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Utajärvi

Utajärvi had 2,466 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,195 in 2024, 10% below the regional level. 18% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 14% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 889 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,466residents31 December 2024
€23,195median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
19%green within 500 maverage
Utajärvi by postcode area
Map of Utajärvi: 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 5 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
91600 Utajärvi Keskus1,906€23,82023%76%31%4713.1%16%30
91620 Sanginkylä156€20,8924%91%35%5210.3%25%1
91630 Juorkuna77€16,9922%90%60%6744.4%71%0
91640 Särkijärvi78€20,0462%94%55%6320.0%0%0
91660 Ahmas202€24,7932%94%39%5411.8%30%1

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.

16%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
34%
aged 65 and over
49
years, average age

Main activity

Employed35%
Unemployed6%
Students5%
Pensioners38%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20152,861
20162,824
20172,768
20182,702
20192,676
20202,619
20212,568
20222,523
20232,491
20242,466

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.

€23,195
median income, adults
€25,598
mean income, adults
13.7%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification55%
Lower university or polytechnic degree14%
Higher university degree4%

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.

1,228 households and 1,544 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
45.9 m²
floor area per person
86.9 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented18%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households45%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households49%

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

736jobs located hereworkplaces
1,046summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
94%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.

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

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
1resident per km²1,721.1 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 Utajärvi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Veteraanikivi 2
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Veteraanikivi 2
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Veteraanikivi 1
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Veteraanikivi 1
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Veteraanipuisto
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Veteraanipuisto
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.