Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Alavus

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Forestry and logging56
Wholesale of construction supplies4721 years
Car repair3725 years
Beauty salons31
Corporate management3118 years
Real estate3028 years
Hardware store2328 years
Buses and trains23
Restaurants21
Shopping20
Construction of buildings18

Alavus Facts

Area5.1 km²
Population1,528
Male Population763 (49.9%)
Female Population765 (50.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-61.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-50.0%
Median Age47.1 years (Male: 45.4, Female: 48.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)$40,701 (2022)
Area Codes6
NeighborhoodsTuuri
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng62.58333, 23.61667
Postal Codes63301

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Alavus Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population3,9853,5483,0591,6921,5281,4951,481
Population Density777.6 / km²692.3 / km²596.9 / km²330.1 / km²298.1 / km²291.7 / km²289 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alavus Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 50% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Alavus-61.7%-56.9%-50%
Southern Ostrobothnia
Finland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alavus Median Age

Median Age: 47.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Alavus47.1 yrs48.9 yrs45.4 yrs
Southern Ostrobothnia44.2 yrs46 yrs42.3 yrs
Finland42.3 yrs44 yrs40.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Alavus Population Density

Population Density: 298 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Alavus1,5285.1 km²298 / km²
Southern Ostrobothnia194,94513,998.6 km²13.9 / km²
Finland5.3 million334,788.7 km²15.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alavus Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Alavus

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Alavus

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Alavus

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Alavus Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$23,128$21,998$27,682$32,511$36,280$36,582$39,157$40,701
Total GDP$294.3M$281.9M$349M$407M$453.4M$450M$477.4M$497.2M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Alavus CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Alavus15,351 tn10.05 tn2,995.3 tons/km²
Southern Ostrobothnia1,958,952 tn10.05 tn139.9 tons/km²
Finland54,177,521 tn10.19 tn161.8 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Alavus CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)15,351 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.05 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,995.3 tons/km²

Alavus

Alavus (Swedish: Alavo) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 12,113 (30 June 2015) and covers an area of 842.73 square kilometres ..

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