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Kemi

Kemi had 19,402 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,518 in 2024, 4% below the regional level. 36% of households rented and 63% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 240 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
19,402residents31 December 2024
€24,518median incomeadults, 2024
36%of households rentingtenure
19%green within 500 maverage
Kemi by postcode area
Map of Kemi: 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 8 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
94100 Kemi Keskus6,003€22,57655%44%37%5120.9%18%61
94200 Torvinen - Vainio2,116€24,54231%68%32%4815.8%31%20
94300 Pajusaari262€26,17511%87%32%4920.7%53%4
94600 Ristikangas - Kivikko2,844€28,86312%87%19%417.3%15%22
94700 Takajärvi - Haukkari5,145€24,93025%74%29%4714.4%13%17
94720 Peurasaari948€27,35728%72%27%469.3%23%39
94830 Pikku Berliini - Hepola1,509€23,23133%66%41%5424.4%20%10
94900 Ajos306€27,7404%96%27%4510.7%49%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 Lapland.

14%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
31%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed35%
Unemployed7%
Students7%
Pensioners35%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201521,758
201621,602
201721,256
201821,021
201920,707
202020,437
202119,982
202219,499
202319,371
202419,402

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.

€24,518
median income, adults
€26,254
mean income, adults
15.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification47%
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.

10,790 households and 13,431 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
44.1 m²
floor area per person
73.9 m²
average home size
50%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied63%
Rented36%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households54%
Young one-person households11%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households41%

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

8,009jobs located hereworkplaces
343summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
49%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.

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

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
194residents per km²100.0 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 Kemi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kemi Lyseo 20090228
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Kemi Lyseo 20090228
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Kemi Lyseo 20100715
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Kemi Lyseo 20100715
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Sankarikatu 16 Kemi 20090411
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Sankarikatu 16 Kemi 20090411
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Lapland.