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Petäjävesi

Petäjävesi had 3,552 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,083 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 20% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 592 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
3,552residents31 December 2024
€25,083median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
23%green within 500 maverage
Petäjävesi by postcode area
Map of Petäjävesi: 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
41900 Petäjävesi Keskus2,387€24,67824%74%31%4812.6%5%25
41920 Kintaus588€28,14311%89%17%3810.1%59%3
41925 Ylä-Kintaus150€26,5615%92%20%4011.8%63%0
41980 Kuivasmäki180€25,1454%92%21%458.2%100%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.

18%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
27%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed6%
Students7%
Pensioners29%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20154,008
20163,981
20173,920
20183,900
20193,841
20203,772
20213,678
20223,651
20233,596
20243,552

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.

€25,083
median income, adults
€27,913
mean income, adults
12.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education20%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
Higher university degree9%

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.

1,668 households and 2,047 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
46.5 m²
floor area per person
92.9 m²
average home size
9%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented20%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children21%
Pensioner households42%

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

752jobs located hereworkplaces
797summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
89%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.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
7residents per km²495.3 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 Petäjävesi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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