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Kaavi

Kaavi had 2,589 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €21,447 in 2024, 14% below the regional level. 21% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 19% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 204 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,589residents31 December 2024
€21,447median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
33%green within 500 maverage
Kaavi by postcode area
Map of Kaavi: 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
73600 Kaavi Keskus1,792€21,59227%71%40%5313.8%22%22
73620 Kortteinen-Rasilampi195€21,5456%93%42%5820.0%83%0
73640 Sivakkavaara82€18,9642%96%44%6017.9%96%0
73645 Niinivaara-Onnivaara65€19,5770%94%42%5621.1%100%0
73670 Luikonlahti389€21,5036%91%38%5317.8%38%0

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.

11%
aged under 16
5%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
39%
aged 65 and over
54
years, average age

Main activity

Employed32%
Unemployed6%
Students4%
Pensioners45%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20153,194
20163,154
20173,048
20182,990
20192,893
20202,807
20212,778
20222,689
20232,628
20242,589

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.

€21,447
median income, adults
€25,061
mean income, adults
15.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education31%
Matriculation examination1%
Vocational qualification52%
Lower university or polytechnic degree13%
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.

1,418 households and 1,905 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
47.6 m²
floor area per person
80.3 m²
average home size
12%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented21%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households49%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children12%
Pensioner households52%

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

729jobs located hereworkplaces
1,196summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
86%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; 33% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²790.3 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 Kaavi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kaavin koulu eli Kirkonkylän koulu - Kaavintie 24 A - Kaavin kk - Kaavi
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Kaavin koulu eli Kirkonkylän koulu - Kaavintie 24 A - Kaavin kk - Kaavi
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Kaavin kirkko - ark.tsto Karvala ja Silvennoinen, 1983 - Kaavintie 24 - Kaavi
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Kaavin kirkko - ark.tsto Karvala ja Silvennoinen, 1983 - Kaavintie 24 - Kaavi
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Kaavin kirkkomaan portti
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Kaavin kirkkomaan portti
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Savo.