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Kittilä

Kittilä had 6,837 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,482 in 2024, 7% above the regional level. 32% of households rented and 66% owned their home. The population has grown by 6.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 261 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,837residents31 December 2024
€27,482median incomeadults, 2024
32%of households rentingtenure
29%green within 500 maverage
Kittilä by postcode area
Map of Kittilä: 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 17 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
97420 Lohiniva343€20,8574%88%46%589.8%54%3
97470 Alakylä - Sailehto132€25,39725%73%40%5511.5%1%2
99100 Kittilä Keskus2,666€27,90041%57%25%445.8%27%45
99110 Kaukonen324€27,10610%86%35%519.5%33%4
99120 Kallo114€21,9825%92%50%5711.4%2%4
99130 Sirkka - Rauhala1,369€29,30947%51%10%384.2%29%42
99140 Köngäs - Hanhivaara254€31,59019%78%16%412.2%49%3
99150 Tepasto87€24,5563%97%29%4613.6%4%1
99160 Lompolo - Pulju56€16,937––50%5428.6%0%0
99180 Rautusjärvi47€19,860––45%5310.5%27%2
99190 Hanhimaa43€23,160––30%4511.1%97%0
99230 Jeesiöjärvi42€21,593––38%5411.1%0%1
99250 Kiistala - Jeesiöjärvi73€23,8100%88%30%5012.5%70%1
99270 Hormakumpu72€19,8306%88%32%4912.9%28%1
99280 Tepsa68€25,5693%94%25%515.4%0%1
99290 Kelontekemä70€20,7125%88%40%570.0%0%0
99340 Raattama - Pallastunturi122€20,6620%95%28%4919.7%1%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 Lapland.

15%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
22%
aged 65 and over
44
years, average age

Main activity

Employed53%
Unemployed3%
Students4%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20156,416
20166,383
20176,421
20186,436
20196,453
20206,436
20216,523
20226,637
20236,822
20246,837

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.

€27,482
median income, adults
€30,053
mean income, adults
5.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education20%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
Higher university degree7%

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.

2,945 households and 3,620 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
43.4 m²
floor area per person
84.5 m²
average home size
12%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied66%
Rented32%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households43%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children20%
Pensioner households36%

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

4,176jobs located hereworkplaces
4,101summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
84%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.

31 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²8,258.8 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 Kittilä, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kirche Levi
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Kirche Levi
Photo: Lukas Riebling · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kittilä, Finland
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Kittilä, Finland
Photo: Hansjoerg Eberle · CC BY 3.0
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Kittilä, Finland
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Kittilä, Finland
Photo: Hansjoerg Eberle · CC BY 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Lapland.