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Kemijärvi

Kemijärvi had 6,954 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,500 in 2024, 8% below the regional level. 27% of households rented and 71% owned their home. The population has fallen by 10% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 320 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,954residents31 December 2024
€23,500median incomeadults, 2024
27%of households rentingtenure
20%green within 500 maverage
Kemijärvi by postcode area
Map of Kemijärvi: 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 13 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
97645 Juujärvi84€21,4510%100%61%6619.0%0%1
98100 Kemijärvi Keskus2,450€23,71338%61%47%5714.5%15%46
98120 Särkikangas1,578€21,73233%66%43%5420.1%31%19
98230 Luusua - Karsimus167€21,2378%89%53%6115.1%10%1
98310 Karvakko436€26,16412%86%33%499.9%28%4
98350 Tapionniemi128€22,5531%95%54%5920.5%100%0
98360 Vuostimo129€20,46723%73%42%569.6%1%1
98400 Isokylä-Ryti-Lehtola582€27,1538%89%31%509.2%7%4
98420 Ryti-Lehtola108€24,6855%90%35%5620.0%0%1
98440 Kallaanvaara717€25,45730%68%34%5114.3%25%2
98450 Kostamo255€21,8143%92%40%5316.0%0%2
98710 Joutsijärvi82€20,8066%94%51%6318.2%17%3
98720 Suomutunturi77€18,5042%91%42%5833.3%35%5

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.

10%
aged under 16
5%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
42%
aged 65 and over
55
years, average age

Main activity

Employed33%
Unemployed6%
Students4%
Pensioners45%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20157,766
20167,661
20177,534
20187,370
20197,274
20207,191
20217,105
20226,996
20237,030
20246,954

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.

€23,500
median income, adults
€25,410
mean income, adults
15.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
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.

3,855 households and 5,122 homes at the end of 2024.

1.7
people per household
48.5 m²
floor area per person
80.5 m²
average home size
33%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied71%
Rented27%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households50%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children12%
Pensioner households54%

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

2,150jobs located hereworkplaces
2,061summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
64%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.

22 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 20% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²3,928.0 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 Kemijärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

11.07.16 Kemijärvi Sr1 3084 (27837700363)
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11.07.16 Kemijärvi Sr1 3084 (27837700363)
Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Kemijärven kirkko
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Kemijärven kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kemijarven kirkko
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Kemijarven kirkko
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Lapland.