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Lohja

Lohja had 45,687 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,322 in 2024, 6% below the regional level. 29% of households rented and 70% owned their home. The population has fallen by 3.5% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 444 · in Swedish Lojo · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
45,687residents31 December 2024
€27,322median incomeadults, 2024
29%of households rentingtenure
28%green within 500 maverage
Lohja by postcode area
Map of Lohja: 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 20 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
03810 Ikkala511€26,28117%81%31%5111.3%34%2
03850 Pusula1,540€25,91217%81%31%4910.6%20%10
03870 Hyönölä175€28,3336%92%30%499.1%38%2
08100 Lohja Keskus8,452€26,22141%58%37%5210.8%15%109
08150 Keskilohja5,253€29,53228%71%19%428.0%28%35
08200 Ojamo3,880€25,58248%52%27%4515.2%33%44
08350 Routio2,233€26,98534%65%24%4614.6%20%5
08450 Hormajärvi240€28,06915%81%42%5510.3%59%2
08480 Karstu253€26,8017%93%27%445.4%90%0
08500 Ventelä-Millola6,125€29,18921%78%23%448.6%37%24
08680 Muijala1,664€32,20914%85%15%428.0%55%21
08700 Virkkala7,019€27,10828%71%27%4711.2%23%29
08800 Kirkniemi1,454€30,34711%88%22%458.4%26%11
09120 Karjalohja1,219€25,38021%76%31%4813.3%27%6
09220 Sammatti1,576€27,91513%85%24%4410.5%46%7
09430 Saukkola1,530€27,44918%81%25%4710.2%28%10
09520 Millola114€26,0267%89%38%533.7%51%0
09630 Koisjärvi473€29,5108%87%22%446.1%28%2
09810 Nummi-Oinola932€26,76217%82%28%4813.7%17%10
09930 Leppäkorpi263€26,4236%90%32%535.8%21%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 Uusimaa.

15%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
27%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed5%
Students7%
Pensioners29%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201547,353
201647,149
201746,785
201846,296
201945,965
202045,886
202145,988
202245,811
202345,645
202445,687

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.

€27,322
median income, adults
€30,109
mean income, adults
10.7%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification40%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
Higher university degree9%

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.

22,553 households and 25,016 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
44.8 m²
floor area per person
87.5 m²
average home size
35%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied70%
Rented29%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households43%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children20%
Pensioner households38%

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

15,251jobs located hereworkplaces
8,068summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
63%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.

39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

37schoolsOpenStreetMap
16day-care centresOpenStreetMap
41residents per km²1,110.3 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 Lohja, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Dr12 Lohja
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Dr12 Lohja
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Lohja sh 2011
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Lohja sh 2011
Photo: Hotarju · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Karstuntie 5, Lohja
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Karstuntie 5, Lohja
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Uusimaa.