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Haapajärvi

Haapajärvi had 6,492 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,919 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 23% of households rented and 75% owned their home. The population has fallen by 13% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 069 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,492residents31 December 2024
€23,919median incomeadults, 2024
23%of households rentingtenure
8%green within 500 maverage
Haapajärvi by postcode area
Map of Haapajärvi: 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 5 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
85710 Parkkila352€24,1944%93%25%4110.6%18%1
85730 Tulppo116€21,8206%90%41%5311.1%66%0
85800 Haapajärvi Keskus4,906€23,98228%70%30%4612.8%3%45
85820 Oksava794€23,6864%94%27%4611.7%5%3
85840 Kuona283€26,5983%95%19%387.3%60%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 Ostrobothnia.

18%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
29%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed37%
Unemployed5%
Students6%
Pensioners32%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20157,438
20167,332
20177,251
20187,147
20197,010
20206,896
20216,802
20226,687
20236,558
20246,492

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.

€23,919
median income, adults
€26,030
mean income, adults
12.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education26%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
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.

3,090 households and 3,638 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
45.5 m²
floor area per person
90.6 m²
average home size
15%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied75%
Rented23%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households44%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households43%

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

2,528jobs located hereworkplaces
182summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
82%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.

35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 8% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
8residents per km²791.5 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 Haapajärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Haapajärven kirkko
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Haapajärven kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Haapajärvi Church 20190703
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Haapajärvi Church 20190703
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Haapajärven kirkko2
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Haapajärven kirkko2
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.