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Soini

Soini had 1,800 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,010 in 2024, 8% below the regional level. 18% of households rented and 81% owned their home. The population has fallen by 19% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 759 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,800residents31 December 2024
€23,010median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
30%green within 500 maverage
Soini by postcode area
Map of Soini: 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 4 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
63800 Soini Keskus1,461€23,57821%78%34%498.8%30%20
63830 Keisala51€19,690––37%5710.5%0%0
63880 Kukonkylä140€21,2874%93%45%553.9%12%2
63890 Hautakylä92€21,4920%100%35%5011.1%74%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.

16%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
35%
aged 65 and over
50
years, average age

Main activity

Employed36%
Unemployed4%
Students4%
Pensioners39%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20152,224
20162,186
20172,114
20182,085
20192,052
20202,007
20211,997
20221,942
20231,873
20241,800

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.

€23,010
median income, adults
€25,507
mean income, adults
8.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education31%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree16%
Higher university degree4%

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.

873 households and 1,209 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
48.0 m²
floor area per person
89.4 m²
average home size
0%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied81%
Rented18%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households51%

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

609jobs located hereworkplaces
549summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
97%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.

17 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 30% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²583.3 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 Soini, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

K-market Kaneli 2017
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K-market Kaneli 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Soinin Kirkonkylää 2017
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Soinin Kirkonkylää 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Soinin kunnantalo 2017
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Soinin kunnantalo 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in South Ostrobothnia.