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Ruokolahti

Ruokolahti had 4,733 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,801 in 2024, 5% above the regional level. 16% of households rented and 83% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 700 · in Swedish Ruokolax · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,733residents31 December 2024
€25,801median incomeadults, 2024
16%of households rentingtenure
36%green within 500 maverage
Ruokolahti by postcode area
Map of Ruokolahti: 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 8 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
56100 Ruokolahti Keskus1,852€24,98928%70%43%5512.4%24%24
56120 Salosaari771€29,5358%92%26%4812.5%12%2
56140 Äitsaari193€24,4292%97%40%5914.1%83%1
56210 Virmutjoki360€25,8593%95%33%5112.1%29%5
56310 Syyspohja181€25,9120%99%47%5910.3%83%0
56410 Kaiturinpää137€27,1134%93%44%5719.0%100%1
56440 Pohja-Lankila188€23,4306%93%41%5525.4%64%3
56510 Puntala368€25,99518%82%27%4916.8%67%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.

12%
aged under 16
5%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–44
30%
aged 45–64
38%
aged 65 and over
53
years, average age

Main activity

Employed36%
Unemployed6%
Students5%
Pensioners41%
Children aged 0–1411%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20155,312
20165,245
20175,218
20185,099
20194,994
20204,922
20214,913
20224,842
20234,758
20244,733

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.

€25,801
median income, adults
€28,051
mean income, adults
14.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree6%

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.

2,464 households and 2,951 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
50.8 m²
floor area per person
92.1 m²
average home size
12%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied83%
Rented16%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households3%
Households with children14%
Pensioner households51%

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

976jobs located hereworkplaces
3,572summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
86%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.

12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 36% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
4residents per km²1,216.0 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 Ruokolahti, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ruokolahden kirkko
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Ruokolahden kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ruokolahti kellotapuli
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Ruokolahti kellotapuli
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ruokolahti
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Ruokolahti
Photo: Teuvo Salmenjoki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Karelia.