Housing · 2025

Free-time residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants: ranking of municipalities

Free-time residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants: Kustavi comes top with 3,282 /1,000 inh. and Kerava comes last with 0.2 /1,000 inh.. The median across 302 municipalities is 186.3 /1,000 inh.. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Kustavi3,282 /1,000 inh.2Puumala1,854 /1,000 inh.3Kuhmoinen1,579 /1,000 inh.

#	Municipality	Region	Free-time residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants
1	Kustavi	Southwest Finland	3,282 /1,000 inh.
2	Puumala	South Savo	1,854 /1,000 inh.
3	Kuhmoinen	Pirkanmaa	1,579 /1,000 inh.
4	Hirvensalmi	South Savo	1,434 /1,000 inh.
5	Föglö	Åland	1,250 /1,000 inh.
6	Luhanka	Central Finland	1,173 /1,000 inh.
7	Taivassalo	Southwest Finland	1,148 /1,000 inh.
8	Sysmä	Päijät-Häme	1,050 /1,000 inh.
9	Padasjoki	Päijät-Häme	1,018 /1,000 inh.
10	Hartola	Päijät-Häme	918.4 /1,000 inh.
11	Geta	Åland	914.1 /1,000 inh.
12	Posio	Lapland	909.8 /1,000 inh.
13	Sulkava	South Savo	896.1 /1,000 inh.
14	Mäntyharju	South Savo	892.8 /1,000 inh.
15	Pelkosenniemi	Lapland	878.8 /1,000 inh.
16	Utsjoki	Lapland	871.4 /1,000 inh.
17	Savitaipale	South Karelia	864.9 /1,000 inh.
18	Siikainen	Satakunta	799.0 /1,000 inh.
19	Kolari	Lapland	796.8 /1,000 inh.
20	Ruokolahti	South Karelia	754.0 /1,000 inh.
21	Kimitoön	Southwest Finland	748.6 /1,000 inh.
22	Enontekiö	Lapland	733.7 /1,000 inh.
23	Luumäki	South Karelia	727.0 /1,000 inh.
24	Taipalsaari	South Karelia	721.5 /1,000 inh.
25	Kannonkoski	Central Finland	716.8 /1,000 inh.
26	Eckerö	Åland	713.8 /1,000 inh.
27	Kivijärvi	Central Finland	696.3 /1,000 inh.
28	Kangasniemi	South Savo	689.4 /1,000 inh.
29	Lestijärvi	Central Ostrobothnia	676.8 /1,000 inh.
30	Pälkäne	Pirkanmaa	668.6 /1,000 inh.
31	Hailuoto	North Ostrobothnia	667.8 /1,000 inh.
32	Rantasalmi	South Savo	653.9 /1,000 inh.
33	Vaala	North Ostrobothnia	653.3 /1,000 inh.
34	Ruovesi	Pirkanmaa	639.5 /1,000 inh.
35	Tervo	North Savo	637.6 /1,000 inh.
36	Savukoski	Lapland	628.3 /1,000 inh.
37	Pargas	Southwest Finland	611.3 /1,000 inh.
38	Heinävesi	North Karelia	599.4 /1,000 inh.
39	Rääkkylä	North Karelia	585.2 /1,000 inh.
40	Merikarvia	Satakunta	584.0 /1,000 inh.
41	Puolanka	Kainuu	578.4 /1,000 inh.
42	Enonkoski	South Savo	577.4 /1,000 inh.
43	Kittilä	Lapland	575.2 /1,000 inh.
44	Tammela	Kanta-Häme	571.2 /1,000 inh.
45	Joutsa	Central Finland	564.4 /1,000 inh.
46	Tuusniemi	North Savo	541.4 /1,000 inh.
47	Rautalampi	North Savo	536.5 /1,000 inh.
48	Virolahti	Kymenlaakso	535.4 /1,000 inh.
49	Kihniö	Pirkanmaa	528.1 /1,000 inh.
50	Muonio	Lapland	524.8 /1,000 inh.
51	Pudasjärvi	North Ostrobothnia	516.9 /1,000 inh.
52	Kuusamo	North Ostrobothnia	502.5 /1,000 inh.
53	Asikkala	Päijät-Häme	486.0 /1,000 inh.
54	Pyhäranta	Southwest Finland	479.9 /1,000 inh.
55	Lemi	South Karelia	476.4 /1,000 inh.
56	Ristijärvi	Kainuu	470.6 /1,000 inh.
57	Konnevesi	Central Finland	467.1 /1,000 inh.
58	Korsnäs	Ostrobothnia	465.7 /1,000 inh.
59	Kaavi	North Savo	462.9 /1,000 inh.
60	Ranua	Lapland	459.8 /1,000 inh.
61	Sauvo	Southwest Finland	455.5 /1,000 inh.
62	Multia	Central Finland	448.8 /1,000 inh.
63	Virrat	Pirkanmaa	448.4 /1,000 inh.
64	Pomarkku	Satakunta	448.0 /1,000 inh.
65	Inari	Lapland	444.0 /1,000 inh.
66	Lemland	Åland	441.3 /1,000 inh.
67	Loppi	Kanta-Häme	439.4 /1,000 inh.
68	Salla	Lapland	434.2 /1,000 inh.
69	Lappajärvi	South Ostrobothnia	431.6 /1,000 inh.
70	Rautjärvi	South Karelia	429.4 /1,000 inh.
71	Miehikkälä	Kymenlaakso	423.7 /1,000 inh.
72	Sund	Åland	416.5 /1,000 inh.
73	Orivesi	Pirkanmaa	412.8 /1,000 inh.
74	Ylitornio	Lapland	412.7 /1,000 inh.
75	Ingå	Uusimaa	409.2 /1,000 inh.
76	Paltamo	Kainuu	406.3 /1,000 inh.
77	Juuka	North Karelia	404.5 /1,000 inh.
78	Utajärvi	North Ostrobothnia	404.3 /1,000 inh.
79	Ilomantsi	North Karelia	403.0 /1,000 inh.
80	Vesanto	North Savo	398.4 /1,000 inh.
81	Vörå	Ostrobothnia	394.2 /1,000 inh.
82	Parikkala	South Karelia	389.8 /1,000 inh.
83	Iitti	Päijät-Häme	382.1 /1,000 inh.
84	Simo	Lapland	380.2 /1,000 inh.
85	Toivakka	Central Finland	373.2 /1,000 inh.
86	Vehmaa	Southwest Finland	368.5 /1,000 inh.
87	Larsmo	Ostrobothnia	367.6 /1,000 inh.
88	Pello	Lapland	367.1 /1,000 inh.
89	Rautavaara	North Savo	367.0 /1,000 inh.
90	Pyhtää	Kymenlaakso	365.4 /1,000 inh.
91	Viitasaari	Central Finland	364.9 /1,000 inh.
92	Juva	South Savo	362.5 /1,000 inh.
93	Vesilahti	Pirkanmaa	354.6 /1,000 inh.
94	Taivalkoski	North Ostrobothnia	353.9 /1,000 inh.
95	Hyrynsalmi	Kainuu	353.8 /1,000 inh.
96	Malax	Ostrobothnia	353.3 /1,000 inh.
97	Leppävirta	North Savo	351.5 /1,000 inh.
98	Polvijärvi	North Karelia	346.5 /1,000 inh.
99	Saltvik	Åland	337.4 /1,000 inh.
100	Pielavesi	North Savo	334.6 /1,000 inh.

