Kuopio

Kuopio had 125,666 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,390 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 45% of households rented and 54% owned their home. The population has grown by 7.5% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 297 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026

125,666residents31 December 2024

€25,390median incomeadults, 2024

45%of households rentingtenure

26%green within 500 maverage

Kuopio by postcode area

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 61 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode area	Residents	Median income	Renting	Owning	65+	Avg. age	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
70100 Kuopio Keskus	12,729	€24,747	55%	45%	31%	47	11.2%	11%	341
70110 Etu-Niirala	4,940	€22,936	67%	33%	24%	43	11.5%	11%	360
70150 Neulamäki	5,373	€20,943	62%	38%	17%	40	19.0%	37%	41
70200 Puijonlaakso	8,127	€23,223	67%	33%	23%	42	10.0%	19%	255
70210 Kuopion Keskussairaala-alue	49	€23,801	–	–	51%	67	0.0%	24%	52
70240 Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue	102	€20,091	84%	3%	10%	47	7.7%	40%	25
70260 Julkula	2,629	€29,062	33%	66%	21%	42	7.6%	37%	48
70280 Länsi-Puijo	2,075	€24,997	42%	58%	23%	43	16.2%	35%	42
70300 Linnanpelto	1,416	€27,660	57%	43%	18%	41	8.9%	17%	289
70340 Inkilänmäki	3,873	€24,579	53%	47%	22%	43	16.2%	40%	44
70400 Kettulanlahti	715	€29,851	5%	95%	27%	47	11.8%	17%	54
70420 Päiväranta	2,548	€27,199	38%	61%	21%	42	11.8%	46%	44
70460 Saarijärvi	3,632	€22,028	48%	52%	27%	45	22.2%	29%	44
70500 Männistö	7,282	€22,884	61%	39%	29%	48	17.7%	10%	248
70600 Niirala-Huuhanmäki	3,372	€23,467	57%	43%	19%	40	11.2%	28%	304
70620 Haapaniemi	2,109	€24,048	50%	49%	26%	45	13.5%	21%	288
70700 Särkiniemi	3,794	€24,064	53%	47%	20%	42	13.1%	24%	51
70780 Jynkkä	4,990	€26,528	37%	63%	22%	43	11.4%	36%	53
70800 Pitkälahti	4,203	€30,301	21%	78%	13%	36	9.1%	34%	33
70820 Litmanen	14,921	€27,498	49%	51%	13%	38	12.4%	30%	82
70840 Jynkänmäki	9,446	€31,428	38%	62%	11%	36	6.0%	23%	34
70870 Hiltulanlahti	2,366	€30,122	2%	97%	18%	41	6.3%	35%	14
70940 Jännevirta	567	€29,916	0%	99%	23%	45	4.6%	0%	0
71130 Kortejoki	495	€26,469	5%	93%	33%	51	12.9%	42%	1
71150 Vartiala	588	€27,539	5%	93%	22%	45	12.4%	59%	2
71160 Riistavesi	1,351	€27,278	18%	81%	30%	48	13.5%	18%	17
71310 Vehmersalmi Keskus	1,062	€23,582	21%	78%	40%	55	15.8%	4%	11
71330 Räsälä	349	€26,071	3%	95%	29%	49	10.4%	35%	0
71360 Litmaniemi	148	€26,154	5%	91%	35%	53	9.1%	27%	0
71380 Mustinlahti	126	€20,550	6%	92%	52%	58	18.6%	96%	0
71480 Kurkimäki	1,174	€31,776	4%	95%	12%	37	4.3%	31%	4
71490 Airaksela	266	€28,854	4%	95%	21%	44	10.4%	82%	1
71520 Kaislastenlahti	1,331	€30,850	2%	96%	15%	38	8.4%	57%	17
71570 Syvänniemi	1,246	€30,370	2%	97%	18%	41	9.2%	23%	6
71650 Hirvilahti-Salonkulma	440	€27,535	6%	91%	24%	48	7.3%	85%	0
71660 Leinolanlahti	99	€25,703	6%	95%	31%	53	15.4%	85%	0
71670 Kurolanlahti	66	€22,506	3%	95%	41%	57	14.8%	100%	0
71680 Pulkonkoski-Saarinen	201	€23,676	3%	92%	28%	49	13.4%	47%	1
71720 Käärmelahti	663	€30,460	2%	97%	12%	37	5.8%	20%	1
71730 Kinnulanlahti	545	€25,409	7%	92%	25%	47	10.8%	1%	2
71740 Tavinsalmi	94	€25,837	6%	90%	37%	52	10.0%	48%	0
71745 Haatala	43	€29,639	–	–	23%	41	10.0%	6%	0
71750 Maaninka Keskus	1,029	€23,897	29%	69%	37%	52	14.9%	18%	26
71760 Ahkionlahti-Vianta	276	€25,340	5%	92%	32%	49	6.1%	42%	0
71775 Tuovilanlahti-Haatala	330	€26,531	3%	95%	25%	47	8.1%	98%	1
71950 Lammasaho	96	€24,943	7%	93%	31%	51	7.0%	85%	0
72100 Karttula Keskus	1,411	€23,047	26%	72%	37%	52	14.1%	20%	21
73300 Nilsiä Keskus	2,777	€22,324	32%	67%	42%	55	17.5%	3%	31
73310 Tahkovuori	84	€32,430	2%	91%	37%	55	4.7%	23%	28
73320 Reittiö	1,116	€24,308	4%	94%	35%	51	10.7%	92%	5
73350 Haluna	379	€25,634	2%	94%	30%	49	11.2%	55%	0
73360 Pajulahti	561	€26,874	9%	89%	25%	46	10.7%	41%	3
73410 Pieksänkoski	223	€24,128	4%	94%	30%	48	10.1%	35%	1
73460 Muuruvesi	565	€22,209	12%	86%	37%	52	12.1%	34%	4
73470 Västinniemi	299	€23,449	5%	93%	31%	48	11.6%	62%	0
73500 Juankoski Keskus	2,365	€22,942	24%	74%	43%	55	15.6%	11%	32
73710 Viitaniemi	125	€21,309	9%	90%	48%	59	8.7%	36%	0
73730 Losomäki	67	€17,836	18%	78%	52%	59	24.0%	100%	0
73770 Säyneinen-Ala-Siikajärvi	447	€23,884	10%	88%	34%	51	10.3%	33%	5
73810 Palonurmi-Aholansaari	269	€24,366	9%	89%	39%	52	17.3%	32%	3
73830 Keski-Siikajärvi	191	€24,915	4%	96%	34%	52	8.4%	88%	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.

