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15840 Riihelä

Postcode area 15840 Riihelä had 1,909 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €26,585 in 2024, 8% above the municipal level. 68% of homes were detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. From the area’s service centre, 18 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Postcode area · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,909residents31 December 2024
€26,585median incomeadults, 2024
37%of households rentingtenure
40%green within 500 maverage
15840 Riihelä · Lahti15840 Riihelä highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Lahti with 15840 Riihelä 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 Lahti.

18%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
22%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed44%
Unemployed6%
Students6%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20151,941
20162,021
20172,040
20182,037
20192,015
20201,972
20211,932
20221,941
20231,911
20241,909

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.

€26,585
median income, adults
€27,795
mean income, adults
12.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree25%
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.

914 households and 988 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
39.1 m²
floor area per person
80.4 m²
average home size
32%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied63%
Rented37%
Other tenure0%

Households

One-person households36%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children25%
Pensioner households33%

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

82jobs located hereworkplaces
0summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
68%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.

18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 40% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors and health centres0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants0
Parks1
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches3
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries0
Day-care centres0
Bus stops36
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
5.2 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,273residents per km²1.5 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). Within one kilometre.

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