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Pietarsaari

Pietarsaari had 19,576 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,370 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 29% of households rented and 70% owned their home. The population has grown by 0.7% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 598 · in Swedish Jakobstad · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
19,576residents31 December 2024
€25,370median incomeadults, 2024
29%of households rentingtenure
15%green within 500 maverage
Pietarsaari by postcode area
Map of Pietarsaari: 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 4 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
68600 Pietarsaari Keskus11,589€25,46131%68%26%459.6%16%131
68620 Skutnäs-Västermalm4,896€26,42928%71%21%439.0%7%140
68630 Kyrkostrand2,494€27,48410%89%24%437.4%26%45
68660 Östermalm-Björnholmen2,386€23,62329%70%30%4717.0%14%44

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.

16%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
26%
aged 65 and over
45
years, average age

Main activity

Employed42%
Unemployed5%
Students7%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others4%

Population at the end of each year

201519,436
201619,377
201719,379
201819,278
201919,208
202019,066
202119,097
202219,207
202319,475
202419,576

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.

€25,370
median income, adults
€27,695
mean income, adults
10.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education28%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification36%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
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.

9,353 households and 10,640 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
41.9 m²
floor area per person
83.3 m²
average home size
41%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied70%
Rented29%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households9%
Households with children21%
Pensioner households37%

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

11,289jobs located hereworkplaces
902summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
55%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.

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

14schoolsOpenStreetMap
14day-care centresOpenStreetMap
224residents per km²87.3 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 Pietarsaari, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Strengberg tobacco factory clock ball
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Strengberg tobacco factory clock ball
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vänortsparken 2016 1
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Vänortsparken 2016 1
Photo: Jan Ainali · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dr Eckener i Vänortsparken
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Dr Eckener i Vänortsparken
Photo: Jan Ainali · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Ostrobothnia.