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Pyhtää

Pyhtää had 5,001 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,255 in 2024, 9% above the regional level. 11% of households rented and 88% owned their home. The population has fallen by 6.0% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 624 · in Swedish Pyttis · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
5,001residents31 December 2024
€27,255median incomeadults, 2024
11%of households rentingtenure
45%green within 500 maverage
Pyhtää by postcode area
Map of Pyhtää: 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 6 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
49200 Heinlahti836€31,7783%96%19%418.3%55%17
49210 Huutjärvi974€27,80214%85%33%499.1%47%23
49220 Siltakylä1,718€27,47013%86%28%489.6%26%18
49240 Purolanlahti309€25,3944%93%31%5015.1%39%4
49270 Pyhtää kk750€23,84616%82%33%5016.6%72%8
49290 Vastila342€25,0825%93%30%5118.3%54%3

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.

16%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
29%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed41%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners31%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20155,321
20165,340
20175,264
20185,187
20195,140
20205,125
20215,119
20225,117
20235,065
20245,001

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.

€27,255
median income, adults
€30,790
mean income, adults
11.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education22%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree23%
Higher university degree8%

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.

2,351 households and 2,774 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
51.1 m²
floor area per person
102.5 m²
average home size
6%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied88%
Rented11%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households38%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children21%
Pensioner households42%

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

970jobs located hereworkplaces
1,865summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
93%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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 45% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
15residents per km²329.8 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 Pyhtää, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Field under rain
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Field under rain
Photo: S Petr · CC BY 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Kymenlaakso.