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Toholampi

Toholampi had 2,799 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,375 in 2024, 4% below the regional level. 17% of households rented and 81% owned their home. The population has fallen by 15% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 849 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,799residents31 December 2024
€24,375median incomeadults, 2024
17%of households rentingtenure
8%green within 500 maverage
Toholampi by postcode area
Map of Toholampi: 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
69300 Toholampi Keskus1,888€24,59822%76%30%469.0%5%26
69310 Laitala296€24,9083%96%28%449.9%0%1
69330 Määttälä115€22,31715%86%38%5215.2%99%0
69340 Purontaka115€31,6772%98%29%484.8%0%0
69410 Sykäräinen378€21,39010%89%38%515.4%0%3

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.

18%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
31%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed37%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners33%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20153,311
20163,232
20173,192
20183,112
20193,033
20202,966
20212,938
20222,903
20232,849
20242,799

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.

€24,375
median income, adults
€26,958
mean income, adults
8.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification47%
Lower university or polytechnic degree17%
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.

1,281 households and 1,671 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
49.8 m²
floor area per person
100.4 m²
average home size
3%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied81%
Rented17%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households39%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children20%
Pensioner households47%

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

989jobs located hereworkplaces
139summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
95%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.

18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 8% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²619.9 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 Toholampi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Toholammin kirkko 1
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Toholammin kirkko 1
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Toholammin kirkko 2
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Toholammin kirkko 2
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Toholammin kirkon sankarihautausmaa
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Toholammin kirkon sankarihautausmaa
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Central Ostrobothnia.