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Lieksa

Lieksa had 10,049 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €22,196 in 2024, 5% below the regional level. 25% of households rented and 74% owned their home. The population has fallen by 15% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 422 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
10,049residents31 December 2024
€22,196median incomeadults, 2024
25%of households rentingtenure
32%green within 500 maverage
Lieksa by postcode area
Map of Lieksa: 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 14 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
81560 Vuonisjärvi151€23,1035%92%31%5020.3%51%3
81570 Kelvä97€22,1984%93%37%5516.3%100%0
81590 Vuonislahti129€20,57914%85%50%6021.3%3%3
81650 Hattuvaara100€21,8403%93%61%6520.7%64%1
81700 Lieksa Keskus4,915€21,89334%66%44%5519.4%18%79
81720 Mähkö-Timitra2,341€23,07123%76%40%5317.1%37%56
81750 Pankakoski739€22,72710%88%44%5721.9%59%2
81810 Jamali274€24,7103%94%35%5016.2%68%1
81820 Kylänlahti279€21,7844%89%41%5418.4%43%1
81850 Mätäsvaara103€20,6906%91%61%6518.2%17%0
81860 Viekijärvi266€20,0848%89%53%5917.4%44%1
81950 Pankajärvi85€29,5580%95%28%5112.8%2%0
81970 Jongunjoki-Pankajärvi128€21,37917%83%43%5615.9%34%1
83960 Koli271€22,55520%78%33%5110.3%73%15

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.

10%
aged under 16
5%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
42%
aged 65 and over
55
years, average age

Main activity

Employed31%
Unemployed7%
Students4%
Pensioners46%
Children aged 0–149%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201511,772
201611,580
201711,297
201811,098
201910,884
202010,719
202110,543
202210,372
202310,228
202410,049

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.

€22,196
median income, adults
€24,639
mean income, adults
18.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education28%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree16%
Higher university degree5%

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.

5,725 households and 7,501 homes at the end of 2024.

1.7
people per household
48.2 m²
floor area per person
77.5 m²
average home size
28%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied74%
Rented25%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households53%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children11%
Pensioner households53%

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

3,121jobs located hereworkplaces
2,760summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
70%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.

53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²4,068.4 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 Lieksa, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Lieksa
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Lieksa Orthodox Church
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Lieksa Orthodox Church
Photo: Henri Sivonen from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0
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Lieksa railway station
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Lieksa railway station
Photo: Henri Sivonen from Helsinki, Finland · CC BY 2.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Karelia.