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Vimpeli

Vimpeli had 2,607 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,398 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 19% of households rented and 80% owned their home. The population has fallen by 15% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 934 · in Swedish Vindala · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,607residents31 December 2024
€23,398median incomeadults, 2024
19%of households rentingtenure
1%green within 500 maverage
Vimpeli by postcode area
Map of Vimpeli: 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
62800 Vimpeli Keskus2,023€23,64022%77%34%507.2%1%17
62810 Savonjoki100€20,9046%92%36%5112.5%0%0
62840 Lakaniemi-Pokela44€22,926––34%5422.7%0%0
62860 Sahi169€25,8593%95%30%485.3%0%1
62870 Vinni36€25,934––42%555.0%0%0
62880 Sääksvesi-Vinni238€21,8764%93%37%5111.0%0%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.

13%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
35%
aged 65 and over
50
years, average age

Main activity

Employed39%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners37%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20153,073
20163,025
20172,974
20182,901
20192,827
20202,784
20212,756
20222,671
20232,656
20242,607

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.

€23,398
median income, adults
€26,137
mean income, adults
7.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination4%
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.

1,267 households and 1,571 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
50.1 m²
floor area per person
98.5 m²
average home size
3%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied80%
Rented19%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households41%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households49%

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

913jobs located hereworkplaces
431summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
94%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.

13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 1% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
8residents per km²326.3 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 Vimpeli, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Veto - JymyJussit (13.7.2014) 33
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Veto - JymyJussit (13.7.2014) 33
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY 3.0
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Saarikenttä katsomoiden takaa
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Saarikenttä katsomoiden takaa
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY 3.0
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Vimpelin keskustaa
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Vimpelin keskustaa
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Ostrobothnia.