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Sulkava

Sulkava had 2,361 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €22,292 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 20% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 13% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 768 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,361residents31 December 2024
€22,292median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
23%green within 500 maverage
Sulkava by postcode area
Map of Sulkava: 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
58610 Telakanava122€23,4502%92%30%515.3%95%1
58620 Lohilahti221€21,78213%83%45%5710.6%42%8
58700 Sulkava Keskus1,859€22,47323%76%43%5514.3%13%28
58720 Kaartilankoski254€21,8116%92%39%539.8%47%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.

10%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
43%
aged 65 and over
55
years, average age

Main activity

Employed33%
Unemployed5%
Students4%
Pensioners46%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20152,724
20162,661
20172,588
20182,530
20192,492
20202,482
20212,430
20222,375
20232,368
20242,361

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.

€22,292
median income, adults
€25,873
mean income, adults
13.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education30%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification43%
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.

1,262 households and 1,693 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
52.1 m²
floor area per person
90.3 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented20%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children12%
Pensioner households57%

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

666jobs located hereworkplaces
2,137summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
92%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.

22 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²770.9 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 Sulkava, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Sulkavan kirkko 2013
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Sulkavan kirkko 2013
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Sulkavan kirkon hautakammio 2013
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Sulkavan kirkon hautakammio 2013
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Sulkavan kirkko 2013 1
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Sulkavan kirkko 2013 1
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Other municipalities in South Savo.