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Simo

Simo had 2,778 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,427 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 12% of households rented and 86% owned their home. The population has fallen by 14% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 751 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,778residents31 December 2024
€25,427median incomeadults, 2024
12%of households rentingtenure
23%green within 500 maverage
Simo by postcode area
Map of Simo: 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
95200 Simo Keskus1,117€23,18019%79%41%5412.0%25%16
95210 Filpus246€26,56710%86%35%488.0%60%2
95220 Simoniemi294€28,6215%92%29%4611.6%33%5
95225 Viantie188€25,4961%97%42%5514.5%0%0
95230 Maksniemi715€27,1349%90%32%495.2%15%5
95255 Alaniemi67€23,29813%85%46%577.4%0%0
95260 Tainionjoki48€21,646––56%6120.0%0%0
95270 Yli-Kärppä - Tainionjoki72€23,30313%85%47%5921.4%0%0

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.

13%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
37%
aged 65 and over
52
years, average age

Main activity

Employed36%
Unemployed4%
Students5%
Pensioners41%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20153,238
20163,170
20173,110
20183,045
20192,988
20202,950
20212,904
20222,877
20232,828
20242,778

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.

€25,427
median income, adults
€27,441
mean income, adults
10.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
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.

1,378 households and 1,699 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
51.4 m²
floor area per person
96.6 m²
average home size
1%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied86%
Rented12%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households39%
Young one-person households3%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households51%

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

598jobs located hereworkplaces
1,022summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
97%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.

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

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²1,462.8 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 Simo, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Simo railway station 20190801
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Simo railway station 20190801
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Simon rautatieaseman entinen tavaramakasiini
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Simon rautatieaseman entinen tavaramakasiini
Photo: Bohemian Flowerchild · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Simon rautatieaseman entinen asemarakennus
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Simon rautatieaseman entinen asemarakennus
Photo: Bohemian Flowerchild · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Lapland.