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Hyrynsalmi

Hyrynsalmi had 2,002 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €21,567 in 2024, 12% below the regional level. 17% of households rented and 82% owned their home. The population has fallen by 17% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 105 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,002residents31 December 2024
€21,567median incomeadults, 2024
17%of households rentingtenure
20%green within 500 maverage
Hyrynsalmi by postcode area
Map of Hyrynsalmi: 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
89400 Hyrynsalmi Keskus1,729€21,80919%79%45%5612.9%23%18
89430 Hoikka42€26,342––38%5123.5%0%0
89540 Moisiovaara161€17,1802%96%62%6417.8%3%2
89560 Karhuvaara65€22,9470%100%45%5519.0%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 Kainuu.

10%
aged under 16
4%
aged 16–24
14%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
47%
aged 65 and over
57
years, average age

Main activity

Employed31%
Unemployed5%
Students3%
Pensioners51%
Children aged 0–149%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20152,422
20162,406
20172,326
20182,287
20192,271
20202,199
20212,139
20222,094
20232,063
20242,002

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.

€21,567
median income, adults
€24,647
mean income, adults
13.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education30%
Matriculation examination1%
Vocational qualification51%
Lower university or polytechnic degree14%
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.

1,086 households and 1,548 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
52.3 m²
floor area per person
86.8 m²
average home size
9%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied82%
Rented17%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households3%
Households with children10%
Pensioner households60%

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

517jobs located hereworkplaces
718summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
88%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.

16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 20% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²1,519.8 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 Hyrynsalmi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Church Hyrynsalmi
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Church Hyrynsalmi
Photo: Fanny Schertzer · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Hyrynsalmen kirkko
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Hyrynsalmen kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Kainuu.