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Muhos

Muhos had 8,749 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €26,294 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 20% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 3.5% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 494 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
8,749residents31 December 2024
€26,294median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
13%green within 500 maverage
Muhos by postcode area
Map of Muhos: 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
91410 Jokirinne1,136€27,55918%80%14%3510.2%27%9
91430 Leppiniemi98€27,05538%60%11%3922.4%35%3
91500 Muhos Keskus6,907€26,07121%78%22%4210.9%11%68
91510 Rova444€29,6273%94%22%435.2%17%7
91560 Kylmälänkylä109€21,0649%87%25%4923.1%0%1

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.

23%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
22%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
21%
aged 65 and over
41
years, average age

Main activity

Employed39%
Unemployed5%
Students8%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1422%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20159,063
20168,995
20179,019
20188,980
20198,908
20208,903
20218,909
20228,882
20238,827
20248,749

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.

€26,294
median income, adults
€28,165
mean income, adults
10.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education17%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
Higher university degree8%

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.

3,692 households and 4,219 homes at the end of 2024.

2.3
people per household
42.2 m²
floor area per person
95.4 m²
average home size
8%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented20%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households37%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children27%
Pensioner households35%

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

2,513jobs located hereworkplaces
549summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
90%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.

56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.

10schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
11residents per km²803.5 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 Muhos, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Oulujoki Muhos 20170708 03
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Oulujoki Muhos 20170708 03
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Oulujoki Muhos 20170708 01
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Oulujoki Muhos 20170708 02
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Oulujoki Muhos 20170708 02
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.