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Sievi

Sievi had 4,603 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,156 in 2024, 6% below the regional level. 20% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 10% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 746 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,603residents31 December 2024
€24,156median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
6%green within 500 maverage
Sievi by postcode area
Map of Sievi: 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 7 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
85310 Sievi Asemanseutu482€23,24117%83%26%426.9%15%3
85320 Markkula277€22,67815%83%25%458.3%5%3
85340 Jyrinki699€26,6342%96%13%339.2%0%5
85410 Sievi Keskus1,849€23,54535%64%23%4212.4%9%16
85430 Koivisto508€26,6063%95%24%427.1%3%2
85450 Joenkylä239€25,92510%89%16%3712.9%0%0
85470 Kiiskilampi467€22,4264%94%24%4113.4%0%3

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.

24%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
23%
aged 45–64
21%
aged 65 and over
41
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed5%
Students8%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–1422%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20155,124
20165,069
20175,035
20184,980
20194,910
20204,834
20214,781
20224,735
20234,713
20244,603

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.

€24,156
median income, adults
€32,769
mean income, adults
10.5%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification51%
Lower university or polytechnic degree15%
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.

1,806 households and 2,144 homes at the end of 2024.

2.5
people per household
42.3 m²
floor area per person
100.9 m²
average home size
3%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented20%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households36%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children26%
Pensioner households38%

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

2,059jobs located hereworkplaces
294summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
96%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.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
6residents per km²803.9 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 Sievi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Valmet 1502 on a truck
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Valmet 1502 on a truck
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY 4.0
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Sievi Church 20190703
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Sievi Church 20190703
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sievi Church 20210712
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Sievi Church 20210712
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.