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Kontiolahti

Kontiolahti had 15,071 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €28,259 in 2024, 21% above the regional level. 17% of households rented and 82% owned their home. The population has grown by 1.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 276 · in Swedish Kontiolax · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
15,071residents31 December 2024
€28,259median incomeadults, 2024
17%of households rentingtenure
39%green within 500 maverage
Kontiolahti by postcode area
Map of Kontiolahti: 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
80510 Onttola-Kunnasniemi1,295€29,5688%91%21%4111.0%52%17
80710 Lehmo6,028€29,66216%84%14%388.6%35%20
80770 Kontiolahti as758€29,13311%88%15%3710.6%58%3
80780 Kontioniemi376€31,06216%83%13%4012.1%83%4
80790 Kontioranta-Kontioniemi155€34,48334%63%14%378.2%75%6
80850 Paihola562€26,00839%60%20%4015.9%67%6
80910 Kulho1,233€29,5973%97%18%418.9%41%4
81100 Kontiolahti2,667€24,48630%69%32%4815.5%17%20
81120 Katajaranta358€26,9984%93%21%4313.5%71%1
81160 Romppala-Riihikangas235€21,8178%90%32%4826.3%100%0
81220 Jakokoski691€28,5646%94%18%4010.6%22%3
81230 Mönni159€26,12710%89%26%4718.5%42%1
81235 Lehtoi252€28,1765%93%20%428.1%64%5

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.

21%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
20%
aged 65 and over
41
years, average age

Main activity

Employed44%
Unemployed6%
Students7%
Pensioners21%
Children aged 0–1420%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201514,827
201614,806
201714,830
201814,849
201914,821
202014,857
202115,035
202215,157
202315,136
202415,071

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.

€28,259
median income, adults
€31,182
mean income, adults
10.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education14%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification45%
Lower university or polytechnic degree26%
Higher university degree12%

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.

6,558 households and 7,175 homes at the end of 2024.

2.3
people per household
43.8 m²
floor area per person
97.5 m²
average home size
6%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied82%
Rented17%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households34%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children28%
Pensioner households31%

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

3,743jobs located hereworkplaces
1,485summer 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.

14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 39% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
10day-care centresOpenStreetMap
15residents per km²1,026.3 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 Kontiolahti, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Blue Island (45824712)
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Blue Island (45824712)
Photo: Hemmo Vattulainen · CC BY 3.0
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Fire Clouds (46601414)
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Fire Clouds (46601414)
Photo: Hemmo Vattulainen · CC BY 3.0
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Red Sunset (47223606)
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Red Sunset (47223606)
Photo: Hemmo Vattulainen · CC BY 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Karelia.