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Leppävirta

Leppävirta had 8,971 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,357 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 20% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 9.9% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 420 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
8,971residents31 December 2024
€25,357median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
32%green within 500 maverage
Leppävirta by postcode area
Map of Leppävirta: 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 14 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
71460 Paukarlahti480€29,0033%96%19%4311.7%34%3
71470 Oravikoski391€28,73722%77%24%4612.7%24%5
78480 Timola489€30,1363%97%23%436.3%29%3
79100 Leppävirta Keskus5,078€24,67628%71%38%5212.9%22%41
79130 Sorsakoski815€24,03911%87%36%5314.6%36%10
79140 Kotalahti310€27,8063%94%31%508.3%42%2
79150 Konnuslahti-Valkeamäki356€26,9385%92%32%5110.7%48%2
79160 Saamaiskylä59€23,7560%94%31%5520.0%100%0
79230 Moninmäki49€19,721––39%5710.0%56%0
79255 Kurjala-Moninmäki132€23,49416%81%27%438.0%31%1
79265 Puponmäki84€22,3902%93%33%5216.7%100%0
79330 Näädänmaa81€22,0727%91%37%5220.6%100%1
79350 Itä-Soisalo76€26,0975%91%54%593.8%95%0
79410 Niinimäki312€25,2964%94%34%529.7%100%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.

14%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
18%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
34%
aged 65 and over
51
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners38%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20159,953
20169,865
20179,782
20189,650
20199,454
20209,402
20219,280
20229,177
20239,049
20248,971

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.

€25,357
median income, adults
€28,274
mean income, adults
12.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education23%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification47%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
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.

4,588 households and 5,521 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
49.4 m²
floor area per person
90.4 m²
average home size
15%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented20%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households44%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households47%

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

2,670jobs located hereworkplaces
3,209summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
83%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.

25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 32% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
6residents per km²1,517.6 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 Leppävirta, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in North Savo.