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A profile of Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi was 1.27 million in 2025, down less than 0.1% from 2024, and the 3rd highest of 5 regions in Finland.

Population1.27 million2025Down less than 0.1% from 2024The 3rd highest of 5 regions in Finland
Natural change rate-4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2024Up 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants from 2023The 2nd lowest of 5 regions in Finland
Median age45.5 years2025Up 0.1 years from 2024The 3rd highest of 5 regions in Finland
Population aged 65 and over26.5%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Population density6.2 inhabitants per km²2024Unchanged from 2023
Net migration including statistical adjustment5,2602024Compared with 7,600 in 2023
1.27M1.28M1.29M1.3M1.31M1.32M20012005200920132017202120252001: 1,310,138 persons2002: 1,305,602 persons2003: 1,301,624 persons2004: 1,299,629 persons2005: 1,299,747 persons2006: 1,299,516 persons2007: 1,297,948 persons2008: 1,296,839 persons2009: 1,296,281 persons2010: 1,297,144 persons2011: 1,298,128 persons2012: 1,299,557 persons2013: 1,300,222 persons2014: 1,300,846 persons2015: 1,300,462 persons2016: 1,298,457 persons2017: 1,296,023 persons2018: 1,290,651 persons2019: 1,284,638 persons2020: 1,278,237 persons2021: 1,274,651 persons2022: 1,274,599 persons2023: 1,271,344 persons2024: 1,272,680 persons2025: 1,272,126 persons1.27M1.28M1.29M1.3M1.31M1.32M2001201020252001: 1,310,138 persons2002: 1,305,602 persons2003: 1,301,624 persons2004: 1,299,629 persons2005: 1,299,747 persons2006: 1,299,516 persons2007: 1,297,948 persons2008: 1,296,839 persons2009: 1,296,281 persons2010: 1,297,144 persons2011: 1,298,128 persons2012: 1,299,557 persons2013: 1,300,222 persons2014: 1,300,846 persons2015: 1,300,462 persons2016: 1,298,457 persons2017: 1,296,023 persons2018: 1,290,651 persons2019: 1,284,638 persons2020: 1,278,237 persons2021: 1,274,651 persons2022: 1,274,599 persons2023: 1,271,344 persons2024: 1,272,680 persons2025: 1,272,126 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3); Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens); Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi was 9% in 2025, up 1.2 percentage points from 2024.

Unemployment rate9%2025Up 1.2 percentage points from 2024
Household disposable income per inhabitant€21,8002023Up 1.9% from 2022The lowest of 5 regions in Finland
Employment rate75%2025Down 0.4 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 5 regions in Finland
At-risk-of-poverty rate15.2%2025Up 1.5 percentage points from 2024
Activity rate77.6%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024
678910111220052008201120142017202020252005: 11.4 %2006: 10.8 %2007: 9.9 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 10.5 %2010: 10.1 %2011: 9.4 %2012: 9.5 %2013: 9.9 %2014: 10 %2015: 10.4 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 9.6 %2018: 8.1 %2019: 7.8 %2020: 8.8 %2021: 7.8 %2022: 6.7 %2023: 6.9 %2024: 7.8 %2025: 9 %68101220052012201920252005: 11.4 %2006: 10.8 %2007: 9.9 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 10.5 %2010: 10.1 %2011: 9.4 %2012: 9.5 %2013: 9.9 %2014: 10 %2015: 10.4 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 9.6 %2018: 8.1 %2019: 7.8 %2020: 8.8 %2021: 7.8 %2022: 6.7 %2023: 6.9 %2024: 7.8 %2025: 9 %
Unemployment rate, 2005 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt); Eurostat, European Commission, Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc); Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt); Eurostat, European Commission, At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41); Eurostat, European Commission, Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (euros) in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi was €54.14 billion in 2024, up 2.6% from 2023, and the 3rd highest of 5 regions in Finland.

Gross domestic product (GDP)€54.14 billion2024Up 2.6% from 2023The 3rd highest of 5 regions in Finland
GDP per capita€42,5002024Up 2.4% from 2023The lowest of 5 regions in Finland
Real GDP growth1.4%2024, estimatedUp 2.5 percentage points from 2023The highest of 5 regions in Finland
GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100)89%2024Up 1 percentage point from 2023
20K30K40K50K60K20002004200820122016202020242000: 27,093 EUR million2001: 27,850 EUR million2002: 29,267 EUR million2003: 30,584 EUR million2004: 32,028 EUR million2005: 33,018 EUR million2006: 34,617 EUR million2007: 36,933 EUR million2008: 38,296 EUR million2009: 34,699 EUR million2010: 36,507 EUR million2011: 38,564 EUR million2012: 39,136 EUR million2013: 39,679 EUR million2014: 40,330 EUR million2015: 40,305 EUR million2016: 41,833 EUR million2017: 43,470 EUR million2018: 44,725 EUR million2019: 45,555 EUR million2020: 45,480 EUR million2021: 47,909 EUR million2022: 52,894 EUR million2023: 52,789 EUR million2024: 54,142 EUR million20K30K40K50K60K2000200920242000: 27,093 EUR million2001: 27,850 EUR million2002: 29,267 EUR million2003: 30,584 EUR million2004: 32,028 EUR million2005: 33,018 EUR million2006: 34,617 EUR million2007: 36,933 EUR million2008: 38,296 EUR million2009: 34,699 EUR million2010: 36,507 EUR million2011: 38,564 EUR million2012: 39,136 EUR million2013: 39,679 EUR million2014: 40,330 EUR million2015: 40,305 EUR million2016: 41,833 EUR million2017: 43,470 EUR million2018: 44,725 EUR million2019: 45,555 EUR million2020: 45,480 EUR million2021: 47,909 EUR million2022: 52,894 EUR million2023: 52,789 EUR million2024: 54,142 EUR million
Gross domestic product (GDP), 2000 to 2024. EUR million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr); Eurostat, European Commission, GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). Economy statistics and rankings

Consumers

Severe material and social deprivation rate in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi was 2.8% in 2025, up 0.4 percentage points from 2024.

