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Perho

Perho had 2,594 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,278 in 2024, 9% below the regional level. 17% of households rented and 80% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 584 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,594residents31 December 2024
€23,278median incomeadults, 2024
17%of households rentingtenure
5%green within 500 maverage
Perho by postcode area
Map of Perho: 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
69910 Kivikangas45€16,869––53%6220.0%34%0
69920 Oksakoski-Kivikangas442€22,58210%88%30%459.2%0%0
69950 Perho Keskus-Salamajärvi1,202€23,16327%69%27%4212.6%10%29
69980 Möttönen881€25,0867%91%22%3710.4%0%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.

25%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
18%
aged 45–64
26%
aged 65 and over
41
years, average age

Main activity

Employed34%
Unemployed4%
Students8%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1423%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20152,931
20162,907
20172,860
20182,825
20192,759
20202,706
20212,676
20222,653
20232,578
20242,594

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.

€23,278
median income, adults
€25,843
mean income, adults
11.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education31%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree12%
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.

1,015 households and 1,289 homes at the end of 2024.

2.5
people per household
41.7 m²
floor area per person
99.2 m²
average home size
0%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied80%
Rented17%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households36%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children25%
Pensioner households46%

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

818jobs located hereworkplaces
263summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
97%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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²775.2 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 Perho, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Perho kirkko
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Perho kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Perho Church 20190619
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Perho Church 20190619
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Perho 20190619
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Perho 20190619
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Central Ostrobothnia.