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Siikalatva

Siikalatva had 4,938 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,098 in 2024, 10% below the regional level. 18% of households rented and 80% owned their home. The population has fallen by 13% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 791 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,938residents31 December 2024
€23,098median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
16%green within 500 maverage
Siikalatva by postcode area
Map of Siikalatva: 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 9 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
92500 Rantsila Keskus1,377€23,57520%78%30%4711.9%5%28
92520 Sipola62€21,8159%84%40%5611.1%0%0
92530 Mankila152€25,5293%92%27%466.4%84%0
92600 Pulkkila Keskus1,040€24,19522%76%35%507.6%18%17
92610 Vorna73€20,9666%94%36%5217.1%0%0
92620 Piippola Keskus825€23,76820%77%31%4710.5%10%12
92640 Leskelä167€24,3025%90%31%5210.7%93%0
92650 Laakkola174€21,48415%78%31%457.6%1%1
92700 Kestilä1,028€21,71415%83%41%549.7%17%13

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.

15%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
18%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
34%
aged 65 and over
49
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed4%
Students5%
Pensioners37%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20155,677
20165,583
20175,447
20185,301
20195,231
20205,203
20215,131
20225,029
20234,931
20244,938

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.

€23,098
median income, adults
€25,691
mean income, adults
10.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification54%
Lower university or polytechnic degree15%
Higher university degree3%

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.

2,440 households and 3,257 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
48.3 m²
floor area per person
90.2 m²
average home size
1%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied80%
Rented18%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households45%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households48%

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

1,667jobs located hereworkplaces
796summer 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.

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

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²2,234.9 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 Siikalatva, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Aarnintie 1 Rantsila 20120715
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Aarnintie 1 Rantsila 20120715
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Rantsila Church 20120723
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Rantsila Church 20120723
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Mällisen Liikenne Scania F112 Ajokki Ametisti
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Mällisen Liikenne Scania F112 Ajokki Ametisti
Photo: Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.