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Juuka

Juuka had 4,160 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €21,318 in 2024, 9% below the regional level. 21% of households rented and 78% owned their home. The population has fallen by 17% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 176 · in Swedish Juga · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,160residents31 December 2024
€21,318median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
33%green within 500 maverage
Juuka by postcode area
Map of Juuka: 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 6 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
83870 Polvela-Timovaara162€19,2982%96%48%5726.5%90%0
83880 Kajoo146€17,7114%93%44%5522.0%73%0
83900 Juuka Keskus3,043€21,57725%73%42%5519.2%19%29
83910 Paalasmaa64€21,4085%92%56%6119.0%96%0
83940 Nunnanlahti262€22,7167%92%40%5420.6%41%2
83950 Ahmovaara420€20,39010%89%37%5326.1%80%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 North Karelia.

9%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
42%
aged 65 and over
55
years, average age

Main activity

Employed31%
Unemployed8%
Students4%
Pensioners46%
Children aged 0–148%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20155,034
20164,938
20174,817
20184,709
20194,606
20204,527
20214,444
20224,352
20234,259
20244,160

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.

€21,318
median income, adults
€24,076
mean income, adults
20.7%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education30%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree15%
Higher university degree4%

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.

2,342 households and 3,058 homes at the end of 2024.

1.7
people per household
49.5 m²
floor area per person
82.0 m²
average home size
9%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied78%
Rented21%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households51%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children11%
Pensioner households54%

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

1,252jobs located hereworkplaces
1,683summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
88%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.

22 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²1,847.3 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 Juuka, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Regional road 506 in Juuka
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Regional road 506 in Juuka
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Juuan kirkko
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Juuan kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Juuan kellotapuli - Kirkkotie 15 - Juuka - 3
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Juuan kellotapuli - Kirkkotie 15 - Juuka - 3
Photo: Paju~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Karelia.