Economy, jobs and prices in Kuopio, Finland: official figures
Half of the residents of Kuopio lived in households with a disposable income of less than €29,532 per consumption unit in 2024 (5th highest among the nine largest cities; Finland €30,523), down 1% from €29,782 in 2019.
How much do people earn in Kuopio?
The typical adult resident of the city of Kuopio took home €25,571 after tax in 2024 (5th highest among the nine largest cities).
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyHow many entrepreneurs are there in Kuopio?
Entrepreneurs made up 8.5% of employed residents of Kuopio in 2024, below the national figure of 10.1%; that is 5th highest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyAre there enough jobs in Kuopio?
Jobs in the city of Kuopio amounted to 103.0% of the employed labour force living there in 2023, 2nd lowest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Kuopio?
For every 100 employed residents, the city of Kuopio had 132 residents who were not in work in 2024 (3rd highest among the nine largest cities; Finland 133), down from 134 in 2019.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyAre jobs growing in Kuopio?
The number of jobs located in Kuopio changed by +4.6% in the five years to 2023, 3rd lowest among the nine largest cities (Finland +1.8%).
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyHow many tech jobs are there in Kuopio?
In 2023, 7.3% of the jobs in the city of Kuopio were in information and communication, 3rd lowest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Kuopio?
Manufacturing accounted for 5.8% of jobs in Kuopio in 2023, below the national figure of 12.4%; that is 2nd lowest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyHow many people work in tourism in Kuopio?
Hotels, restaurants and other accommodation and food services employed 3.2% of the workforce in Kuopio in 2023, below the national figure of 3.6%.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kuopio?
Register-based employment statistics counted 12.2% of the labour force in Kuopio as unemployed at the end of 2024, above the national figure of 11.7%, up from 10.8% in 2019.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyHow many people commute in Kuopio?
16.1% of employed residents of Kuopio worked outside their home municipality in 2023, against 35.8% nationally.
Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kuopio?
The unemployment rate in Kuopio was 12.2% in 2024 (9.2% for women, 15.2% for men).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat are the main jobs in Kuopio?
54,806 jobs were based in Kuopio in 2024; the biggest employers were public administration, education and health (38% of jobs) and trade, transport, hotels and restaurants (18%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people commute to Kuopio?
10,001 people commuted into Kuopio for work in 2018 and 7,803 commuted out.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Kuopio?
Tourist accommodation in Kuopio recorded 408,692 nights in 2020, 5% by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Kuopio?
There were 418 registered cars per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Kuopio compares with other cities in Finland
Median disposable income per consumption unit (€ a year) (2024)
Kuopio ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Median disposable income per consumption unit (€ a year) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Helsinki | €33,525 |
| 3 | Vantaa | €31,322 |
| 4 | Oulu | €29,772 |
| 5 | Kuopio | €29,532 |
| 6 | Tampere | €29,082 |
| 7 | Jyvaskyla | €28,603 |
| 8 | Lahti | €28,461 |
Median personal disposable income of adults (€ a year) (2024)
Kuopio ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Median personal disposable income of adults (€ a year) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Helsinki | €29,602 |
| 3 | Vantaa | €28,085 |
| 4 | Oulu | €26,165 |
| 5 | Kuopio | €25,571 |
| 6 | Tampere | €25,295 |
| 7 | Jyvaskyla | €24,910 |
| 8 | Lahti | €24,907 |
Entrepreneurs as a share of employed people (%) (2024)
Kuopio ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Entrepreneurs as a share of employed people (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Espoo | 8.7% |
| 3 | Vantaa | 8.7% |
| 4 | Lahti | 8.7% |
| 5 | Kuopio | 8.5% |
| 6 | Turku | 8.1% |
| 7 | Jyvaskyla | 8.1% |
| 8 | Tampere | 7.9% |
Workplace self-sufficiency (jobs per employed resident, %) (2023)
Kuopio ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Workplace self-sufficiency (jobs per employed resident, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tampere | 118.6% |
| 4 | Vantaa | 108.3% |
| 5 | Jyvaskyla | 106.1% |
| 6 | Lahti | 106.0% |
| 7 | Oulu | 104.7% |
| 8 | Kuopio | 103.0% |
| 9 | Espoo | 92.3% |
Economic dependency ratio (non-employed per 100 employed) (2024)
Kuopio ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Economic dependency ratio (non-employed per 100 employed) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lahti | 152 |
| 2 | Jyvaskyla | 137 |
| 3 | Kuopio | 132 |
| 4 | Oulu | 128 |
| 5 | Turku | 127 |
| 6 | Tampere | 121 |
| 7 | Vantaa | 115 |
Change in the number of jobs over five years (%) (2023)
Kuopio ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the number of jobs over five years (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oulu | +7.3% |
| 4 | Turku | +5.8% |
| 5 | Helsinki | +5.3% |
| 6 | Vantaa | +5.2% |
| 7 | Kuopio | +4.6% |
| 8 | Jyvaskyla | +3.3% |
| 9 | Lahti | +0.1% |
Share of jobs in the information sector (%) (2023)
Kuopio ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of jobs in the information sector (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tampere | 12.7% |
| 4 | Oulu | 12.2% |
| 5 | Jyvaskyla | 8.7% |
| 6 | Turku | 7.7% |
| 7 | Kuopio | 7.3% |
| 8 | Lahti | 5.0% |
| 9 | Vantaa | 3.7% |
Share of jobs in manufacturing (%) (2023)
Kuopio ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of jobs in manufacturing (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vantaa | 10.9% |
| 4 | Oulu | 10.6% |
| 5 | Turku | 10.3% |
| 6 | Espoo | 9.9% |
| 7 | Jyvaskyla | 8.6% |
| 8 | Kuopio | 5.8% |
| 9 | Helsinki | 4.4% |
Unemployment rate (2024)
Kuopio ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jyvaskyla | 15.1% |
| 3 | Turku | 13.9% |
| 4 | Oulu | 13.5% |
| 5 | Vantaa | 13.1% |
| 6 | Tampere | 13.1% |
| 7 | Kuopio | 12.2% |
| 8 | Espoo | 10.2% |
Cars per 1,000 residents (2025)
Kuopio ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | Cars per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuopio | 418 |
| 2 | Lahti | 417 |
| 3 | Oulu | 409 |
| 4 | Jyvaskyla | 404 |
| 5 | Turku | 360 |
| 6 | Vantaa | 351 |
| 7 | Espoo | 346 |
Tourist nights (2020)
Kuopio ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Tourist nights |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Turku | 539,352 |
| 4 | Oulu | 478,789 |
| 5 | Vantaa | 475,598 |
| 6 | Kuopio | 408,692 |
| 7 | Jyvaskyla | 320,906 |
| 8 | Espoo | 251,035 |
| 9 | Lahti | 151,074 |
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