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Kokkola

Kokkola had 48,367 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,872 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 30% of households rented and 69% owned their home. The population has grown by 1.7% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 272 · in Swedish Karleby · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
48,367residents31 December 2024
€25,872median incomeadults, 2024
30%of households rentingtenure
19%green within 500 maverage
Kokkola by postcode area
Map of Kokkola: 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
67100 Kokkola Keskus10,755€23,46851%47%27%4512.7%9%189
67200 Kiviniitty-Tullimäki4,566€25,29448%51%23%4310.4%29%188
67300 Halkokari4,469€28,65918%82%25%425.9%34%94
67400 Rytimäki4,713€29,4538%91%17%396.3%29%35
67410 Vitsari761€26,6143%96%26%448.1%40%5
67500 Sokoja1,135€28,0506%93%23%425.0%15%3
67600 Linnusperä-Kaustari2,837€28,2656%92%18%405.3%29%62
67700 Kirkonmäki-Isokylä5,416€29,18515%84%16%376.5%16%173
67800 Koivuhaka3,424€22,01643%56%28%4618.4%37%24
67900 Ykspihjala1,306€25,89511%87%24%4411.1%22%28
68210 Marinkainen811€25,45918%79%29%476.6%1%3
68220 Karhi136€28,9212%96%21%393.1%0%0
68230 Lohtaja Keskus1,093€24,34117%81%29%4510.8%1%10
68240 Ala-Viirre298€24,9865%92%29%488.3%0%0
68300 Kälviä Keskus3,622€25,75416%83%26%449.2%1%15
68320 Ruotsalo803€27,8236%93%22%416.3%0%0
68370 Ullava Keskus347€23,56219%78%29%448.1%0%3
68380 Yli-Ullava292€24,3527%88%32%497.7%7%0
68390 Rahkonen142€23,78112%85%33%472.0%0%0
68550 Öja718€27,7274%93%27%478.0%0%6
68999 Rita87€24,9420%97%37%512.5%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 Central Ostrobothnia.

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 45–64
23%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed42%
Unemployed4%
Students8%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–1418%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201547,570
201647,723
201747,723
201847,657
201947,681
202047,772
202147,909
202248,006
202348,295
202448,367

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.

€25,872
median income, adults
€28,385
mean income, adults
9.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree23%
Higher university degree9%

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.

22,298 households and 25,069 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
43.0 m²
floor area per person
88.8 m²
average home size
34%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied69%
Rented30%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households40%
Young one-person households11%
Households with children23%
Pensioner households35%

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

21,420jobs located hereworkplaces
2,496summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
64%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.

100 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

38schoolsOpenStreetMap
23day-care centresOpenStreetMap
33residents per km²1,472.5 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 Kokkola, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kokkola town hall
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Kokkola town hall
Photo: Tomisti · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kokkola old town 1
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Kokkola old town 1
Photo: Tomisti · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kokkola marketplace
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Kokkola marketplace
Photo: Tomisti · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Central Ostrobothnia.