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Lappajärvi

Lappajärvi had 2,758 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €22,010 in 2024, 12% below the regional level. 17% of households rented and 81% owned their home. The population has fallen by 14% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 403 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,758residents31 December 2024
€22,010median incomeadults, 2024
17%of households rentingtenure
11%green within 500 maverage
Lappajärvi by postcode area
Map of Lappajärvi: 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 6 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
62600 Lappajärvi Keskus1,664€22,35326%72%37%499.0%5%22
62610 Tarvola116€24,2225%90%42%532.2%0%0
62620 Ala-Seppä141€22,2273%97%42%586.9%95%0
62630 Karvala268€20,3842%94%49%566.1%8%2
62640 Savonkylä99€23,9440%96%36%5212.2%48%0
62660 Itäkylä458€19,8563%96%42%547.0%5%2

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
7%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
39%
aged 65 and over
51
years, average age

Main activity

Employed33%
Unemployed3%
Students7%
Pensioners42%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20153,215
20163,176
20173,140
20183,078
20192,996
20202,925
20212,866
20222,820
20232,789
20242,758

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.

€22,010
median income, adults
€25,469
mean income, adults
8.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification47%
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.

1,325 households and 1,801 homes at the end of 2024.

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

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied81%
Rented17%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households40%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households56%

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

738jobs located hereworkplaces
1,195summer 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.

14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²532.1 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 Lappajärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lappajärven kunnanvirasto 2014
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Lappajärven kunnanvirasto 2014
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY 4.0
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Stadio Nissi 2014
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Stadio Nissi 2014
Photo: Zunter · CC0
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Nissintietä 2014
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Nissintietä 2014
Photo: Zunter · CC0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Ostrobothnia.