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Pieksämäki

Pieksämäki had 17,178 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,630 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 32% of households rented and 67% owned their home. The population has fallen by 8.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 593 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
17,178residents31 December 2024
€23,630median incomeadults, 2024
32%of households rentingtenure
21%green within 500 maverage
Pieksämäki by postcode area
Map of Pieksämäki: 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 21 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
76100 Pieksämäki Keskus5,041€22,37742%57%40%5315.1%9%79
76120 Kontiopuisto1,788€23,82929%70%32%4911.6%15%27
76130 Pappilanmäki897€25,56128%71%33%4910.0%15%22
76150 Länsirinne3,100€23,20139%61%34%5011.8%8%73
76280 Partaharju159€24,19013%79%23%484.4%43%1
76620 Pyhitty260€27,4458%90%28%457.7%31%2
76780 Lamminmäki89€26,4700%98%45%545.0%76%0
76850 Naarajärvi2,703€25,56024%75%33%508.9%23%17
76940 Nenonpelto187€25,38936%60%31%474.5%29%2
77110 Paltanen87€24,8647%88%25%4715.4%55%1
77120 Venetmäki140€22,7034%92%45%578.9%78%0
77140 Huumala85€19,4322%93%47%5721.4%85%0
77220 Neuvola137€25,8273%91%43%551.8%57%0
77240 Halkokumpu136€27,3277%93%37%493.7%96%0
77320 Hurskaala62€24,4639%82%40%558.0%38%0
77330 Virtasalmi Keskus518€22,67016%81%42%5612.3%36%6
77350 Montola182€23,03914%78%32%515.9%94%0
77430 Siikamäki350€25,1014%95%32%5011.1%84%1
77520 Haapakoski-Partaharju153€23,31724%73%26%5210.3%96%0
77570 Jäppilä Keskus660€22,80822%76%45%5714.3%30%12
77580 Tihusniemi141€23,9909%87%33%5116.4%100%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 Savo.

12%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
36%
aged 65 and over
51
years, average age

Main activity

Employed36%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners40%
Children aged 0–1411%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201518,801
201618,475
201718,220
201817,933
201917,682
202017,375
202117,253
202217,077
202317,050
202417,178

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.

€23,630
median income, adults
€25,784
mean income, adults
11.7%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree5%

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.

9,446 households and 11,345 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
47.2 m²
floor area per person
80.5 m²
average home size
36%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied67%
Rented32%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households50%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children14%
Pensioner households47%

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

6,394jobs located hereworkplaces
2,971summer 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.

45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

18schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
9residents per km²1,840.6 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 Pieksämäki, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Pieksämäen kaupungintalo
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Pieksämäen kaupungintalo
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Pieksämäen rautatieasema 1
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Pieksämäen rautatieasema 1
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Kax liikerakennus
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Kax liikerakennus
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Savo.