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99600 Sodankylä Keskus

Postcode area 99600 Sodankylä Keskus had 5,259 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,320 in 2024, 4% above the municipal level. 78% of homes were detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. From the area’s service centre, 54 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Postcode area · in Swedish Sodankylä centrum · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
5,259residents31 December 2024
€27,320median incomeadults, 2024
39%of households rentingtenure
15%green within 500 maverage
99600 Sodankylä Keskus · Sodankylä99600 Sodankylä Keskus highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Sodankylä with 99600 Sodankylä Keskus highlighted

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)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for Sodankylä.

15%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
29%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed46%
Unemployed3%
Students4%
Pensioners32%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20155,629
20165,557
20175,472
20185,422
20195,305
20205,300
20215,245
20225,226
20235,212
20245,259

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.

€27,320
median income, adults
€28,819
mean income, adults
5.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education20%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification47%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
Higher university degree9%

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.

2,781 households and 3,317 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
44.1 m²
floor area per person
79.2 m²
average home size
19%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied60%
Rented39%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households49%
Young one-person households10%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households39%

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

2,543jobs located hereworkplaces
296summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
78%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.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors and health centres0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs5
Restaurants3
Parks9
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches11
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries1
Day-care centres2
Bus stops27
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
3schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²2,334.2 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). Within one kilometre.

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