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Kárásjohka - Karasjok

Kárásjohka - Karasjok had 2,524 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 682,200 in 2024, 4% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 16,250/m² on average in 2025 (15 sales). 31% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 1.6% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5610 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,524residents1 January 2026
NOK 682,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 16,250/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
41%green within 500 maverage
Kárásjohka - Karasjok by neighbourhood
Map of Kárásjohka - Karasjok: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 7 neighbourhoods.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bakkeljok18022%12%297%0
Grensen10915%10%184%0
Halde29018%15%778%1
Jiesjokdalen3826%8%041%1
Karasjok tettsted81718%17%36515%41
Mannevarre1,01021%13%2433%38
Tanadalen4524%13%086%0

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Finnmark.

14%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,565
20252,524
20262,524

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 682,200
median household income after tax
68%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school28%
Upper secondary32%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short29%
University or college, long8%
Unknown or none completed1%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

1,328 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner66%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting31%

Homes by type of building

Detached house73%
Two-dwelling house15%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats2%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings2%
NOK 16,020/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
15sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 41% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
0residents per km² of land5,211.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kárásjohka - Karasjok, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Karasjok gamle kyrkje
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Karasjok gamle kyrkje
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche from Mechelen, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0
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International Bibliobus
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International Bibliobus
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche from Mechelen, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Karasjohka river
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Karasjohka river
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche from Mechelen, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Other municipalities in Finnmark.