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Raahe

Raahe had 23,571 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €26,098 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 27% of households rented and 72% owned their home. The population has fallen by 6.3% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 678 · in Swedish Brahestad · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
23,571residents31 December 2024
€26,098median incomeadults, 2024
27%of households rentingtenure
16%green within 500 maverage
Raahe by postcode area
Map of Raahe: 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 17 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
86360 Ilveskorpi190€25,1739%89%32%493.9%0%0
86400 Vihanti Keskus1,494€24,16920%79%37%4912.4%6%12
86440 Lampinsaari198€19,19510%88%47%5728.6%46%10
86460 Alpua342€24,4245%91%31%4617.1%0%3
86470 Lumimetsä153€23,9073%95%36%498.2%3%0
92100 Raahe Keskus4,348€24,36348%50%34%4916.0%17%130
92120 Ollinsaari - Mestauskallio2,570€24,98736%63%28%4618.4%20%114
92130 Isoholmi - Antinkangas3,034€27,55415%85%31%4710.5%14%113
92140 Pattijoki Keskus6,064€28,48116%83%21%418.7%17%39
92150 Kummatti - Junnilanmäki1,280€20,15261%38%25%4627.9%26%94
92160 Saloinen1,576€26,9116%92%30%479.6%18%18
92180 Lapaluoto121€21,19913%86%41%5518.8%9%2
92210 Arkkukari772€29,0660%99%22%398.7%11%10
92220 Piehinki564€27,1202%97%29%4812.4%0%1
92230 Mattilanperä189€28,6471%97%22%4710.8%24%1
92240 Lasikangas299€29,1171%98%24%429.4%0%0
92260 Kopsa258€28,1882%97%37%5011.9%7%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.

17%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
28%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed37%
Unemployed6%
Students8%
Pensioners32%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201525,165
201625,010
201725,001
201824,811
201924,679
202024,353
202124,260
202224,073
202323,797
202423,571

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.

€26,098
median income, adults
€27,653
mean income, adults
13.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education23%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification50%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
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.

11,522 households and 13,591 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
45.4 m²
floor area per person
87.8 m²
average home size
27%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied72%
Rented27%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households44%
Young one-person households9%
Households with children20%
Pensioner households40%

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

9,836jobs located hereworkplaces
832summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
71%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.

69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% green space within 500 metres.

22schoolsOpenStreetMap
14day-care centresOpenStreetMap
23residents per km²1,016.1 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 Raahe, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Are ja Stepa Raahessa 05-03-2011
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Are ja Stepa Raahessa 05-03-2011
Photo: Normaali · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Raahe Town Hall 20120221
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Raahe Town Hall 20120221
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Koulukatu Raahe 20120221
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Koulukatu Raahe 20120221
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.