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Pyhäjärvi

Pyhäjärvi had 4,702 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €22,935 in 2024, 11% below the regional level. 23% of households rented and 75% owned their home. The population has fallen by 15% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 626 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,702residents31 December 2024
€22,935median incomeadults, 2024
23%of households rentingtenure
27%green within 500 maverage
Pyhäjärvi by postcode area
Map of Pyhäjärvi: 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 6 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
86800 Pyhäsalmi3,650€22,68127%72%39%5213.9%25%36
86810 Pellikkaperä165€24,9224%92%29%479.1%26%3
86850 Hiidenniemi167€23,6630%99%38%5611.1%49%1
86870 Vesikoski223€21,79812%85%40%5411.2%64%0
86900 Pyhäkumpu402€25,40115%83%37%5219.3%25%7
86980 Väliaho46€22,7290%97%59%6512.5%25%0

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.

14%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
38%
aged 65 and over
52
years, average age

Main activity

Employed33%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners42%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20155,505
20165,446
20175,337
20185,248
20195,131
20205,033
20214,964
20224,835
20234,756
20244,702

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.

€22,935
median income, adults
€25,556
mean income, adults
13.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education29%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree16%
Higher university degree4%

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.

2,458 households and 3,153 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
47.0 m²
floor area per person
84.1 m²
average home size
17%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied75%
Rented23%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households48%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households53%

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

1,391jobs located hereworkplaces
1,018summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
81%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.

29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
3day-care centresOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²1,457.1 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 Pyhäjärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Pyhajarvi yellow house
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Pyhajarvi yellow house
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Pyhäsalmi railway station
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Pyhäsalmi railway station
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Pyhäsalmi Church
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Pyhäsalmi Church
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.