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Kristiinankaupunki

Kristiinankaupunki had 6,121 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,198 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 19% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 9.9% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 287 · in Swedish Kristinestad · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,121residents31 December 2024
€24,198median incomeadults, 2024
19%of households rentingtenure
20%green within 500 maverage
Kristiinankaupunki by postcode area
Map of Kristiinankaupunki: 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 9 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
64100 Kristiinankaupunki keskus2,744€24,74526%73%40%527.2%26%61
64140 Tiukka463€26,14310%89%35%494.8%12%7
64300 Lapväärtti1,587€24,28516%81%36%516.2%4%23
64320 Dagsmark346€23,3437%90%41%554.1%30%0
64440 Metsälä-Kallträsk151€24,8927%89%43%561.6%0%1
64450 Kallträsk63€22,293––38%4911.8%5%0
64460 Härkmeri386€22,3767%90%35%501.2%21%6
64480 Skaftung209€23,4507%92%44%553.8%89%0
64490 Siipyy132€20,2539%88%52%6017.1%0%3

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 Ostrobothnia.

13%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
39%
aged 65 and over
52
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed3%
Students4%
Pensioners40%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20156,793
20166,727
20176,638
20186,596
20196,486
20206,404
20216,380
20226,242
20236,199
20246,121

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.

€24,198
median income, adults
€27,230
mean income, adults
6.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education30%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification40%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree7%

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.

3,055 households and 4,020 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
53.1 m²
floor area per person
97.3 m²
average home size
10%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented19%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households53%

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

2,346jobs located hereworkplaces
1,178summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
87%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.

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

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
9residents per km²695.6 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 Kristiinankaupunki, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ulrika Eleonoran kirkko
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Ulrika Eleonoran kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kristiinankaupungin raatihuone
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Kristiinankaupungin raatihuone
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kristiinankapunki
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Kristiinankapunki
Photo: Kaj Höglund · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Ostrobothnia.