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Joroinen

Joroinen had 4,552 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,123 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 22% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 171 · in Swedish Jorois · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,552residents31 December 2024
€24,123median incomeadults, 2024
22%of households rentingtenure
41%green within 500 maverage
Joroinen by postcode area
Map of Joroinen: 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
77460 Maavesi323€24,4616%92%36%5213.2%67%0
77480 Savuniemi31–––39%560.0%7%0
78880 Kuvansi1,074€26,85516%83%28%4812.3%62%5
79600 Joroinen Keskus2,331€23,16631%67%37%5212.5%20%29
79620 Huutokoski190€24,5729%88%38%506.9%54%0
79630 Kolma208€25,1604%94%33%498.7%100%0
79660 Kerisalo156€25,3263%96%33%499.9%42%0
79680 Lahnalahti116€26,7324%93%32%499.3%100%0
79690 Kaitainen157€24,2464%93%33%494.0%38%7

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 Savo.

14%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
34%
aged 65 and over
50
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners37%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20155,110
20165,039
20174,917
20184,812
20194,767
20204,689
20214,624
20224,540
20234,590
20244,552

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.

€24,123
median income, adults
€27,843
mean income, adults
11.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
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.

2,324 households and 2,793 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
49.7 m²
floor area per person
92.6 m²
average home size
10%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented22%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households43%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households47%

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

1,283jobs located hereworkplaces
1,149summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
89%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; 41% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
6residents per km²708.0 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 Joroinen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Joroisten kirkko 2
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Joroisten kirkko 2
Photo: Motopark · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Joroisten kirkko 1
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Joroisten kirkko 1
Photo: Motopark · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Joroisten kellotapuli - Pieksämäentie 1, Joroisten kirkonkylä - Joroinen - 1
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Joroisten kellotapuli - Pieksämäentie 1, Joroisten kirkonkylä - Joroinen - 1
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Savo.