highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 14%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €918
- -19.9% since 2020
- Oulu€2,136
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €13.78
- Figure for Oulu 2
- Oulu€14.67
- Residents
- 4,369
- -3.7% since 2014
- Mean age43.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €23,540
- +25.0% since 2014
- a year, about €1,962 a month
- Oulu€25,996
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 48%
- of 2,303 households
- Oulu45%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 32%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Oulu41%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €918 per m² on average, 57% less than the average in Oulu. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Oulu. The price per m² has fallen by 20% since 2020.
Price per m²
€918
Postal code area 90580
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 14 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
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 5.6 years
- Oulu: 12.1
- Gross rental yield
- 18.0%
- 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
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.
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 bedroom24/24
€918Rajakylä€3,397ÄimärautioOulu €2,136Rajakylä €918€918Rajakylä€3,397ÄimärautioMedian disposable income32/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738HiukkavaaraOulu €25,996Rajakylä €23,540€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738HiukkavaaraHouseholds renting13/44
2%Kontio92%KontinkangasOulu 45%Rajakylä 48%2%Kontio92%KontinkangasAged 16 to 3419/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%ÄimärautioOulu 30%Rajakylä 24%5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%ÄimärautioAged 65 or over21/44
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - RäinäOulu 18%Rajakylä 21%5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - RäinäFamilies with children27/44
5%Äimärautio46%HiukkavaaraOulu 20%Rajakylä 18%5%Äimärautio46%HiukkavaaraUniversity or college degree34/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%HiukkavaaraOulu 41%Rajakylä 32%14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%HiukkavaaraUnemployment5/44
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - RäinäOulu 14%Rajakylä 22%6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - RäinäAverage home size28/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²KontioOulu 74.8 m²Rajakylä 80.7 m²45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Oulu's: 24% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over.
RajakyläOulu
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 37% of residents, less than in Oulu (44%).
- Rajakylä37%10%24%14%
- Oulu44%11%20%16%
- Finland43%26%15%
- Employed37%
- Unemployed10%
- Students10%
- Pensioners24%
- Children aged 0–1414%
- Other4%
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
- 22%
- Oulu: 14%
- Household size
- 1.9
- Oulu: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 43.7 m²
- Oulu: 39.7 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
52% of households own their home and 48% rent (Oulu: 45% rent).
- Rajakylä52%48%
- Oulu54%45%
- Finland61%38%
- Owner-occupied52%
- Rented48%
- Other or unknown1%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
58% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 42% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Oulu (80.7 m² against 74.8 m²).
- Rajakylä42%58%
- Oulu56%43%
- Finland48%50%
- Blocks of flats42%
- Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses58%
- Other buildings0%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
50% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.
RajakyläOulu
- Living alone50%, Oulu 49%
- Living alone, under 3514%, Oulu 19%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Oulu 6%
- With children18%, Oulu 20%
- With a child under 34%, Oulu 5%
- Single parent6%, Oulu 4%
- All members aged 18–6456%, 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
- 80.7 m²
- Oulu: 74.8 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,475
- Summer cottages
- 1
Education and income
Highest qualification
32% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Oulu (41%).
- Rajakylä23%38%19%13%
- Oulu16%34%24%17%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
- Basic education or unknown23%
- Matriculation examination7%
- Vocational qualification38%
- Bachelor's or lowest tertiary19%
- Master's or higher13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
27% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).
- Rajakylä27%60%13%
- Oulu22%59%19%
- Finland20%60%20%
- Lowest 20% in Finland27%
- Middle 60%60%
- Highest 20%13%
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
- €23,540
- a year, about €1,962 a month
- Oulu: €25,996
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €33,119
- a year, about €2,760 a month
- Oulu: €35,724
- University or college degree
- 32%
- Oulu: 41%
Jobs
The area has 467 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 23% of jobs (Oulu: 4%).
Largest industries
RajakyläOulu
- Health and social work41%, Oulu 23%
- Transport and storage23%, Oulu 4%
- Education13%, Oulu 9%
- Manufacturing8%, Oulu 10%
- Wholesale and retail trade5%, Oulu 9%
- Accommodation and food services3%, Oulu 3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 467
- Jobs per resident
- 0.11
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Oulu: 0.46
Sectors
- Rajakylä10%90%
- Oulu19%81%
- Finland20%77%
- Primary production0%
- Industry and construction10%
- Services90%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Oulu. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, at the same pace as in Oulu.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).