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Oulainen

Oulainen had 6,912 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,929 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 24% of households rented and 75% owned their home. The population has fallen by 9.2% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 563 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,912residents31 December 2024
€23,929median incomeadults, 2024
24%of households rentingtenure
9%green within 500 maverage
Oulainen by postcode area
Map of Oulainen: 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 4 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
86210 Petäjäskoski162€25,2690%100%19%404.1%7%2
86300 Oulainen Keskus6,174€23,99226%73%31%4710.8%9%81
86350 Kilpua104€24,2576%91%36%5212.2%0%0
86510 Matkaniva257€24,2618%90%32%486.2%16%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.

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
30%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed37%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20157,610
20167,514
20177,472
20187,430
20197,288
20207,155
20217,102
20227,025
20236,978
20246,912

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.

€23,929
median income, adults
€26,233
mean income, adults
10.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education23%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
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.

3,428 households and 4,072 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
46.3 m²
floor area per person
88.5 m²
average home size
16%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied75%
Rented24%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households44%

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

2,541jobs located hereworkplaces
288summer 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.

75 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 9% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
12residents per km²597.3 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 Oulainen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Oulainen 20100331
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Oulainen 20100331
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Oulainenen June 2017
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Oulainenen June 2017
Photo: SeppVei · CC0
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Oulainen Church 20190802
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Oulainen Church 20190802
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.