NUTS 3 areas of Finland by median age

Etelä-Savo had the highest median age of 19 areas in 2017, at 51.3 years. Pohjois-Pohjanmaa had the lowest, at 38.5 years. The median was 45.8 years and the figure for Finland was 42.7 years. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest51.3Etelä-Savo
Median45.819 areas
Finland42.7History

All areas, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

Etelä-SavoEtelä-Savo: 51.3 years51.3KainuuKainuu: 50 years50KymenlaaksoKymenlaakso: 48.5 years48.5Etelä-KarjalaEtelä-Karjala: 48.1 years48.1Pohjois-KarjalaPohjois-Karjala: 47.5 years47.5SatakuntaSatakunta: 47.2 years47.2LappiLappi: 46.9 years46.9Päijät-HämePäijät-Häme: 46.8 years46.8Pohjois-SavoPohjois-Savo: 46.1 years46.1Kanta-HämeKanta-Häme: 45.8 years45.8Etelä-PohjanmaaEtelä-Pohjanmaa: 45.2 years45.2ÅlandÅland: 44.2 years44.2Varsinais-SuomiVarsinais-Suomi: 43.5 years43.5Keski-SuomiKeski-Suomi: 42.6 years42.6Keski-PohjanmaaKeski-Pohjanmaa: 41.7 years41.7PohjanmaaPohjanmaa: 41.6 years41.6PirkanmaaPirkanmaa: 41.5 years41.5Helsinki-UusimaaHelsinki-Uusimaa: 39.4 years39.4Pohjois-PohjanmaaPohjois-Pohjanmaa: 38.5 years38.5
years. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
years
Change on 2016
1Etelä-Savo51.3+0.4
2Kainuu50+0.3
3Kymenlaakso48.5+0.4
4Etelä-Karjala48.1+0.3
5Pohjois-Karjala47.5+0.2
6Satakunta47.2+0.2
7Lappi46.9+0.1
8Päijät-Häme46.8+0.2
9Pohjois-Savo46.1+0.1
10Kanta-Häme45.8+0.3
11Etelä-Pohjanmaa45.2+0.1
12Åland44.2+0.2
13Varsinais-Suomi43.5+0.1
14Keski-Suomi42.6+0.1
15Keski-Pohjanmaa41.7+0.2
16Pohjanmaa41.6+0.2
17Pirkanmaa41.5+0.1
18Helsinki-Uusimaa39.4+0.1
19Pohjois-Pohjanmaa38.5+0.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Which area has the highest median age?

Etelä-Savo, with 51.3 years in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest median age?

Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, with 38.5 years in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population structure indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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