Koura

61160 · Seinäjoki · Etelä-Pohjanmaa

61160 Koura

In brief

Koura (61160) has 543 residents, 1% of the population of Seinäjoki. The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over. 32% of households are people living alone and 23% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Seinäjoki (94.1 m² compared with 81.4 m²). 89% of households own their home and 9% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,835 per m² is that of price area Seinäjoki. The price equals 11.1 years of rent at €13.81 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,632 a year, about €2,136 a month: 4% lower than in Seinäjoki and about the same as in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Seinäjoki (9%). The area has 72 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (44%). More common than usual is mining and quarrying: 6% of jobs (Seinäjoki: under 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, while it has grown in Seinäjoki.

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,835; Figure for Seinäjoki; Seinäjoki€1,959

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €13.81; Figure for Seinäjoki; Seinäjoki€13.40

Residents: 543; -9.3% since 2014; Mean age45.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,632; +31.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,136 a month; Seinäjoki€26,630; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 9%; of 241 households; Seinäjoki37%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 24%; of residents aged 18 or over; Seinäjoki36%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,835 per m² is that of price area Seinäjoki. The price equals 11.1 years of rent at €13.81 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,835

Figure for Seinäjoki
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 22 sales

Rent per m² a month

€13.81

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

Seinäjoki: €13.40

Price-to-rent ratio: 11.1 years; Seinäjoki: 12.2
Gross rental yield: 9.0%; Seinäjoki: 8.2%
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.0%-0.1%Rent+0.7%+1.0%; Average of the price index (Seinäjoki) and rent index (Seinäjoki)

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 Seinäjoki.

Median disposable income13/25
€22,293Kalakoski
Seinäjoki €26,630Koura €25,632
€31,605Impivaara
€22,293Kalakoski€31,605Impivaara
Households renting14/25
1%Louko
Seinäjoki 37%Koura 9%
59%Seinäjoki Keskus
1%Louko59%Seinäjoki Keskus
Aged 16 to 3416/25
10%Hanhikoski
Seinäjoki 26%Koura 15%
35%Seinäjoki Keskus
10%Hanhikoski35%Seinäjoki Keskus
Aged 65 or over14/25
10%Impivaara
Seinäjoki 21%Koura 24%
37%Untamala
10%Impivaara37%Untamala
Families with children12/25
9%Seinäjoki Keskus
Seinäjoki 21%Koura 23%
44%Impivaara
9%Seinäjoki Keskus44%Impivaara
University or college degree19/25
15%Kalakoski
Seinäjoki 36%Koura 24%
50%Impivaara
15%Kalakoski50%Impivaara
Unemployment8/25
2%Vuolle
Seinäjoki 9%Koura 9%
15%Kasperi
2%Vuolle15%Kasperi
Average home size14/25
60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus
Seinäjoki 81.4 m²Koura 94.1 m²
125.7 m²Impivaara
60.3 m²Seinäjoki Keskus125.7 m²Impivaara

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Seinäjoki's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over.

KouraSeinäjoki

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 27% of residents, more than in Seinäjoki (23%).

Koura44%27%17%
Seinäjoki46%23%16%
Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age: 45.0; Seinäjoki: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Seinäjoki: 9%
Household size: 2.3; Seinäjoki: 2.0
Floor area per person: 44.6 m²; Seinäjoki: 42.7 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

89% of households own their home and 9% rent (Seinäjoki: 37% rent).

Koura89%
Seinäjoki62%37%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Seinäjoki (94.1 m² compared with 81.4 m²).

Koura97%
Seinäjoki38%61%
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 23% are families with children.

KouraSeinäjoki

Living alone32%, Seinäjoki 47%
Living alone, under 356%, Seinäjoki 16%
Couple under 35, no children1%, Seinäjoki 5%
With children23%, Seinäjoki 21%
With a child under 33%, Seinäjoki 5%
Single parent5%, Seinäjoki 4%
All members aged 18–6440%, Seinäjoki 49%
At least one member 65 or over37%, Seinäjoki 30%

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

Average dwelling size: 94.1 m²; Seinäjoki: 81.4 m²
Dwellings: 305
Summer cottages: 42

Education and income

Highest qualification

24% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Seinäjoki (36%).

Koura25%48%19%
Seinäjoki18%40%27%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

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

Koura20%63%16%
Seinäjoki18%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: €25,632; a year, about €2,136 a month; Seinäjoki: €26,630
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €43,411; a year, about €3,618 a month; Seinäjoki: €36,858
University or college degree: 24%; Seinäjoki: 36%

Jobs

The area has 72 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (44%). More common than usual is mining and quarrying: 6% of jobs (Seinäjoki: under 1%).

Largest industries

KouraSeinäjoki

Manufacturing44%, Seinäjoki 15%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing21%, Seinäjoki 2%
Construction7%, Seinäjoki 7%
Mining and quarrying6%, Seinäjoki 0%
Wholesale and retail trade6%, Seinäjoki 12%
Education6%, Seinäjoki 6%

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

Jobs located here: 72
Jobs per resident: 0.13; People working in the area divided by people living there; Seinäjoki: 0.51

Sectors

Koura21%57%22%
Seinäjoki22%76%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, while it has grown in Seinäjoki. Median income has risen by 31% since 2014, at the same pace as in Seinäjoki.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKouraSeinäjokiFinland

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).