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Kyyjärvi

Kyyjärvi had 1,155 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €22,029 in 2024, 11% below the regional level. 17% of households rented and 80% owned their home. The population has fallen by 16% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 312 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,155residents31 December 2024
€22,029median incomeadults, 2024
17%of households rentingtenure
12%green within 500 maverage
Kyyjärvi by postcode area
Map of Kyyjärvi: 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 2 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
43700 Kyyjärvi Keskus1,037€22,76819%79%40%529.0%13%12
43720 Kumpulainen77€18,1277%89%60%6410.5%0%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.

17%
aged under 16
4%
aged 16–24
13%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
41%
aged 65 and over
52
years, average age

Main activity

Employed32%
Unemployed3%
Students4%
Pensioners43%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20151,379
20161,375
20171,352
20181,343
20191,313
20201,288
20211,232
20221,196
20231,174
20241,155

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.

€22,029
median income, adults
€27,002
mean income, adults
9.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education34%
Matriculation examination1%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree15%
Higher university degree3%

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.

564 households and 752 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
50.8 m²
floor area per person
94.9 m²
average home size
1%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied80%
Rented17%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households44%
Young one-person households2%
Households with children14%
Pensioner households57%

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

387jobs located hereworkplaces
252summer 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.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 12% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²468.1 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 Kyyjärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kyyjärvi Church 20190619
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Kyyjärvi Church 20190619
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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