Basic facts
Joensuu by numbers
Basic facts
| City name | Joensuu |
| Year established | 1848 |
| Population 1.1.2017 | 75848 |
| Total surface area, km² | 2751 |
| - land area, km² | 2382 |
| Population density per km² | 31,8 |
| Tax rate-% | 20,50 |
| Taxable income, €/resident 2015 | 14454 |
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Unemployment rate 2016 % |
18,1 incl. furloughed |
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Council seats by party |
SDP 15,KESK 12,KOK 9, VIHR 9,VAS 6,PS 5,KD 3 |
Location
| Nearest airport (scheduled traffic) | Liperi, 11 km |
| Nearest internal port | Joensuu |
| Nearest hidhways | Routes 6, 9, 23 |
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Profit and loss account, City of Joensuu 2015 and 2016 (1000 €) |
2015 |
2016 |
| Operating margin | -365099 | -377827 |
| Annual margin | 28631 | 28669 |
| Accounting period result | 1539 | -941 |
| Accounting period surplus/deficit | 3614 | 1342 |
| Loans | ||
| Loans, Mil.€ | 151,6 | 183,7 |
| Loans, €/resident | 2006 | 2421 |
| City maintained streets | ||
| Streets and roads, km | 416 | 419 |
| Pedestrian and bicycle lanes, km | 322 | 328 |
| Squares and parking areas, ha | 10 | 10 |
| Parks and other public spaces | ||
| Maintained plantings and parks | 171 | 170 |
| Childrens's playgrounds, number | 103 | 104 |
| Water supply | ||
| Water supply network, km | 794 | 798 |
| Drainage, km | 887 | 902 |
| Population (1.1.) | |||
| Year | Number | Year | Number |
| 1850 | 284 | 2000 | 51514 |
| 1900 | 2984 | 2005 | *57558 |
| 1920 | 4946 | 2009 | *72433 |
| 1940 | 5146 | 2010 | 72704 |
| 1950 | 7845 | 2011 | 73305 |
| 1960 | 27383 | 2012 | 73758 |
| 1970 | 36281 | 2013 | 75168 |
| 1980 | 44325 | 2014 | 74471 |
| 1990 | 47215 | 2015 | 75041 |
| 1995 | 50110 | 2016 | 75514 |
| 2017 | 75848 | ||
| * municipal merger | |||
