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Kannus

Kannus had 5,264 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,175 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 21% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 5.8% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 217 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
5,264residents31 December 2024
€25,175median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
13%green within 500 maverage
Kannus by postcode area
Map of Kannus: 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 3 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
69100 Kannus Keskus4,767€25,52122%76%26%449.3%15%43
69150 Eskola382€22,49012%85%33%4912.2%0%1
69170 Yli-Kannus263€22,2632%98%32%463.9%0%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 Central Ostrobothnia.

19%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
27%
aged 65 and over
45
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners29%
Children aged 0–1418%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20155,590
20165,578
20175,520
20185,502
20195,464
20205,426
20215,390
20225,352
20235,246
20245,264

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.

€25,175
median income, adults
€27,190
mean income, adults
9.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
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.

2,427 households and 2,890 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
45.7 m²
floor area per person
93.9 m²
average home size
10%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented21%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households40%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children22%
Pensioner households41%

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

1,976jobs located hereworkplaces
119summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
87%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.

38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
11residents per km²473.3 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 Kannus, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kannus engine shed
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Kannus engine shed
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY 4.0
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ERd double-decker dining car
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ERd double-decker dining car
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY 4.0
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Tamn-tw enrichment wagon
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Tamn-tw enrichment wagon
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY 4.0
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Other municipalities in Central Ostrobothnia.