Statistics - our town in numbers

Our town in numbers

* Foundation	1865	* Surface area	689,83 km²
- Township	1967	* Water surface	15,22 km²
- Town	1972	* Total	705,05 km²
* Inhabitants		* Popolation density	18,5 inh./km²
1.1.2004	12 782	* Income tax percentage	19,0

Political composition of City Council 2005 - 2008

Suomen keskusta	13
SDP	9
VAS	4
Kokoomus	6
Vihreät	2
KRIST.DEM.	1

35 councillors,13 women.

Demographic structure

	1995	2003
0-14 v	19,1%	17,0%
15-64 v	67,3%	66,8%
65 v -	13,6%	16,2%

Economic structure

	Primary sector	Industry	Service
1970	33,4%	33,3%	33,3%
2001	7%	27%	66%

Income tax percentage

1997 - 2002	18,5
2003 - 2006	19,0

Real estate tax percentage

	1998-1999	2000-2006
General real estate tax percentage	0,60	0,70
Building used for permanent residence	0,25	0,30
Building not used for permanent residence	0,75	0,90