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Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta had 73,327 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,611 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 41% of households rented and 58% owned their home. The population has grown by 0.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 405 · in Swedish Villmanstrand · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
73,327residents31 December 2024
€24,611median incomeadults, 2024
41%of households rentingtenure
23%green within 500 maverage
Lappeenranta by postcode area
Map of Lappeenranta: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · Statistics Finland, municipal and regional boundaries 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 33 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode areaResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
53100 Lappeenranta keskus11,238€24,27151%48%34%4911.8%8%243
53130 Keskussairaala-alue-Kimpinen672€26,50173%27%23%4610.9%37%146
53200 Kaukas-Tirilä1,540€25,64852%47%25%4516.3%24%23
53300 Lauritsala-Mälkiä7,142€25,54134%65%26%4616.0%9%27
53400 Laihia1,866€28,7394%95%20%4310.5%56%7
53420 Mustola536€27,97118%80%24%449.6%21%4
53500 Parkkarila-Harapainen-Reijola4,863€27,79725%74%19%4211.9%27%103
53550 Kourulanmäki1,486€29,98022%78%13%387.2%16%31
53600 Kesämäki2,683€23,12452%47%32%4713.0%16%202
53650 Mattila-Kuusela1,858€25,69124%76%26%4612.9%42%7
53810 Kuusimäki-Lavola3,838€22,59347%53%27%4416.8%28%39
53830 Rutola338€29,0022%98%19%417.3%54%2
53900 Pallo-Tysterniemi-Leiri3,760€25,79559%40%25%4412.4%20%216
53920 Voisalmi3,172€23,55249%51%27%4619.5%27%12
53950 Kivisalmi1,974€23,14543%56%26%4722.1%35%7
54100 Joutseno Keskus5,023€25,14823%75%32%4913.2%12%38
54110 Lampikangas1,023€27,13123%76%28%4612.4%46%2
54120 Pulp1,617€26,73724%74%23%4513.8%38%8
54190 Konnunsuo70€21,95229%69%24%4525.0%23%7
54230 Nuijamaa701€25,54510%88%36%5211.6%48%7
54250 Rapattila157€23,2598%88%37%539.5%70%0
54260 Hanhijärvi746€30,2000%99%21%435.1%21%2
54270 Vainikkala379€24,23511%86%38%5317.4%45%4
54300 Vilkjärvi884€26,2424%95%27%4710.0%59%2
54310 Hytti422€29,7762%97%18%406.9%30%2
54330 Simola387€25,70010%88%25%4611.4%52%4
54390 Pulsa122€25,0253%94%37%5515.8%73%2
54410 Ylämaa Keskus840€24,48820%78%41%5513.0%61%14
54430 Hujakkala135€21,7407%89%44%5618.8%64%0
54460 Ylijärvi70€24,6530%94%37%5010.7%33%1
55300 Rauha-Tiuruniemi892€26,37215%82%30%4912.4%28%5
55320 Rauha530€25,66631%66%26%4614.0%54%28
55330 Tiuruniemi46€27,33161%39%17%5020.0%5%1

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for South Karelia.

14%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
25%
aged 65 and over
45
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed6%
Students10%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others4%

Population at the end of each year

201572,875
201672,872
201772,909
201872,699
201972,634
202072,662
202172,634
202272,650
202372,988
202473,327

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and education.

Disposable income in 2024 and education at the end of 2024.

€24,611
median income, adults
€26,869
mean income, adults
13.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification37%
Lower university or polytechnic degree23%
Higher university degree11%

Income is the disposable money income of residents aged 18 and over in 2024: taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and contributions. The median is the middle value, so a few high earners do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

39,530 households and 44,033 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
41.7 m²
floor area per person
74.7 m²
average home size
55%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied58%
Rented41%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households50%
Young one-person households15%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households34%

Household groups overlap: young one-person households, for example, are also counted as one-person households.

31,361jobs located hereworkplaces
3,020summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
44%of homes in housesdetached, semi-detached, terraced

Statistics Finland withholds a figure when fewer than 30 people are behind it (fewer than 10 for workplaces). Missing figures are shown as a dash and never estimated.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

31schoolsOpenStreetMap
24day-care centresOpenStreetMap
43residents per km²1,722.5 km²

Services and green space are measured from each postcode area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and services within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lappeenranta, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Water-tower-Lappeenranta-Finland
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Water-tower-Lappeenranta-Finland
Photo: Petritap · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lappeenrannan vapaaseurakunta
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Lappeenrannan vapaaseurakunta
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Lappeenrannan kaupunginteatteri
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Lappeenrannan kaupunginteatteri
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Karelia.