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Virolahti

Virolahti had 2,831 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,335 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 19% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 15% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 935 · in Swedish Vederlax · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,831residents31 December 2024
€23,335median incomeadults, 2024
19%of households rentingtenure
23%green within 500 maverage
Virolahti by postcode area
Map of Virolahti: 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 5 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
49860 Klamila619€24,10214%84%34%5016.9%4%10
49900 Virolahti Keskus1,641€23,23125%73%37%5316.4%22%26
49930 Vaalimaa138€25,4597%91%38%558.1%30%2
49960 Ala-Pihlaja178€21,5074%92%44%5916.5%96%1
49980 Ravijoki213€25,2167%90%38%539.0%20%4

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.

11%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
30%
aged 45–64
37%
aged 65 and over
53
years, average age

Main activity

Employed35%
Unemployed7%
Students5%
Pensioners40%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20153,347
20163,267
20173,207
20183,150
20193,109
20203,087
20213,040
20222,985
20232,927
20242,831

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.

€23,335
median income, adults
€25,432
mean income, adults
15.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification47%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
Higher university degree5%

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.

1,478 households and 1,958 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
53.6 m²
floor area per person
94.9 m²
average home size
3%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented19%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households44%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children13%
Pensioner households49%

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

935jobs located hereworkplaces
1,500summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
94%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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
8residents per km²374.2 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 Virolahti, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Anastasia Romanova - levitation - Finnish skerries (or Virolahti), 1912
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Anastasia Romanova - levitation - Finnish skerries (or Virolahti), 1912
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Romanov - bowling - finnish skerries (Virolahti), 1913 (2 of 3)
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Romanov - bowling - finnish skerries (Virolahti), 1913 (2 of 3)
Photo: Romanov family · Public domain
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Romanov - bowling - finnish skerries (Virolahti), 1913 (1 of 3)
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Romanov - bowling - finnish skerries (Virolahti), 1913 (1 of 3)
Photo: Romanov family · Public domain
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Kymenlaakso.