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Liperi

Liperi had 11,913 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,644 in 2024, 10% above the regional level. 22% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 3.4% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 426 · in Swedish Libelits · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
11,913residents31 December 2024
€25,644median incomeadults, 2024
22%of households rentingtenure
31%green within 500 maverage
Liperi by postcode area
Map of Liperi: 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
80400 Ylämylly5,521€28,18425%74%17%4011.1%26%21
83100 Liperi Keskus2,341€21,95829%69%37%5216.5%26%22
83130 Salokylä362€27,1513%97%22%4313.1%74%3
83140 Puromäki121€23,8582%94%34%509.4%44%0
83150 Roukalahti199€24,6777%91%32%5116.8%34%1
83160 Tutjunniemi134€24,18912%88%34%5114.8%37%2
83320 Risti-Juojärvi62€21,75811%86%29%4916.7%41%0
83330 Kaatamo186€24,5495%93%30%5116.7%34%3
83340 Kaarnalampi75€21,3425%93%45%5414.3%83%1
83400 Viinijärvi1,318€22,34823%74%33%5119.4%19%11
83430 Käsämä550€28,4193%96%23%4712.4%41%5
83450 Vaivio357€28,1973%95%20%4312.6%55%3
83460 Harinjärvi325€30,2161%98%22%448.1%69%1
83480 Ahonkylä162€24,7857%92%29%4916.2%30%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 North Karelia.

18%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
25%
aged 65 and over
45
years, average age

Main activity

Employed41%
Unemployed6%
Students6%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201512,338
201612,301
201712,150
201812,145
201912,084
202011,994
202111,979
202211,962
202311,969
202411,913

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.

€25,644
median income, adults
€27,941
mean income, adults
13.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education18%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
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.

5,569 households and 6,368 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
45.3 m²
floor area per person
91.8 m²
average home size
9%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented22%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households40%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children23%
Pensioner households37%

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

3,395jobs located hereworkplaces
2,411summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
89%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.

16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

12schoolsOpenStreetMap
9day-care centresOpenStreetMap
10residents per km²1,161.6 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 Liperi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Great hunger years memorial Liperi 4
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Great hunger years memorial Liperi 4
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Great hunger years memorial Liperi 7
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Great hunger years memorial Liperi 7
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Pärnävaaran rinnettä
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Pärnävaaran rinnettä
Photo: Tuohirulla · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Karelia.