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Laihia

Laihia had 7,656 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,511 in 2024, 6% above the regional level. 18% of households rented and 81% owned their home. The population has fallen by 5.4% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 399 · in Swedish Laihela · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
7,656residents31 December 2024
€27,511median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
14%green within 500 maverage
Laihia by postcode area
Map of Laihia: 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 5 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
66400 Laihia Keskus5,826€27,74022%77%25%446.5%10%35
66420 Ruto299€30,0031%97%26%475.8%54%5
66450 Jakkula798€27,5934%94%25%447.3%36%5
66460 Haapala330€26,3124%93%29%479.6%14%1
66470 Jukaja-Jokisalo282€23,8562%96%31%489.9%6%2

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.

19%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
25%
aged 65 and over
45
years, average age

Main activity

Employed44%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners27%
Children aged 0–1418%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20158,090
20168,139
20178,051
20188,058
20198,017
20207,996
20217,916
20227,817
20237,682
20247,656

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.

€27,511
median income, adults
€30,064
mean income, adults
6.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification42%
Lower university or polytechnic degree24%
Higher university degree10%

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.

3,520 households and 4,159 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
46.8 m²
floor area per person
96.3 m²
average home size
12%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied81%
Rented18%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households38%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children26%
Pensioner households38%

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

1,714jobs located hereworkplaces
199summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
86%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.

28 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
15residents per km²506.2 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 Laihia, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Laihian rautatieasema 2010
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Laihian rautatieasema 2010
Photo: Tmn · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Laihian rautatieaseman asemarakennus 2010
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Laihian rautatieaseman asemarakennus 2010
Photo: Tmn · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lakeus
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Lakeus
Photo: Heyzeuss · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Ostrobothnia.