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Outokumpu

Outokumpu had 6,444 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €21,967 in 2024, 6% below the regional level. 30% of households rented and 68% owned their home. The population has fallen by 9.7% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 309 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,444residents31 December 2024
€21,967median incomeadults, 2024
30%of households rentingtenure
27%green within 500 maverage
Outokumpu by postcode area
Map of Outokumpu: 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 4 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
83500 Outokumpu Keskus5,586€21,74733%66%35%5020.1%25%45
83550 Kokonvaara129€23,6726%85%38%517.5%64%0
83630 Kuusjärvi368€24,3519%88%32%4912.5%37%1
83660 Varislahti268€23,4933%97%36%5010.9%42%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.

14%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
35%
aged 65 and over
50
years, average age

Main activity

Employed32%
Unemployed8%
Students7%
Pensioners38%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20157,139
20167,091
20177,003
20186,803
20196,688
20206,552
20216,506
20226,457
20236,409
20246,444

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.

€21,967
median income, adults
€24,855
mean income, adults
19.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification51%
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.

3,451 households and 4,091 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
46.3 m²
floor area per person
81.3 m²
average home size
24%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied68%
Rented30%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households49%
Young one-person households9%
Households with children15%
Pensioner households46%

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

2,266jobs located hereworkplaces
983summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
74%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.

40 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
11residents per km²582.9 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 Outokumpu, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Outokummun kaupungintalo 1
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Outokummun kaupungintalo 1
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Outokummun kaupungintalo 3
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Outokummun kaupungintalo 3
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Outokummun kaupungintalo 2
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Outokummun kaupungintalo 2
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Other municipalities in North Karelia.