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97670 · Rovaniemi · Lappi

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97670 Kivitaipale

In brief

Kivitaipale (97670) has 228 residents, under 1% of the population of Rovaniemi. Older residents stand out: 36% are 65 or over (Rovaniemi: 21%). 26% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (98%). Homes are larger on average than in Rovaniemi (89.3 m² compared with 74.4 m²). 82% of households own their home and 12% 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 €24,926 a year, about €2,077 a month: 5% lower than in Rovaniemi and 5% lower than in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Rovaniemi (9%). The area has 26 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (31%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 8% of jobs (Rovaniemi: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, while it has grown in Rovaniemi.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Homes in small houses

    98%

    6th highest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi

    Rovaniemi 47%

  • Living alone

    26%

    6th lowest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi

    Rovaniemi 49%

  • Aged 16 to 34

    12%

    7th lowest of 33 areas in Rovaniemi

    Rovaniemi 26%

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
228
-14.9% since 2014
Mean age49.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€24,926
+29.2% since 2014
a year, about €2,077 a month
Rovaniemi€26,370
Finland€26,351
Households renting
12%
of 104 households
Rovaniemi41%
Finland38%
University or college degree
23%
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.

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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 Rovaniemi.

  • Median disposable income21/33

    €19,981Juotas
    Rovaniemi €26,370Kivitaipale €24,926
    €31,525Koskenkylä
    €19,981Juotas€31,525Koskenkylä

  • Households renting21/33

    1%Narkaus - Kämät
    Rovaniemi 41%Kivitaipale 12%
    69%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi
    1%Narkaus - Kämät69%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi

  • Aged 16 to 3427/33

    6%Marraskoski
    Rovaniemi 26%Kivitaipale 12%
    48%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi
    6%Marraskoski48%Niemelänkangas - Korvanniemi

  • Aged 65 or over9/33

    4%Someroharju
    Rovaniemi 21%Kivitaipale 36%
    56%Autti
    4%Someroharju56%Autti

  • Families with children11/33

    3%Juotas
    Rovaniemi 20%Kivitaipale 23%
    40%Ylikylä - Patosaari
    3%Juotas40%Ylikylä - Patosaari

  • University or college degree26/33

    16%Someroharju
    Rovaniemi 37%Kivitaipale 23%
    55%Pöykkölä
    16%Someroharju55%Pöykkölä

  • Unemployment11/33

    4%Rautionsaari
    Rovaniemi 9%Kivitaipale 11%
    33%Juotas
    4%Rautionsaari33%Juotas

  • Average home size15/33

    55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus
    Rovaniemi 74.4 m²Kivitaipale 89.3 m²
    115.2 m²Koskenkylä
    55.2 m²Rovaniemi Keskus115.2 m²Koskenkylä

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 36% are 65 or over (Rovaniemi: 21%).

KivitaipaleRovaniemi

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 37% of residents, more than in Rovaniemi (24%).

  • Kivitaipale36%37%14%
  • 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
49.0
Rovaniemi: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
11%
Rovaniemi: 9%
Household size
2.2
Rovaniemi: 1.9
Floor area per person
43.1 m²
Rovaniemi: 40.6 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

82% of households own their home and 12% rent (Rovaniemi: 41% rent).

  • Kivitaipale82%12%
  • 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 (89.3 m² compared with 74.4 m²).

  • Kivitaipale98%
  • Rovaniemi51%47%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

26% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

KivitaipaleRovaniemi

  • Living alone26%, Rovaniemi 49%
  • Living alone, under 353%, Rovaniemi 16%
  • Couple under 35, no children4%, Rovaniemi 5%
  • With children23%, Rovaniemi 20%
  • With a child under 32%, Rovaniemi 4%
  • Single parent6%, Rovaniemi 5%
  • All members aged 18–6428%, Rovaniemi 50%
  • At least one member 65 or over51%, Rovaniemi 30%

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

Average dwelling size
89.3 m²
Rovaniemi: 74.4 m²
Dwellings
128
Summer cottages
159

Education and income

Highest qualification

23% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Rovaniemi (37%).

  • Kivitaipale19%56%19%
  • Rovaniemi16%40%25%12%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

21% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Kivitaipale21%63%16%
  • 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
€24,926
a year, about €2,077 a month
Rovaniemi: €26,370
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€45,610
a year, about €3,801 a month
Rovaniemi: €35,687
University or college degree
23%
Rovaniemi: 37%

Jobs

The area has 26 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (31%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 8% of jobs (Rovaniemi: 2%).

Largest industries

KivitaipaleRovaniemi

  • Health and social work31%, Rovaniemi 25%
  • Construction27%, Rovaniemi 7%
  • Education19%, Rovaniemi 8%
  • Manufacturing12%, Rovaniemi 4%
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing8%, Rovaniemi 2%
  • Administrative and support services4%, Rovaniemi 10%

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

Jobs located here
26
Jobs per resident
0.11
People working in the area divided by people living there
Rovaniemi: 0.45

Sectors

  • Kivitaipale38%54%
  • Rovaniemi13%86%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, while it has grown in Rovaniemi. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Rovaniemi.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKivitaipaleRovaniemiFinland

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).