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Hamina

Hamina had 19,311 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,053 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 26% of households rented and 73% owned their home. The population has fallen by 7.4% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 075 · in Swedish Fredrikshamn · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
19,311residents31 December 2024
€25,053median incomeadults, 2024
26%of households rentingtenure
27%green within 500 maverage
Hamina by postcode area
Map of Hamina: 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 16 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
49400 Hamina Keskus9,518€25,40030%69%35%5113.5%17%111
49410 Poitsila1,850€24,77232%67%31%4816.7%26%36
49420 Uusi-Summa1,875€27,38917%82%25%4613.3%31%14
49460 Hillo1,081€21,10743%57%30%5023.7%38%19
49480 Vanha-Summa430€26,7805%93%27%4812.0%53%8
49490 Neuvoton1,263€25,72517%82%29%4814.1%28%6
49510 Husula1,104€23,48332%67%29%4813.9%30%7
49520 Reitkalli250€27,6612%95%28%527.7%77%1
49540 Metsäkylä393€24,0955%92%29%5112.0%44%1
49570 Kannusjärvi363€25,6263%93%32%5110.4%31%3
49610 Sivatti97€21,7965%93%28%4617.1%33%1
49630 Vehkajoki94€22,29716%82%49%5914.3%90%1
49640 Paijärvi154€24,5923%96%38%547.7%100%0
49660 Pyhältö483€25,3373%96%35%5311.1%49%5
49780 Onkamaa88€24,6344%89%33%5110.5%98%0
49840 Mäntlahti123€24,3064%96%50%618.5%39%2

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 Kymenlaakso.

13%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
32%
aged 65 and over
50
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed6%
Students6%
Pensioners35%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201520,851
201620,636
201720,493
201820,286
201920,111
202019,877
202119,702
202219,549
202319,534
202419,311

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.

€25,053
median income, adults
€27,473
mean income, adults
14.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification45%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
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.

10,246 households and 11,732 homes at the end of 2024.

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

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied73%
Rented26%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households43%

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

6,057jobs located hereworkplaces
2,243summer 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.

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

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
8day-care centresOpenStreetMap
31residents per km²628.5 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 Hamina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Johanneksenkirkko (Hamina) 1
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Johanneksenkirkko (Hamina) 1
Photo: Kymi · CC BY 3.0
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Centrehamina
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Centrehamina
Photo: Lysi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Hamina Johanniskirche
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Hamina Johanniskirche
Photo: Clemensfranz · CC BY 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Kymenlaakso.