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Kivijärvi

Kivijärvi had 1,011 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €21,191 in 2024, 14% below the regional level. 17% of households rented and 82% owned their home. The population has fallen by 16% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 265 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,011residents31 December 2024
€21,191median incomeadults, 2024
17%of households rentingtenure
19%green within 500 maverage
Kivijärvi by postcode area
Map of Kivijärvi: 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
43390 Lokakylä67€22,4880%97%42%539.5%97%0
43800 Kivijärvi Keskus-Sompala850€21,72118%81%40%5314.0%8%7
43840 Sompala57€22,080––32%4516.7%85%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 Finland.

13%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
40%
aged 65 and over
53
years, average age

Main activity

Employed31%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners44%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20151,200
20161,161
20171,132
20181,103
20191,096
20201,107
20211,088
20221,064
20231,035
20241,011

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.

€21,191
median income, adults
€23,357
mean income, adults
14.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education35%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree11%
Higher university degree2%

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.

506 households and 745 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
50.6 m²
floor area per person
87.3 m²
average home size
8%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied82%
Rented17%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children14%
Pensioner households58%

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

226jobs located hereworkplaces
731summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
87%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.

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

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²600.8 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 Kivijärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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