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Ylivieska

Ylivieska had 15,406 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,647 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 28% of households rented and 71% owned their home. The population has grown by 2.4% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 977 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
15,406residents31 December 2024
€25,647median incomeadults, 2024
28%of households rentingtenure
16%green within 500 maverage
Ylivieska by postcode area
Map of Ylivieska: 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 6 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
84100 Ylivieska Keskus13,623€25,64731%68%23%4210.1%14%74
84460 Tuomiperä201€27,4066%93%23%419.1%99%0
84540 Vähäkangas587€27,3572%97%18%3710.4%3%1
84650 Kantokylä227€24,2911%96%29%439.5%0%0
84770 Isokoski79€23,7778%92%18%4415.2%100%0
84880 Raudaskylä595€25,9999%89%21%4211.3%28%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.

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

Main activity

Employed42%
Unemployed5%
Students7%
Pensioners26%
Children aged 0–1419%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201515,039
201615,199
201715,251
201815,212
201915,255
202015,304
202115,357
202215,293
202315,369
202415,406

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.

€25,647
median income, adults
€27,777
mean income, adults
10.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education19%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
Higher university degree7%

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.

7,246 households and 8,231 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
42.6 m²
floor area per person
86.5 m²
average home size
28%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied71%
Rented28%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households43%
Young one-person households11%
Households with children23%
Pensioner households34%

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

7,047jobs located hereworkplaces
181summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
70%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.

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

14schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
27residents per km²578.9 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 Ylivieska, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

07.07.16 Ylivieska Dm12 4405 (27731896414)
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07.07.16 Ylivieska Dm12 4405 (27731896414)
Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Ylivieska railway station 20200303
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Ylivieska railway station 20200303
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Ylivieska Church 20210827 03
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Ylivieska Church 20210827 03
Photo: Estormiz · CC0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Ostrobothnia.