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Kempele

Kempele had 19,657 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €29,026 in 2024, 13% above the regional level. 21% of households rented and 78% owned their home. The population has grown by 15% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 244 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
19,657residents31 December 2024
€29,026median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
25%green within 500 maverage
Kempele by postcode area
Map of Kempele: 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 2 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
90440 Kempele Keskus9,924€27,11729%71%23%4212.1%25%41
90450 Honkanen9,402€31,94112%88%11%367.4%25%38

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.

24%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
17%
aged 65 and over
39
years, average age

Main activity

Employed44%
Unemployed5%
Students8%
Pensioners19%
Children aged 0–1422%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201517,066
201617,297
201717,535
201817,923
201918,355
202018,796
202119,116
202219,300
202319,514
202419,657

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.

€29,026
median income, adults
€32,270
mean income, adults
9.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education14%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification40%
Lower university or polytechnic degree27%
Higher university degree14%

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.

8,151 households and 8,578 homes at the end of 2024.

2.4
people per household
40.4 m²
floor area per person
94.9 m²
average home size
20%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied78%
Rented21%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households32%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children32%
Pensioner households28%

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

7,098jobs located hereworkplaces
27summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
80%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; 25% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
8day-care centresOpenStreetMap
177residents per km²111.1 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 Kempele, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Zeppelin Kempele 20110704
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Zeppelin Kempele 20110704
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Honkasen lasten- ja nuortentalo
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Honkasen lasten- ja nuortentalo
Photo: Ville Siliämaa · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Zeppelin Kempele 20150720
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Zeppelin Kempele 20150720
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.