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Mikkeli

Mikkeli had 51,890 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,063 in 2024, 4% above the regional level. 35% of households rented and 64% owned their home. The population has fallen by 5.1% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 491 · in Swedish S:t Michel · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
51,890residents31 December 2024
€25,063median incomeadults, 2024
35%of households rentingtenure
26%green within 500 maverage
Mikkeli by postcode area
Map of Mikkeli: 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 40 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
50100 Mikkeli Keskus9,797€23,94451%48%33%4810.2%10%133
50120 Siekkilä1,445€23,37441%59%27%4616.3%32%28
50130 Nuijamies3,025€26,07239%61%29%4711.8%28%52
50150 Tusku1,323€26,64751%49%16%4213.5%52%2
50160 Kattilansilta2,240€20,50151%49%31%4926.4%42%35
50170 Peitsari5,589€25,32737%63%26%4512.9%10%74
50180 Visulahti775€29,7869%90%20%425.1%28%16
50190 Tuppurala4,590€24,06146%54%33%4918.1%14%52
50200 Kovala569€27,8554%95%24%456.5%76%1
50300 Rämälä310€27,6113%97%27%467.5%41%1
50350 Norola289€27,9076%94%25%479.1%48%7
50500 Tuukkala-Kaituenmäki1,354€26,08730%70%27%4610.5%28%13
50520 Moision Sairaala-alue117€26,75752%48%23%4828.0%50%14
50600 Karikko4,666€28,78918%82%20%427.0%22%32
50670 Otava1,695€25,01223%76%26%4512.2%18%15
50700 Syysjärvi855€31,3878%91%19%426.3%34%9
50770 Korpikoski222€25,4051%97%28%497.6%100%3
50800 Annilanselkä520€29,2871%96%31%496.2%45%11
50970 Ihastjärvi2,328€26,88842%58%16%4110.5%42%27
51130 Vanhamäki138€19,2018%87%53%6120.4%64%0
51420 Harjumaa-Pajulankylä178€24,9997%91%32%5416.8%60%0
51450 Pajulankylä55€19,741––36%534.0%89%0
51520 Hiirola385€26,8555%94%27%4712.2%75%1
51540 Kalvitsa276€22,5835%93%38%519.0%71%2
51600 Haukivuori Keskus-Pitkäaho1,224€22,15526%72%42%5511.0%22%24
51670 Nykälä104€23,6672%95%45%588.7%84%0
51720 Rahula476€29,4331%98%24%457.8%64%4
51740 Huuhanaho198€23,6185%93%43%556.2%86%0
52100 Anttola1,318€24,07118%82%38%5314.2%22%17
52110 Majavesi383€27,2022%97%31%485.8%84%0
52150 Hauhala124€26,5935%94%44%5914.5%96%0
52300 Ristiina Keskus2,638€25,07723%75%35%5113.4%21%30
52320 Vitsiälä341€28,5975%94%24%447.5%40%1
52330 Heimari49€21,621––33%538.7%46%1
52340 Hangastenmaa204€27,0367%90%34%523.1%100%0
52360 Someenjärvi93€21,6242%96%45%5818.9%66%1
52420 Pellosniemi516€22,78330%69%37%5416.7%64%2
52780 Kuomiokoski83€22,21420%76%48%5719.4%71%0
52830 Suomenniemi512€21,27712%86%46%5823.2%37%11
77380 Kantala126€25,8365%93%34%4815.7%83%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 Savo.

14%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
29%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed6%
Students7%
Pensioners31%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201554,665
201654,517
201754,261
201853,818
201953,134
202052,583
202152,122
202251,980
202351,919
202451,890

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.

€25,063
median income, adults
€27,546
mean income, adults
12.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification42%
Lower university or polytechnic degree24%
Higher university degree9%

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.

27,773 households and 32,350 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
44.5 m²
floor area per person
79.2 m²
average home size
45%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied64%
Rented35%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households50%
Young one-person households12%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households39%

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

21,714jobs located hereworkplaces
9,825summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
53%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.

52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 26% green space within 500 metres.

27schoolsOpenStreetMap
19day-care centresOpenStreetMap
16residents per km²3,225.6 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 Mikkeli, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Mikkelin poliisiasema
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Mikkelin poliisiasema
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Mikkelin taidemuseo
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Mikkelin taidemuseo
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Mikkelin teatteri 2
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Mikkelin teatteri 2
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Savo.