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Uusikaarlepyy

Uusikaarlepyy had 7,439 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,987 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 20% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 1.7% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 893 · in Swedish Nykarleby · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
7,439residents31 December 2024
€25,987median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
10%green within 500 maverage
Uusikaarlepyy by postcode area
Map of Uusikaarlepyy: 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 8 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
66840 Pensala330€27,3779%89%25%425.0%0%1
66850 Jepua890€24,97619%79%26%446.3%14%10
66900 Uusikaarlepyy Keskus4,052€25,82427%73%27%455.2%6%39
66910 Soklot519€29,3398%91%16%374.5%11%2
66930 Kovjoki226€27,8327%93%25%442.8%60%2
66950 Munsala928€25,95411%86%27%442.6%4%1
66970 Hirvlax404€25,8647%92%34%504.9%12%1
66980 Monå125€24,3982%96%31%473.5%93%0

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
9%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 45–64
26%
aged 65 and over
44
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed2%
Students7%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20157,564
20167,516
20177,521
20187,455
20197,464
20207,479
20217,497
20227,434
20237,500
20247,439

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.

€25,987
median income, adults
€29,342
mean income, adults
4.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification42%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
Higher university degree8%

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.

3,233 households and 3,864 homes at the end of 2024.

2.3
people per household
46.0 m²
floor area per person
100.0 m²
average home size
18%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented20%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households34%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children25%
Pensioner households40%

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

3,216jobs located hereworkplaces
2,195summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
80%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.

23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 10% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
10residents per km²736.4 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 Uusikaarlepyy, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Uusikaarlepyy Church 2017
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Uusikaarlepyy Church 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Brogatan and Nykarleby Church 2017
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Brogatan and Nykarleby Church 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Uusikaarlepyy town hall 2017
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Uusikaarlepyy town hall 2017
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Ostrobothnia.