Severe material and social deprivation rate2.8%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
People who bought online in the last 12 months80.1%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024The lowest of 4 regions in Finland
0.511.522.532015201720192021202320252015: 1.2 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.2 %2018: 1.7 %2019: 2.4 %2020: 1.5 %2021: 1 %2022: 0.9 %2023: 1.5 %2024: 2.4 %2025: 2.8 %0.511.522.532015201920252015: 1.2 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.2 %2018: 1.7 %2019: 2.4 %2020: 1.5 %2021: 1 %2022: 0.9 %2023: 1.5 %2024: 2.4 %2025: 2.8 %
Severe material and social deprivation rate, 2015 to 2025. %. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18); Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi were 85,283 in 2023, up 2.3% from 2022, and the 2nd lowest of 5 regions in Finland.

Active enterprises85,2832023Up 2.3% from 2022The 2nd lowest of 5 regions in Finland
Enterprise births7,4092023Up 4% from 2022The 3rd highest of 5 regions in Finland
Enterprise birth rate8.69%2023Up 0.14 percentage points from 2022The 2nd highest of 5 regions in Finland
Enterprise death rate8.5%2023, provisionalUp 2.08 percentage points from 2022
Nights spent in tourist accommodation8.02 million2025Up 1.2% from 2024
Nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)2.77 million2025Up 8.2% from 2024
75K80K85K90K95K2013201520172019202120232013: 88,599 count2014: 90,125 count2015: 75,922 count2016: 75,384 count2017: 77,021 count2018: 77,767 count2019: 79,003 count2020: 80,064 count2021: 81,064 count2022: 83,374 count2023: 85,283 count75K80K85K90K95K2013201720232013: 88,599 count2014: 90,125 count2015: 75,922 count2016: 75,384 count2017: 77,021 count2018: 77,767 count2019: 79,003 count2020: 80,064 count2021: 81,064 count2022: 83,374 count2023: 85,283 count
Active enterprises, 2013 to 2023. count. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2); Eurostat, European Commission, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi was 81.7 years in 2024, up 0.5 years from 2023, and the lowest of 5 regions in Finland.

Life expectancy at birth81.7 years2024Up 0.5 years from 2023The lowest of 5 regions in Finland
Infant mortality rate2.2 per 1,000 live births2024Up 0.5 per 1,000 live births from 2023The 2nd highest of 5 regions in Finland
Age-standardised death rate, all causes991.1 per 100,000 people2023Down 57 per 100,000 people from 2022The highest of 5 regions in Finland
Road deaths per million inhabitants38 per million inhabitants2024, provisionalDown 4 per million inhabitants from 2023
77787980818220002004200820122016202020242000: 77.2 years2001: 77.6 years2002: 77.7 years2003: 77.9 years2004: 78.3 years2005: 78.8 years2006: 78.9 years2007: 79.1 years2008: 79.1 years2009: 79.6 years2010: 79.8 years2011: 80.1 years2012: 80.2 years2013: 80.4 years2014: 80.5 years2015: 80.9 years2016: 80.8 years2017: 80.9 years2018: 81 years2019: 81.3 years2020: 81.3 years2021: 81.2 years2022: 80.7 years2023: 81.2 years2024: 81.7 years767880822000200920242000: 77.2 years2001: 77.6 years2002: 77.7 years2003: 77.9 years2004: 78.3 years2005: 78.8 years2006: 78.9 years2007: 79.1 years2008: 79.1 years2009: 79.6 years2010: 79.8 years2011: 80.1 years2012: 80.2 years2013: 80.4 years2014: 80.5 years2015: 80.9 years2016: 80.8 years2017: 80.9 years2018: 81 years2019: 81.3 years2020: 81.3 years2021: 81.2 years2022: 80.7 years2023: 81.2 years2024: 81.7 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024. years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp).

Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2); Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

Each figure comes from the table cited here. Cite the publisher; these citations include any notice the publisher requires.

  1. Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Eurostat. Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  4. Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  5. Eurostat. Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  7. Eurostat. Income of households by NUTS 2 region, net disposable income, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_2hhinc). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2hhinc/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  8. Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_li41). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li41/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. Eurostat. Activity rates by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 64 (lfst_r_lfp2actrt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfp2actrt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  12. Eurostat. GDP at current market prices by NUTS 3 region, EUR per inhabitant (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Eurostat. GDP in volume by NUTS 2 region, percentage change on previous year (nama_10r_2gvagr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_2gvagr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. Eurostat. GDP per inhabitant in PPS, EU27 = 100, by NUTS 3 region (nama_10r_3gdp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10r_3gdp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. Eurostat. Severe material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region (ilc_mdsd18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdsd18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  16. Eurostat. Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use in the last 12 months by NUTS 2 region (isoc_r_blt12_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_r_blt12_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  17. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprises, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, enterprise births, number (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, birth rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  21. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  22. Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. Eurostat. Life expectancy by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_mlifexp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_mlifexp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  24. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  25. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  26. Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed per million inhabitants (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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