In brief
Juotas (97650) has 106 residents, under 1% of the population of Rovaniemi. It is the 3rd smallest among the postal code areas of Rovaniemi. Older residents stand out: 44% are 65 or over (Rovaniemi: 21%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Rovaniemi. 52% of households are people living alone and 3% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Rovaniemi (77.2 m² compared with 74.4 m²). 84% of households own their home and 9% rent (Rovaniemi: 41% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,022 per m² is that of price area Rovaniemi. The price equals 10.3 years of rent at €16.40 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €19,981 a year, about €1,665 a month: 24% lower than in Rovaniemi and 24% lower than in Finland. It is the lowest among the postal code areas of Rovaniemi. 33% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Rovaniemi (9%).
The number of residents has fallen by 22% since 2014, while it has grown in Rovaniemi.
Rank among the city's areas
Unemployment
33%
The highest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi 9%
Jobs per resident
0.04
The lowest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi 0.45
Families with children
3%
The lowest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi 20%
Aged 65 or over
44%
3rd highest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi 21%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,022
- Figure for Rovaniemi
- Rovaniemi€2,061
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €16.40
- Figure for Rovaniemi
- Rovaniemi€15.67
- Residents
- 106
- -22.1% since 2014
- Mean age58.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €19,981
- +33.9% since 2014
- a year, about €1,665 a month
- Rovaniemi€26,370
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 9%
- of 67 households
- Rovaniemi41%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 20%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Rovaniemi37%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,022 per m² is that of price area Rovaniemi. The price equals 10.3 years of rent at €16.40 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,022
Figure for Rovaniemi
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 92 sales
Rent per m² a month
€16.40
Figure for Rovaniemi
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Rovaniemi: €15.67
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 10.3 years
- Rovaniemi: 11.0
- Gross rental yield
- 9.7%
- Rovaniemi: 9.1%
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.9%+2.7%Rent+1.8%+2.3%
- Average of the price index (Rovaniemi) and rent index (Rovaniemi)
Source: Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.
Rent, right of occupancy or buy?Enter a flat in this area and see which option is best, year by year.Compare hereCompared with the other areas
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Rovaniemi in 4 of 8 figures: median income, aged 65 or over, families with children, unemployment.
Median disposable income33/33
€19,981Juotas€31,525KoskenkyläRovaniemi €26,370Juotas €19,981€19,981Juotas€31,525KoskenkyläHouseholds renting25/33
1%Narkaus - Kämät69%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiRovaniemi 41%Juotas 9%1%Narkaus - Kämät69%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiAged 16 to 3430/33
6%Marraskoski48%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiRovaniemi 26%Juotas 10%6%Marraskoski48%Niemelänkangas - KorvanniemiAged 65 or over3/33
4%Someroharju56%AuttiRovaniemi 21%Juotas 44%4%Someroharju56%AuttiFamilies with children33/33
3%Juotas40%Ylikylä - PatosaariRovaniemi 20%Juotas 3%3%Juotas40%Ylikylä - PatosaariUniversity or college degree28/33
16%Someroharju55%PöykköläRovaniemi 37%Juotas 20%16%Someroharju55%PöykköläUnemployment1/33
4%Rautionsaari33%JuotasRovaniemi 9%Juotas 33%4%Rautionsaari33%JuotasAverage home size26/33
55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus115.2 m²KoskenkyläRovaniemi 74.4 m²Juotas 77.2 m²55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus115.2 m²Koskenkylä
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 44% are 65 or over (Rovaniemi: 21%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Rovaniemi.
JuotasRovaniemi
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 57% of residents, more than in Rovaniemi (24%).
- Juotas25%12%57%
- Rovaniemi46%24%15%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 58.0
- Rovaniemi: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 33%
- Rovaniemi: 9%
- Household size
- 1.6
- Rovaniemi: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 49.9 m²
- Rovaniemi: 40.6 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
84% of households own their home and 9% rent (Rovaniemi: 41% rent).
- Juotas84%
- Rovaniemi57%41%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Rovaniemi (77.2 m² compared with 74.4 m²).
- Juotas98%
- Rovaniemi51%47%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
52% of households are people living alone and 3% are families with children.
JuotasRovaniemi
- Living alone52%, Rovaniemi 49%
- Living alone, under 351%, Rovaniemi 16%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Rovaniemi 5%
- With children3%, Rovaniemi 20%
- With a child under 30%, Rovaniemi 4%
- Single parent0%, Rovaniemi 5%
- All members aged 18–6440%, Rovaniemi 50%
- At least one member 65 or over57%, Rovaniemi 30%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 77.2 m²
- Rovaniemi: 74.4 m²
- Dwellings
- 92
- Summer cottages
- 105
Education and income
Highest qualification
20% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Rovaniemi (37%).
- Juotas25%54%18%
- Rovaniemi16%40%25%12%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
34% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Juotas34%55%11%
- Rovaniemi18%65%17%
- 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
- €19,981
- a year, about €1,665 a month
- Rovaniemi: €26,370
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €28,915
- a year, about €2,410 a month
- Rovaniemi: €35,687
- University or college degree
- 20%
- Rovaniemi: 37%
Jobs
Largest industries
JuotasRovaniemi
Not published: too few residents
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 4
- Jobs per resident
- 0.04
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Rovaniemi: 0.45
Sectors
Not published: too few residents
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 22% since 2014, while it has grown in Rovaniemi. Median income has risen by 34% since 2014, at the same pace as in Rovaniemi.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).