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Kuhmo

Kuhmo had 7,483 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €22,249 in 2024, 9% below the regional level. 25% of households rented and 73% owned their home. The population has fallen by 15% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 290 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
7,483residents31 December 2024
€22,249median incomeadults, 2024
25%of households rentingtenure
16%green within 500 maverage
Kuhmo by postcode area
Map of Kuhmo: 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 5 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
88730 Ylä-Vieksi104€20,6326%89%52%6314.3%4%1
88740 Härmänkylä-Iivantiira60€17,934––48%5926.3%43%1
88760 Iivantiira120€21,1083%96%54%636.8%43%2
88900 Kuhmo Keskus6,869€22,43326%72%41%5413.9%14%74
88930 Lentiira-Kuumu225€20,87211%86%44%5914.6%64%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 Kainuu.

11%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
41%
aged 65 and over
54
years, average age

Main activity

Employed33%
Unemployed5%
Students4%
Pensioners45%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20158,806
20168,647
20178,499
20188,329
20198,190
20208,042
20217,928
20227,755
20237,582
20247,483

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.

€22,249
median income, adults
€24,968
mean income, adults
13.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification53%
Lower university or polytechnic degree16%
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.

4,144 households and 5,166 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
49.9 m²
floor area per person
84.8 m²
average home size
22%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied73%
Rented25%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households50%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children12%
Pensioner households53%

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

2,451jobs located hereworkplaces
2,163summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
76%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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²5,455.5 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 Kuhmo, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kuhmo
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Kuhmo
Photo: kallerna · Public domain
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Kuhmo Church
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Kuhmo Church
Photo: ninara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0
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4Y1A1936 (15914244801)
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4Y1A1936 (15914244801)
Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Kainuu.