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Kärsämäki

Kärsämäki had 2,373 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,026 in 2024, 10% below the regional level. 23% of households rented and 75% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 317 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,373residents31 December 2024
€23,026median incomeadults, 2024
23%of households rentingtenure
23%green within 500 maverage
Kärsämäki by postcode area
Map of Kärsämäki: 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)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for North Ostrobothnia.

18%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
18%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
31%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed36%
Unemployed5%
Students6%
Pensioners35%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20152,658
20162,655
20172,611
20182,613
20192,576
20202,538
20212,533
20222,474
20232,440
20242,373

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.

€23,026
median income, adults
€26,550
mean income, adults
11.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification55%
Lower university or polytechnic degree13%
Higher university degree3%

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.

1,108 households and 1,414 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
44.8 m²
floor area per person
88.6 m²
average home size
1%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied75%
Rented23%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households44%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children20%
Pensioner households46%

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

935jobs located hereworkplaces
97summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
96%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.

45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²704.7 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 Kärsämäki, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Karsamaki Church 20100830
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Karsamaki Church 20100830
Photo: Estormiz · Public domain
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Kärsämäen kirkko
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Kärsämäen kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.