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Lestijärvi

Lestijärvi had 665 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,410 in 2024, 8% below the regional level. 21% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 17% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 421 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
665residents31 December 2024
€23,410median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
10%green within 500 maverage
Lestijärvi by postcode area
Map of Lestijärvi: 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
69420 Syri51€27,525––35%436.7%0%0
69440 Lestijärvi Keskus373€23,76626%72%38%528.9%14%8
69450 Yli-Lesti195€22,11313%84%34%501.4%3%1

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.

16%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
36%
aged 65 and over
50
years, average age

Main activity

Employed35%
Unemployed2%
Students6%
Pensioners40%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

2015798
2016811
2017789
2018737
2019719
2020722
2021719
2022695
2023682
2024665

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.

€23,410
median income, adults
€27,749
mean income, adults
6.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree17%
Higher university degree6%

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.

310 households and 414 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
48.6 m²
floor area per person
97.5 m²
average home size
1%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented21%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households38%
Young one-person households2%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households52%

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

238jobs located hereworkplaces
467summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
96%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.

5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 10% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²558.1 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 Lestijärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lestijärvi Church 20190703
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Lestijärvi Church 20190703
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lestijärvi municipal office 20190703
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Lestijärvi municipal office 20190703
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lestijärvi liiketalo 20190703
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Lestijärvi liiketalo 20190703
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Central Ostrobothnia.