FI · SV · EN

Ranua

Ranua had 3,570 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,168 in 2024, 10% below the regional level. 23% of households rented and 74% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 683 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
3,570residents31 December 2024
€23,168median incomeadults, 2024
23%of households rentingtenure
17%green within 500 maverage
Ranua by postcode area
Map of Ranua: 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
97665 Pohjasperä147€19,5154%93%48%5913.6%0%0
97700 Ranua Keskus2,762€23,78227%70%32%4710.5%21%33
97715 Raiskio153€19,70012%82%41%5113.5%0%0
97720 Yli-Simo - Raiskio79€20,06117%79%42%5417.2%16%1
97760 Saariharju98€18,65812%86%46%607.7%0%1
97765 Kuha-Impiö-Itäranua78€22,3816%88%36%4912.9%0%1
97780 Kuukasjärvi - Petäjäjärvi108€26,9863%97%19%3814.6%0%2
97785 Kelankylä54€24,2483%94%32%5517.9%0%1

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.

18%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
33%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed34%
Unemployed4%
Students6%
Pensioners37%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20154,020
20164,023
20173,972
20183,896
20193,783
20203,712
20213,670
20223,618
20233,599
20243,570

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.

€23,168
median income, adults
€25,601
mean income, adults
11.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education28%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree15%
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.

1,647 households and 2,060 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
44.5 m²
floor area per person
90.7 m²
average home size
2%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied74%
Rented23%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households45%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households51%

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

1,142jobs located hereworkplaces
1,698summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
95%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.

26 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²3,692.0 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 Ranua, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ranuajärvi 20140725
i
Ranuajärvi 20140725
Photo: Lijonama80 · CC BY-SA 4.0
View on Wikimedia Commons

Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Lapland.