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Liminka

Liminka had 10,190 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €29,706 in 2024, 16% above the regional level. 13% of households rented and 86% owned their home. The population has grown by 2.5% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 425 · in Swedish Limingo · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
10,190residents31 December 2024
€29,706median incomeadults, 2024
13%of households rentingtenure
17%green within 500 maverage
Liminka by postcode area
Map of Liminka: 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 3 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
91900 Liminka Keskus6,396€28,89218%82%14%368.2%12%45
91910 Tupos3,319€31,7515%94%5%316.2%27%30
91930 Ala-Temmes384€28,0874%93%22%439.8%13%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.

31%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 45–64
11%
aged 65 and over
34
years, average age

Main activity

Employed42%
Unemployed4%
Students10%
Pensioners14%
Children aged 0–1429%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20159,937
201610,000
201710,133
201810,161
201910,191
202010,238
202110,218
202210,258
202310,256
202410,190

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.

€29,706
median income, adults
€31,405
mean income, adults
7.7%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education14%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree26%
Higher university degree13%

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.

3,476 households and 3,740 homes at the end of 2024.

2.9
people per household
38.7 m²
floor area per person
110.1 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied86%
Rented13%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households26%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children43%
Pensioner households23%

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

2,462jobs located hereworkplaces
137summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
94%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.

38 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 17% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
10day-care centresOpenStreetMap
16residents per km²641.3 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 Liminka, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Liminka church 20080726 01
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Liminka church 20080726 01
Photo: Antti Palsola (Apalsola) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Liminka cemetery military 20080726 01
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Liminka cemetery military 20080726 01
Photo: Antti Palsola (Apalsola) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Liminka church 20080726 02
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Liminka church 20080726 02
Photo: Antti Palsola (Apalsola) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.