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Päijät-Häme

Päijät-Häme had 204,635 residents at the end of 2024, in 10 municipalities. Median disposable income of adults was €24,761 in 2024, 6% below the national level. The population has fallen by 1.9% since 2015.

Region · Code 07 · in Swedish Päijänne-Tavastland · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
204,635residents31 December 2024
€24,761median incomeadults, 2024
37%of households rentingtenure
24%green within 500 maverage
Päijät-Häme by postcode area
Map of Päijät-Häme: 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 10 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Asikkala7,889€24,55521%78%36%5111.8%29%59
Hartola2,482€22,08420%77%45%5613.7%35%20
Heinola17,829€23,65232%67%38%5317.2%28%72
Hollola22,849€27,25921%78%27%469.5%27%38
Iitti6,401€24,18123%75%34%5012.7%38%37
Kärkölä4,093€25,03322%76%30%4913.6%18%17
Lahti121,337€24,71245%54%26%4515.8%23%98
Orimattila15,651€25,42722%76%27%4712.7%11%40
Padasjoki2,676€21,71821%77%44%5615.3%31%16
Sysmä3,428€22,56320%79%46%5812.9%12%36

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 Finland.

14%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
22%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
29%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed39%
Unemployed7%
Students7%
Pensioners31%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

2015208,525
2016208,574
2017208,048
2018207,394
2019206,315
2020205,771
2021205,124
2022204,528
2023204,479
2024204,635

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.

€24,761
median income, adults
€28,026
mean income, adults
14.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification40%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
Higher university degree8%

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.

109,397 households and 123,493 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
43.8 m²
floor area per person
78.7 m²
average home size
51%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied62%
Rented37%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households50%
Young one-person households11%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households39%

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

75,266jobs located hereworkplaces
23,132summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
47%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.

77 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

96schoolsOpenStreetMap
68day-care centresOpenStreetMap
30residents per km²6,930.0 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 Päijät-Häme, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lahti - Rautatienkatu
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Lahti - Rautatienkatu
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lutherin kirkko Lahdessa
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Lutherin kirkko Lahdessa
Photo: Trogain · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lahti Toriparkki 2
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Lahti Toriparkki 2
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Municipalities.