Kortela

26840 · Rauma · Satakunta

26840 Kortela

In brief

Kortela (26840) has 742 residents, 2% of the population of Rauma. The age structure is close to Rauma's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 29% are 65 or over. 32% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Rauma (104.2 m² compared with 83.4 m²). 87% of households own their home and 12% rent (Rauma: 31% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €943 per m² is that of price area Rauma. The price equals 6.9 years of rent at €11.34 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,899 a year, about €2,325 a month: 7% higher than in Rauma and 6% higher than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Rauma (10%). The area has 71 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (30%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 23% of jobs (Rauma: 4%).

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, more than in Rauma.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
99%
3rd highest of 18 areas in Rauma
Rauma 52%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €943; Figure for Rauma; Rauma€1,210

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €11.34; Figure for Rauma; Rauma€10.93

Residents: 742; -9.2% since 2014; Mean age47.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €27,899; +28.3% since 2014; a year, about €2,325 a month; Rauma€26,196; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 12%; of 345 households; Rauma31%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 30%; of residents aged 18 or over; Rauma31%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €943 per m² is that of price area Rauma. The price equals 6.9 years of rent at €11.34 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€943

Figure for Rauma
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 26 sales

Rent per m² a month

€11.34

Figure for Rauma
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Rauma: €10.93

Price-to-rent ratio: 6.9 years; Rauma: 9.2
Gross rental yield: 14.4%; Rauma: 10.8%
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.9%-3.9%Rent+0.6%+0.3%; Average of the price index (Rauma) and rent index (Rauma)

Source: Statistics Finland

Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Rauma.

Median disposable income8/18
€24,168Sampaanala
Rauma €26,196Kortela €27,899
€31,623Monnanummi
€24,168Sampaanala€31,623Monnanummi
Households renting8/18
1%Kuolimaa
Rauma 31%Kortela 12%
46%Rauma Keskus
1%Kuolimaa46%Rauma Keskus
Aged 16 to 349/18
11%Voiluoto
Rauma 21%Kortela 17%
25%Kodiksami
11%Voiluoto25%Kodiksami
Aged 65 or over5/18
14%Monnanummi
Rauma 27%Kortela 29%
31%Kuolimaa
14%Monnanummi31%Kuolimaa
Families with children12/18
14%Rauma Keskus
Rauma 18%Kortela 19%
35%Kaaro
14%Rauma Keskus35%Kaaro
University or college degree5/18
19%Kodiksami
Rauma 31%Kortela 30%
45%Monnanummi
19%Kodiksami45%Monnanummi
Unemployment6/18
4%Kolla
Rauma 10%Kortela 10%
15%Sampaanala
4%Kolla15%Sampaanala
Average home size11/18
70.4 m²Rauma Keskus
Rauma 83.4 m²Kortela 104.2 m²
119.9 m²Kolla
70.4 m²Rauma Keskus119.9 m²Kolla

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Rauma's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 29% are 65 or over.

KortelaRauma

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 45% of residents, more than in Rauma (43%).

Kortela45%29%14%
Rauma43%29%13%
Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age: 47.0; Rauma: 46.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Rauma: 10%
Household size: 2.2; Rauma: 1.9
Floor area per person: 48.8 m²; Rauma: 45.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

87% of households own their home and 12% rent (Rauma: 31% rent).

Kortela87%12%
Rauma68%31%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Rauma (104.2 m² compared with 83.4 m²).

Kortela99%
Rauma46%52%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

32% of households are people living alone and 19% are families with children.

KortelaRauma

Living alone32%, Rauma 47%
Living alone, under 354%, Rauma 12%
Couple under 35, no children4%, Rauma 3%
With children19%, Rauma 18%
With a child under 33%, Rauma 3%
Single parent1%, Rauma 4%
All members aged 18–6438%, Rauma 46%
At least one member 65 or over43%, Rauma 37%

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

Average dwelling size: 104.2 m²; Rauma: 83.4 m²
Dwellings: 365
Summer cottages: 77

Education and income

Highest qualification

30% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Rauma (31%).

Kortela21%46%22%
Rauma24%39%23%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 17% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kortela17%67%17%
Rauma19%62%19%
Finland20%60%20%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €27,899; a year, about €2,325 a month; Rauma: €26,196
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €49,612; a year, about €4,134 a month; Rauma: €37,811
University or college degree: 30%; Rauma: 31%

Jobs

The area has 71 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (30%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 23% of jobs (Rauma: 4%).

Largest industries

KortelaRauma

Wholesale and retail trade30%, Rauma 9%
Accommodation and food services23%, Rauma 4%
Health and social work18%, Rauma 16%
Transport and storage10%, Rauma 7%
Professional, scientific and technical7%, Rauma 4%
Education6%, Rauma 6%

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

Jobs located here: 71
Jobs per resident: 0.10; People working in the area divided by people living there; Rauma: 0.43

Sectors

Kortela96%
Rauma36%63%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, more than in Rauma. Median income has risen by 28% since 2014, at the same pace as in Rauma.

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianKortelaRaumaFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. 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 monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each 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).