Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sotkamo

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Forestry and logging152
Buses and trains6241 years
Wholesale of construction supplies4929 years
Other accommodation43
Corporate management3922 years
Restaurants3418 years
Health and medical30
Real estate2723 years
Beauty salons26

Sotkamo Facts

Area2939.1 km²
Population10,105
Male Population5,000 (49.5%)
Female Population5,105 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-6.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-7.2%
Median Age46.9 years (Male: 46.3, Female: 47.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)$40,810 (2022)
NeighborhoodsLeivolankylä, Vuokatti, Rönkkö, Pajuvaara, Rekivaara
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng64.13333, 28.41667
Postal Codes8812088490885308860088601More

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Sotkamo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population10,84210,96710,89310,63110,1059,6789,294
Population Density3.7 / km²3.7 / km²3.7 / km²3.6 / km²3.4 / km²3.3 / km²3.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sotkamo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 7.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sotkamo-6.8%-7.9%-7.2%
Kainuu
Finland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sotkamo Median Age

Median Age: 46.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sotkamo46.9 yrs47.6 yrs46.3 yrs
Kainuu47.9 yrs49.4 yrs46.4 yrs
Finland42.3 yrs44 yrs40.7 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sotkamo Population Density

Population Density: 3.4 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sotkamo10,1052,939.1 km²3.4 / km²
Kainuu75,76422,688.1 km²3.3 / km²
Finland5.3 million334,788.7 km²15.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sotkamo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 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.

Neighborhoods in Sotkamo

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Sotkamo

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sotkamo

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Sotkamo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sotkamo

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

Sotkamo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$22,421$21,325$26,836$30,595$33,411$32,212$39,262$40,810
Total GDP$280.5M$260.7M$313.5M$346.7M$373.9M$354.4M$414.6M$423.6M
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

Sotkamo CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sotkamo96,627 tn9.56 tn32.9 tons/km²
Kainuu725,359 tn9.57 tn32 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
Sotkamo CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)96,627 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.56 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)32.9 tons/km²

Sotkamo

Sotkamo is a municipality of Finland, located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 10,572 (30 June 2015) and covers an area of 2,952.11 square kilometres (1,139.82 sq mi) of which 302.61 km2 (116.84 sq mi) is water. The populati..

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