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Hartola

Hartola had 2,482 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €22,084 in 2024, 11% below the regional level. 20% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 17% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 081 · in Swedish Gustav Adolfs · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,482residents31 December 2024
€22,084median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
35%green within 500 maverage
Hartola by postcode area
Map of Hartola: 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 7 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
19510 Lepsala36€26,330––47%5430.8%93%0
19540 Koitti-Lepsala242€20,9997%91%41%5616.5%98%2
19600 Hartola Keskus1,763€22,12625%72%46%5712.9%26%26
19610 Murakka75€22,2742%93%53%6117.2%65%0
19620 Pohela143€21,5777%86%41%559.5%14%1
19630 Kalhonkylä72€25,0028%89%39%527.1%25%1
19850 Putkijärvi-Siltasuo76€23,5247%91%38%5918.9%42%7

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 Päijät-Häme.

10%
aged under 16
4%
aged 16–24
13%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
45%
aged 65 and over
56
years, average age

Main activity

Employed33%
Unemployed5%
Students3%
Pensioners47%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20152,982
20162,924
20172,882
20182,780
20192,697
20202,655
20212,621
20222,574
20232,531
20242,482

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.

€22,084
median income, adults
€25,545
mean income, adults
13.7%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education34%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree16%
Higher university degree4%

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.

1,416 households and 1,932 homes at the end of 2024.

1.7
people per household
53.8 m²
floor area per person
85.7 m²
average home size
11%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented20%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households54%
Young one-person households3%
Households with children10%
Pensioner households56%

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

800jobs located hereworkplaces
2,238summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
85%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.

20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 35% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
4residents per km²672.5 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 Hartola, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hartolan markkinat
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Hartolan markkinat
Photo: Jyri Moisio · CC BY 3.0
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Hartola
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Hartola
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Hartola - Kingdom Hall
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Hartola - Kingdom Hall
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Päijät-Häme.