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Seinäjoki

Seinäjoki had 66,611 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €26,630 in 2024, 6% above the regional level. 37% of households rented and 62% owned their home. The population has grown by 8.3% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 743 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
66,611residents31 December 2024
€26,630median incomeadults, 2024
37%of households rentingtenure
28%green within 500 maverage
Seinäjoki by postcode area
Map of Seinäjoki: 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
60100 Seinäjoki Keskus11,935€22,73859%40%29%4613.0%13%213
60120 Pohja2,725€24,64651%49%23%4311.7%17%178
60150 Kasperi4,495€24,58145%55%24%4315.0%20%43
60200 Törnävä12,856€29,44432%67%13%377.2%54%87
60220 Huhtala1,934€25,12350%50%31%489.0%58%99
60280 Eskoon Keskuslaitosalue50€21,308––24%490.0%72%7
60320 Alakylä-Jouppi7,518€26,66240%59%19%419.0%27%201
60420 Impivaara1,432€31,6054%96%10%354.5%26%5
60510 Hyllykallio9,461€30,18121%78%14%375.5%27%43
60550 Nurmo Keskus4,277€27,87317%83%22%427.2%16%36
60560 Halkosaari685€29,77713%87%11%355.2%18%11
60640 Kurjenneva687€29,7732%96%16%394.9%54%4
61100 Peräseinäjoki Keskus1,880€23,77326%72%35%4910.3%3%44
61110 Vuolle183€25,9041%98%27%452.4%5%0
61120 Louko655€29,1701%98%19%415.1%46%3
61140 Pasto111€24,7302%94%29%463.8%19%0
61160 Koura543€25,6329%89%24%459.4%43%2
61180 Haapaluoma191€24,8602%91%36%5311.4%23%1
61400 Ylistaro Keskus1,894€24,05528%71%35%5010.6%8%34
61410 Ylistaro Asemanseutu700€26,57310%88%25%4510.8%15%2
61430 Isorehto367€25,3551%97%26%475.6%86%0
61440 Untamala166€27,8973%94%37%508.8%29%1
61450 Kylänpää497€23,8627%92%34%508.7%44%10
61460 Hanhikoski252€25,0012%95%31%455.9%0%1
61470 Kitinoja451€29,97610%88%19%394.0%0%1
61650 Kalakoski306€22,2936%92%33%508.7%0%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 Ostrobothnia.

18%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 45–64
21%
aged 65 and over
42
years, average age

Main activity

Employed46%
Unemployed5%
Students8%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201561,530
201662,052
201762,676
201863,288
201963,781
202064,130
202164,736
202265,323
202366,160
202466,611

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.

€26,630
median income, adults
€29,257
mean income, adults
9.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education18%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification40%
Lower university or polytechnic degree27%
Higher university degree10%

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.

33,497 households and 37,379 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
42.7 m²
floor area per person
81.4 m²
average home size
38%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied62%
Rented37%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households16%
Households with children21%
Pensioner households30%

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

33,847jobs located hereworkplaces
811summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
61%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.

102 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

49schoolsOpenStreetMap
34day-care centresOpenStreetMap
45residents per km²1,465.1 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 Seinäjoki, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Torikeskus shopping mall Seinäjoki 2016
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Torikeskus shopping mall Seinäjoki 2016
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Aluehallintovirasto Seinäjoki
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Aluehallintovirasto Seinäjoki
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Epstori Seinäjoki 2016
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Epstori Seinäjoki 2016
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Ostrobothnia.