15%

aged under 16

12%

aged 16–24

28%

aged 25–44

23%

aged 45–64

23%

aged 65 and over

years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%

Unemployed6%

Students10%

Pensioners25%

Children aged 0–1414%

Others2%

Population at the end of each year

2015116,921

2016117,740

2017118,209

2018118,664

2019119,282

2020120,210

2021121,543

2022122,594

2023124,021

2024125,666

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.

€25,390

median income, adults

€28,263

mean income, adults

12.2%

unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education17%

Matriculation examination8%

Vocational qualification37%

Lower university or polytechnic degree24%

Higher university degree13%

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.

66,704 households and 73,911 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8

people per household

40.2 m²

floor area per person

72.9 m²

average home size

59%

of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied54%

Rented45%

Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households49%

Young one-person households17%

Households with children18%

Pensioner households30%

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

55,759jobs located hereworkplaces

10,355summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes

40%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.

124 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 26% green space within 500 metres.

70schoolsOpenStreetMap

58day-care centresOpenStreetMap

29residents per km²4,316.1 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.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kuopio, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Postcode areas.

70100 Kuopio Keskus 70110 Etu-Niirala 70150 Neulamäki 70200 Puijonlaakso 70210 Kuopion Keskussairaala-alue 70240 Niuvaniemen Sairaala-alue 70260 Julkula 70280 Länsi-Puijo 70300 Linnanpelto 70340 Inkilänmäki 70400 Kettulanlahti 70420 Päiväranta 70460 Saarijärvi 70500 Männistö 70600 Niirala-Huuhanmäki 70620 Haapaniemi 70700 Särkiniemi 70780 Jynkkä 70800 Pitkälahti 70820 Litmanen 70840 Jynkänmäki 70870 Hiltulanlahti 70940 Jännevirta 71130 Kortejoki 71150 Vartiala 71160 Riistavesi 71310 Vehmersalmi Keskus 71330 Räsälä 71360 Litmaniemi 71380 Mustinlahti 71480 Kurkimäki 71490 Airaksela 71520 Kaislastenlahti 71570 Syvänniemi 71650 Hirvilahti-Salonkulma 71660 Leinolanlahti 71670 Kurolanlahti 71680 Pulkonkoski-Saarinen 71720 Käärmelahti 71730 Kinnulanlahti 71740 Tavinsalmi 71745 Haatala 71750 Maaninka Keskus 71760 Ahkionlahti-Vianta 71775 Tuovilanlahti-Haatala 71950 Lammasaho 72100 Karttula Keskus 73300 Nilsiä Keskus 73310 Tahkovuori 73320 Reittiö 73350 Haluna 73360 Pajulahti 73410 Pieksänkoski 73460 Muuruvesi 73470 Västinniemi 73500 Juankoski Keskus 73710 Viitaniemi 73730 Losomäki 73770 Säyneinen-Ala-Siikajärvi 73810 Palonurmi-Aholansaari 73830 Keski-Siikajärvi

Other municipalities in North Savo.

Iisalmi Joroinen Kaavi Keitele Kiuruvesi Lapinlahti Leppävirta Pielavesi Rautalampi Rautavaara Siilinjärvi Sonkajärvi Suonenjoki Tervo Tuusniemi Varkaus Vesanto Vieremä