FI · SV · EN

Keitele

Keitele had 1,985 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,199 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 20% of households rented and 78% owned their home. The population has fallen by 17% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 239 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,985residents31 December 2024
€23,199median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
28%green within 500 maverage
Keitele by postcode area
Map of Keitele: 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
72600 Keitele Keskus1,684€23,32023%75%42%5411.8%24%19
72630 Kuusela-Rajala72€24,3743%94%42%5511.8%33%0
72930 Tossavanlahti85€20,7098%90%62%6418.5%100%0
72950 Porttila74€25,1996%94%34%5112.9%52%1
72980 Petäjäkylä52€24,3070%97%42%628.3%2%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
25%
aged 45–64
42%
aged 65 and over
54
years, average age

Main activity

Employed34%
Unemployed5%
Students4%
Pensioners45%
Children aged 0–1411%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20152,379
20162,346
20172,309
20182,244
20192,202
20202,155
20212,095
20222,029
20232,035
20241,985

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.

€23,199
median income, adults
€25,760
mean income, adults
11.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education29%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification49%
Lower university or polytechnic degree16%
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.

1,063 households and 1,377 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
51.3 m²
floor area per person
89.2 m²
average home size
10%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied78%
Rented20%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children13%
Pensioner households55%

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

840jobs located hereworkplaces
395summer 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; 28% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²577.6 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 Keitele, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Keitele kirkko 8
i
Keitele kirkko 8
Photo: Jan Ainali · CC BY-SA 3.0
View on Wikimedia Commons
Keitele kirkko 5
i
Keitele kirkko 5
Photo: Jan Ainali · CC BY-SA 3.0
View on Wikimedia Commons
Keitele kirkko 1
i
Keitele kirkko 1
Photo: Jan Ainali · CC BY-SA 3.0
View on Wikimedia Commons

Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Savo.