NUTS 3

Pohjois-Karjala

Region of Finland · NUTS code FI1DC

Among 19 NUTS 3 regions of Finland, Pohjois-Karjala ranks best in gdp per capita (17th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Pohjois-Karjala vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
38,900 €/inh.
+1,100 vs 2023
17th of 19 in the country
Finland 49,870 €/inh. · -22%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
8.3 /km²
0 vs 2023
17th of 19 in the country
Finland 18.5 /km² · -55%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-1.4 ‰
−0.1 vs 2023
14th of 19 in the country
Finland 3.0 ‰ · -147%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
5.8 ‰
−0.4 vs 2023
11th of 19 in the country
Finland 5.4 ‰ · +7%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
47.8 years
−0.1 vs 2024
8th of 19 in the country
Finland 43.6 years · +10%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
29.2 %
+0.4 vs 2024
5th of 19 in the country
Finland 23.6 % · +24%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Tilastokeskus, simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
3,182 per 1,000
13th of 19 in the country
Finland 4,133 per 1,000 · -23%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Pohjois-Karjala belongs to.

Population
1,272,126
−554 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
81.7 years
+0.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
9.0 %
+1.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
21,800 €/inh.
+400 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
75.0 %
−0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
38 per mn
−4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
39.2 %
+1.3 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.32
−0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
4.8 %
+0.4 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
1.4 %
+2.5 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
357 per 100k
−2 vs 2017
2018 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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