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Jämsä

Jämsä had 19,116 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,580 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 25% of households rented and 74% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 182 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
19,116residents31 December 2024
€24,580median incomeadults, 2024
25%of households rentingtenure
27%green within 500 maverage
Jämsä by postcode area
Map of Jämsä: 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 10 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
35400 Länkipohja781€21,98922%76%43%5612.5%13%15
35600 Halli1,177€23,84120%79%45%5612.9%29%20
35610 Pihlaisto67€23,8239%86%36%527.1%95%2
35630 Suinula-Valkamanperä143€22,8428%90%41%5510.3%0%2
42100 Jämsä Keskus9,428€24,83528%70%35%5113.8%21%74
42140 Juokslahti275€29,0923%94%28%458.4%76%3
42220 Kaipola865€25,59718%80%32%5014.5%41%8
42300 Jämsänkoski Keskus4,859€24,54825%74%36%5216.3%27%35
42330 Haavisto345€29,3710%99%21%488.6%100%0
42440 Koskenpää555€22,59617%81%40%5415.6%38%5

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 Finland.

12%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
35%
aged 65 and over
51
years, average age

Main activity

Employed36%
Unemployed6%
Students5%
Pensioners38%
Children aged 0–1411%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201521,542
201621,259
201720,877
201820,607
201920,182
202019,887
202119,767
202219,347
202319,182
202419,116

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.

€24,580
median income, adults
€26,955
mean income, adults
14.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
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.

10,326 households and 12,573 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
48.0 m²
floor area per person
83.5 m²
average home size
29%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied74%
Rented25%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households49%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children14%
Pensioner households47%

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

6,502jobs located hereworkplaces
4,412summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
70%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.

49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

16schoolsOpenStreetMap
6day-care centresOpenStreetMap
10residents per km²1,822.0 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 Jämsä, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Jämsä Seppolan silta ja taustalla pääkatu
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Jämsä Seppolan silta ja taustalla pääkatu
Photo: Piirka · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jokivarren Koulu
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Jokivarren Koulu
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jämsä Kaupungintalo
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Jämsä Kaupungintalo
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Central Finland.