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Kurikka

Kurikka had 19,509 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,038 in 2024, 4% below the regional level. 21% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 10% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 301 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
19,509residents31 December 2024
€24,038median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
15%green within 500 maverage
Kurikka by postcode area
Map of Kurikka: 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 26 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
61220 Myllysalo211€25,5885%91%26%4812.6%0%0
61230 Luopa631€25,9845%92%25%456.5%0%3
61250 Jalasto265€26,9662%93%26%469.1%0%0
61270 Luopajärvi553€27,2126%93%19%424.1%0%3
61280 Jokipii471€25,3319%91%30%487.6%13%1
61290 Taivalmaa97€29,3612%98%22%430.0%0%0
61300 Kurikka Keskus6,304€24,18628%71%32%488.1%12%54
61310 Panttila641€26,10513%85%27%4612.8%0%1
61360 Mieto890€27,0575%94%28%479.2%54%2
61370 Lohiluoma301€23,6711%96%30%484.7%27%0
61380 Polvenkylä157€22,9313%95%21%436.3%51%1
61600 Jalasjärvi Keskus3,717€23,37032%66%36%518.6%13%23
61630 Hirvijärvi273€26,0797%89%25%446.2%2%0
61640 Ala-Valli185€22,4917%87%34%505.1%0%1
61680 Mantila206€26,2182%95%30%482.0%0%0
61710 Pentinmäki277€24,6842%97%26%458.1%0%1
61720 Koskue468€24,3145%93%31%498.5%0%5
61730 Yli-Valli202€19,5365%95%37%526.6%90%1
61760 Ilvesjoki273€24,1945%93%27%479.6%10%1
66300 Jurva Keskus1,882€22,28930%69%39%529.4%6%24
66320 Niemenkylä274€23,8123%93%41%5310.7%11%0
66330 Hakko221€22,6175%94%39%5312.0%96%0
66340 Sarvijoki270€23,6957%91%43%5511.8%31%3
66350 Tainus123€22,3812%97%37%514.1%22%0
66360 Kesti340€22,8495%94%41%5213.3%11%2
66370 Närvijoki222€21,9267%87%47%587.1%74%0

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 Ostrobothnia.

15%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
33%
aged 65 and over
49
years, average age

Main activity

Employed39%
Unemployed4%
Students6%
Pensioners35%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201521,734
201621,501
201721,203
201820,952
201920,678
202020,456
202120,197
202219,890
202319,759
202419,509

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.

€24,038
median income, adults
€27,120
mean income, adults
8.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
Higher university degree5%

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.

9,656 households and 11,816 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
48.0 m²
floor area per person
91.7 m²
average home size
10%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented21%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households46%

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

6,860jobs located hereworkplaces
954summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
87%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.

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

20schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
11residents per km²1,743.0 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 Kurikka, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kurikka church 2014
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Kurikka church 2014
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY 3.0
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Kurikan keskustaa 2014
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Kurikan keskustaa 2014
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY 3.0
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Kyrönjokea Kurikassa 2012
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Kyrönjokea Kurikassa 2012
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Ostrobothnia.