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Loviisa

Loviisa had 14,352 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,968 in 2024, 11% below the regional level. 27% of households rented and 72% owned their home. The population has fallen by 6.3% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 434 · in Swedish Lovisa · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
14,352residents31 December 2024
€25,968median incomeadults, 2024
27%of households rentingtenure
38%green within 500 maverage
Loviisa by postcode area
Map of Loviisa: 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 19 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
07700 Koskenkylän saha-alue1,161€29,42925%74%20%438.4%50%12
07720 Malmgård85€28,2115%90%27%452.4%64%1
07740 Gammelby378€29,0398%87%28%477.3%33%5
07750 Isnäs516€25,91717%83%29%4810.1%65%8
07780 Härkäpää136€28,4098%89%37%553.0%8%1
07870 Skinnarby375€27,0912%95%30%507.5%24%1
07880 Liljendal Keskus981€26,52321%77%30%477.6%20%8
07890 Mickelspiltom190€27,3418%91%27%479.2%5%1
07900 Loviisa Keskus3,880€25,25035%64%37%5212.4%30%109
07910 Valko1,026€25,19423%76%35%5216.0%48%8
07920 Etelä-Harju1,317€26,65521%78%33%5012.4%36%39
07930 Pernaja Kirkonkylä608€26,92723%75%27%4813.5%43%5
07940 Määrlahti961€22,65655%44%35%5022.6%39%95
07945 Kuggom453€26,6629%89%28%478.1%43%1
07955 Tesjoki1,127€27,75419%80%28%479.5%47%10
07960 Ahvenkoski128€26,6325%96%34%5211.9%95%0
07970 Ruotsinpyhtää Keskus531€24,79331%67%34%5120.5%61%22
07980 Kuninkaankylä275€25,38815%83%29%509.4%22%1
07990 Ruotsinkylä-Koskisto231€25,6284%91%36%5513.8%38%3

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.

14%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
32%
aged 65 and over
49
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed6%
Students5%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201515,311
201615,208
201715,085
201814,891
201914,772
202014,745
202114,643
202214,568
202314,458
202414,352

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.

€25,968
median income, adults
€29,118
mean income, adults
12.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education28%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification40%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
Higher university degree8%

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.

7,470 households and 8,990 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
48.7 m²
floor area per person
88.6 m²
average home size
26%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied72%
Rented27%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households46%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households43%

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

4,576jobs located hereworkplaces
3,226summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
71%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.

44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 38% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
10day-care centresOpenStreetMap
17residents per km²834.1 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.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

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

Loviisa Holzh 4+
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Loviisa Holzh 4+
Photo: Beckstet · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Loviisa Rath 3
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Loviisa Rath 3
Photo: Beckstet · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Loviisa ca 1900-1910.
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Loviisa ca 1900-1910.
Photo: Åbo Akademis bibliotek · CC BY 2.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Uusimaa.