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Ylitornio

Ylitornio had 3,721 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,317 in 2024, 9% below the regional level. 18% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 13% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 976 · in Swedish Övertorneå · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
3,721residents31 December 2024
€23,317median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
9%green within 500 maverage
Ylitornio by postcode area
Map of Ylitornio: 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
95600 Ylitornio Keskus1,858€23,71429%68%40%5313.8%12%23
95610 Kainuunkylä203€24,1903%92%35%528.2%0%1
95615 Pekanpää86€26,9980%98%36%5415.2%10%1
95620 Aavasaksa341€22,0958%90%46%568.1%25%5
95630 Kuivakangas122€26,6097%94%43%534.4%0%0
95635 Kaulinranta229€22,13211%87%37%5215.2%0%0
95655 Etelä-Portimojärvi114€24,4336%93%31%5015.7%5%2
95660 Kantomaanpää143€20,7513%96%52%635.7%0%0
95670 Pessalompolo92€21,5146%90%49%599.7%0%2
95675 Meltosjärvi91€20,25716%78%57%6533.3%9%1
95680 Lohijärvi53€23,21516%81%45%588.7%0%2
95690 Mellakoski156€20,3793%95%49%5619.2%0%2
97250 Raanujärvi187€23,0699%89%42%5413.7%0%2

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.

11%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
41%
aged 65 and over
54
years, average age

Main activity

Employed34%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners44%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20154,291
20164,200
20174,118
20184,022
20193,918
20203,890
20213,830
20223,788
20233,765
20243,721

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.

€23,317
median income, adults
€26,871
mean income, adults
12.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree17%
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.

1,924 households and 2,590 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
51.6 m²
floor area per person
92.7 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented18%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households45%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children13%
Pensioner households55%

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

1,132jobs located hereworkplaces
1,567summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
91%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.

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

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²2,215.6 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 Ylitornio, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ylitornio from Ainiovaara
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Ylitornio from Ainiovaara
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Ylitornio church 1
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Ylitornio church 1
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Ylitornio church 3
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Ylitornio church 3
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Lapland.