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Pedersören kunta

Pedersören kunta had 11,226 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,012 in 2024, 4% above the regional level. 12% of households rented and 87% owned their home. The population has grown by 0.9% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 599 · in Swedish Pedersöre · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
11,226residents31 December 2024
€27,012median incomeadults, 2024
12%of households rentingtenure
6%green within 500 maverage
Pedersören kunta by postcode area
Map of Pedersören kunta: 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 13 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
68530 Lepplax774€27,6406%93%11%294.3%2%2
68690 Sundby337€25,6168%89%30%476.6%0%1
68800 Kolppi1,214€27,90710%89%17%373.5%4%9
68810 Ytteresse1,687€27,3738%91%12%321.9%0%7
68820 Ähtävä1,078€26,20623%75%25%442.8%0%11
68830 Bäckby137€26,9226%93%20%416.0%30%1
68840 Nederlappfors292€25,1519%89%27%466.5%0%4
68870 Edsevö506€25,61531%68%25%415.6%13%8
68910 Pännäinen1,301€27,55712%86%22%415.1%12%14
68920 Forsby457€26,9905%93%23%433.4%0%2
68930 Purmo671€27,17412%86%24%432.4%31%2
68940 Lillby469€24,65410%88%30%474.2%0%11
68970 Överpurmo207€20,4658%88%37%5111.2%1%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 Ostrobothnia.

24%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 45–64
20%
aged 65 and over
39
years, average age

Main activity

Employed46%
Unemployed2%
Students7%
Pensioners21%
Children aged 0–1423%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201511,129
201611,067
201711,084
201811,016
201911,081
202011,174
202111,172
202211,206
202311,225
202411,226

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.

€27,012
median income, adults
€28,856
mean income, adults
4.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
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.

4,116 households and 4,767 homes at the end of 2024.

2.7
people per household
42.4 m²
floor area per person
110.5 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied87%
Rented12%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households23%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children35%
Pensioner households34%

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

4,390jobs located hereworkplaces
673summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
93%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.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
11day-care centresOpenStreetMap
13residents per km²841.0 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 Pedersören kunta, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Pedersöre athletics field 2017
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Pedersöre athletics field 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Anders Wiklöf Arena 2017
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Anders Wiklöf Arena 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pännäinen railway station 2017
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Pännäinen railway station 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Ostrobothnia.