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Pyhäntä

Pyhäntä had 1,641 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,630 in 2024, 8% below the regional level. 26% of households rented and 72% owned their home. The population has grown by 3.4% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 630 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,641residents31 December 2024
€23,630median incomeadults, 2024
26%of households rentingtenure
19%green within 500 maverage
Pyhäntä by postcode area
Map of Pyhäntä: 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
92910 Tavastkenkä279€22,8259%86%25%446.2%0%0
92920 Ahokylä72€22,8430%97%33%4621.2%67%0
92930 Pyhäntä1,275€24,08431%67%25%418.3%21%18

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
9%
aged 16–24
22%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 45–64
25%
aged 65 and over
42
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1421%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20151,587
20161,579
20171,579
20181,557
20191,578
20201,593
20211,631
20221,635
20231,646
20241,641

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.

€23,630
median income, adults
€27,788
mean income, adults
8.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education29%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification47%
Lower university or polytechnic degree14%
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.

675 households and 832 homes at the end of 2024.

2.4
people per household
38.8 m²
floor area per person
88.7 m²
average home size
0%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied72%
Rented26%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households35%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children23%
Pensioner households42%

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

837jobs located hereworkplaces
352summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
97%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.

14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 19% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²845.6 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 Pyhäntä, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Highway 88 Pyhäntä
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Highway 88 Pyhäntä
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Pyhäntä military cemetery
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Pyhäntä military cemetery
Photo: Eljas Waltari · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.