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Heinola

Heinola had 17,829 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,652 in 2024, 4% below the regional level. 32% of households rented and 67% owned their home. The population has fallen by 8.9% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 111 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
17,829residents31 December 2024
€23,652median incomeadults, 2024
32%of households rentingtenure
28%green within 500 maverage
Heinola by postcode area
Map of Heinola: 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 12 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
18100 Heinola Keskus6,595€23,83435%64%46%5614.2%16%112
18120 Reumasairaala-alue740€24,95923%76%36%5413.8%93%5
18130 Tommola-Sahanniemi1,758€21,46548%51%39%5326.4%29%94
18150 Jyränkö2,155€23,94329%71%35%5019.0%21%101
18200 Kaakonlampi-Pyhätön1,941€22,22141%59%32%5023.2%33%52
18300 Heinola kk2,435€25,03818%80%34%5216.1%32%8
18600 Myllyoja774€27,1738%91%27%479.3%11%6
19110 Vierumäki taajama575€26,08730%69%25%4716.0%53%10
19120 Vierumäki urheiluopisto134€19,69265%35%16%397.2%39%55
19210 Lusi392€25,3146%90%31%4912.2%66%3
19250 Syrjäkoski38€24,223––42%6011.8%100%0
19260 Paaso-Syrjäkoski94€22,8794%91%47%6214.3%59%1

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.

11%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
38%
aged 65 and over
53
years, average age

Main activity

Employed34%
Unemployed7%
Students5%
Pensioners41%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201519,575
201619,350
201719,128
201818,889
201918,667
202018,497
202118,344
202218,131
202317,953
202417,829

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.

€23,652
median income, adults
€26,529
mean income, adults
17.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification44%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
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.

10,132 households and 11,720 homes at the end of 2024.

1.7
people per household
45.9 m²
floor area per person
77.2 m²
average home size
47%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied67%
Rented32%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households52%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children13%
Pensioner households49%

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

5,803jobs located hereworkplaces
3,261summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
50%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.

72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
21residents per km²834.3 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 Heinola, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Heinola - beach
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Heinola - beach
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Heinola - boats
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Heinola - boats
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Heinola - beach2
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Päijät-Häme.