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Reisjärvi

Reisjärvi had 2,556 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,992 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 19% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 12% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 691 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,556residents31 December 2024
€23,992median incomeadults, 2024
19%of households rentingtenure
7%green within 500 maverage
Reisjärvi by postcode area
Map of Reisjärvi: 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
85900 Reisjärvi Keskus1,793€23,99625%73%33%476.6%6%19
85930 Kangaskylä-Tolpankangas196€24,1162%98%27%4616.7%0%0
85940 Räisälänmäki206€23,9871%95%24%435.7%18%2
85980 Köyhänperä304€24,6522%94%22%438.3%6%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.

20%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 45–64
30%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed37%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners33%
Children aged 0–1418%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20152,894
20162,854
20172,813
20182,743
20192,718
20202,710
20212,690
20222,636
20232,598
20242,556

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.

€23,992
median income, adults
€26,924
mean income, adults
7.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education28%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification47%
Lower university or polytechnic degree16%
Higher university degree6%

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.

1,125 households and 1,384 homes at the end of 2024.

2.2
people per household
46.0 m²
floor area per person
96.5 m²
average home size
1%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented19%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households39%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households48%

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

863jobs located hereworkplaces
410summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
98%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; 7% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²493.1 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 Reisjärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Reisjarvi Bookshop 20100830
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Reisjarvi Bookshop 20100830
Photo: Estormiz · Public domain
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Reisjärvi Church 20190703
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Reisjärvi Church 20190703
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Reisjärvi municipal office 20190703
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Reisjärvi municipal office 20190703
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.