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Region	Free-time residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants
288	Nakkila	Satakunta	10.4 /1,000 inh.
289	Tuusula	Uusimaa	9.8 /1,000 inh.
290	Hyvinkää	Uusimaa	9.4 /1,000 inh.
291	Riihimäki	Kanta-Häme	9.0 /1,000 inh.
292	Imatra	South Karelia	7.8 /1,000 inh.
293	Maarianhamina - Mariehamn	Åland	7.1 /1,000 inh.
294	Harjavalta	Satakunta	5.8 /1,000 inh.
295	Espoo	Uusimaa	5.2 /1,000 inh.
296	Vantaa	Uusimaa	2.4 /1,000 inh.
297	Raisio	Southwest Finland	1.9 /1,000 inh.
298	Järvenpää	Uusimaa	1.8 /1,000 inh.
299	Kempele	North Ostrobothnia	1.4 /1,000 inh.
300	Helsinki	Uusimaa	0.5 /1,000 inh.
301	Kauniainen	Uusimaa	0.2 /1,000 inh.
301	Kerava	Uusimaa	0.2 /1,000 inh.

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

South Savo344.8 /1,000 inh.
Åland227.4 /1,000 inh.
Lapland202.2 /1,000 inh.
Kainuu169.3 /1,000 inh.
South Karelia161.6 /1,000 inh.
North Karelia146.1 /1,000 inh.
Kanta-Häme124.5 /1,000 inh.
North Savo121.6 /1,000 inh.
Ostrobothnia116.2 /1,000 inh.
Central Finland112.6 /1,000 inh.
Päijät-Häme110.6 /1,000 inh.
Kymenlaakso97.0 /1,000 inh.
Southwest Finland96.5 /1,000 inh.
Satakunta90.4 /1,000 inh.
Pirkanmaa86.6 /1,000 inh.
North Ostrobothnia75.4 /1,000 inh.
South Ostrobothnia67.9 /1,000 inh.
Central Ostrobothnia62.4 /1,000 inh.
Uusimaa21.9 /1,000 inh.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Free-time residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants”?

Kustavi ranks first for “Free-time residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants”, with 3,282 /1,000 inh..

What is the median for “Free-time residential buildings per 1,000 inhabitants”?

The median across the 302 ranked municipalities is 186.3 /1,000 inh..