Taskila-Toppila

90520 · Oulu · Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

90520 Taskila-Toppila

In brief

Taskila-Toppila (90520) has 8,453 residents, 4% of the population of Oulu. Young adults stand out: 49% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Oulu: 30%). 63% of households are people living alone and 11% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (89%). Homes are smaller on average than in Oulu (53.2 m² against 74.8 m²). 75% of households rent their home, more than in Oulu (45%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Oulu. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,330 per m² on average, 9% more than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 11% since 2020. The price equals 12.5 years of rent at €15.57 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €21,048 a year, about €1,754 a month: 19% lower than in Oulu and 20% lower than in Finland. 19% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Oulu (14%). The area has 1,045 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (21%). More common than usual is energy supply: 11% of jobs (Oulu: under 1%).

The number of residents has grown by 68% since 2014, faster than in Oulu.

Rank among the city's areas

Households renting
75%
3rd highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 45%
Students
17%
3rd highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 11%
Aged 16 to 34
49%
4th highest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 30%
Average home size
53.2 m²
4th smallest of 44 areas in Oulu
Oulu 74.8 m²

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,330; +10.6% since 2020; Oulu€2,136

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.57; Figure for Oulu 1; Oulu€14.67

Residents: 8,453; +68.1% since 2014; Mean age36.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €21,048; +27.1% since 2014; a year, about €1,754 a month; Oulu€25,996; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 75%; of 5,435 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 €2,330 per m² on average, 9% more than the average in Oulu. The price per m² has risen by 11% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,330

Postal code area 90520
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 13 sales

Rent per m² a month

€15.57

Figure for Oulu 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Oulu: €14.67

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Taskila-Toppila€2,330Oulu €2,136

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 12.5 years; Oulu: 12.1
Gross rental yield: 8.0%; Oulu: 8.2%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 600–€760; Figure for Oulu 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.9%-3.0%Rent+1.4%+1.5%; Average of the price index (Oulu 1) 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: households renting.

Price per m², 1 bedroom10/24
€918Rajakylä
Oulu €2,136Taskila-Toppila €2,330
€3,397Äimärautio
€918Rajakylä€3,397Äimärautio
Median disposable income41/44
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa
Oulu €25,996Taskila-Toppila €21,048
€33,738Hiukkavaara
€18,045Kaijonharju-Linnanmaa€33,738Hiukkavaara
Households renting3/44
2%Kontio
Oulu 45%Taskila-Toppila 75%
92%Kontinkangas
2%Kontio92%Kontinkangas
Aged 16 to 344/44
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 30%Taskila-Toppila 49%
61%Äimärautio
5%Pahkakoski - Räinä61%Äimärautio
Aged 65 or over39/44
5%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 18%Taskila-Toppila 11%
48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
5%Hiukkavaara48%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Families with children36/44
5%Äimärautio
Oulu 20%Taskila-Toppila 11%
46%Hiukkavaara
5%Äimärautio46%Hiukkavaara
University or college degree33/44
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Oulu 41%Taskila-Toppila 32%
62%Hiukkavaara
14%Pahkakoski - Räinä62%Hiukkavaara
Unemployment7/44
6%Hiukkavaara
Oulu 14%Taskila-Toppila 19%
45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
6%Hiukkavaara45%Pahkakoski - Räinä
Average home size41/44
45.6 m²Äimärautio
Oulu 74.8 m²Taskila-Toppila 53.2 m²
129.5 m²Kontio
45.6 m²Äimärautio129.5 m²Kontio

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 49% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Oulu: 30%).

Taskila-ToppilaOulu

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 9% of residents, less than in Oulu (16%).

Taskila-Toppila45%10%17%15%
Oulu44%11%20%16%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed45%
Unemployed10%
Students17%
Pensioners15%
Children aged 0–149%
Other4%

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

Mean age: 36.0; Oulu: 40.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 19%; Oulu: 14%
Household size: 1.5; Oulu: 1.9
Floor area per person: 34.7 m²; Oulu: 39.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

75% of households rent their home, more than in Oulu (45%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Oulu.

Taskila-Toppila25%75%
Oulu54%45%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied25%
Rented75%
Other or unknown0%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (89%). Homes are smaller on average than in Oulu (53.2 m² against 74.8 m²).

Taskila-Toppila89%10%
Oulu56%43%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats89%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses10%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

63% of households are people living alone and 11% are families with children.

Taskila-ToppilaOulu

Living alone63%, Oulu 49%
Living alone, under 3538%, Oulu 19%
Couple under 35, no children9%, Oulu 6%
With children11%, Oulu 20%
With a child under 33%, Oulu 5%
Single parent4%, Oulu 4%
All members aged 18–6477%, Oulu 56%
At least one member 65 or over13%, Oulu 24%

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

Average dwelling size: 53.2 m²; Oulu: 74.8 m²
Dwellings: 5,901
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

32% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Oulu (41%).

Taskila-Toppila16%19%32%20%12%
Oulu16%34%24%17%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown16%
Matriculation examination19%
Vocational qualification32%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary20%
Master's or higher12%

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

Income groups

33% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland, more than in Finland (20%).

Taskila-Toppila33%56%12%
Oulu22%59%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland33%
Middle 60%56%
Highest 20%12%

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: €21,048; a year, about €1,754 a month; Oulu: €25,996
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €25,698; a year, about €2,142 a month; Oulu: €35,724
University or college degree: 32%; Oulu: 41%

Jobs

The area has 1,045 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (21%). More common than usual is energy supply: 11% of jobs (Oulu: under 1%).

Largest industries

Taskila-ToppilaOulu

Wholesale and retail trade21%, Oulu 9%
Health and social work17%, Oulu 23%
Energy supply11%, Oulu 0%
Construction10%, Oulu 8%
Administrative and support services9%, Oulu 7%
Manufacturing7%, Oulu 10%

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

Jobs located here: 1,045
Jobs per resident: 0.12; People working in the area divided by people living there; Oulu: 0.46

Sectors

Taskila-Toppila29%71%
Oulu19%81%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction29%
Services71%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 68% since 2014, faster than in Oulu. Median income has risen by 27% 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, medianTaskila-ToppilaOuluFinland

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).