Appendix table 2. Share of those working outside their municipality of residence and average distance to work by region in 2015

Region	Employed	Those working outside their municipality of residence	Share of those working outside their municipality of residence among employed persons, %	Average linear distance between home and workplace, km
Åland	14,471	7,212	49.8	9.1
Kanta-Häme	71,144	30,650	43.1	18.8
Uusimaa	745,792	308,036	41.3	12.8
Varsinais-Suomi	194,561	77,409	39.8	16.1
Pirkanmaa	205,002	76,685	37.4	16.7
Ostrobothia	78,082	25,810	33.1	10.6
Päijät-Häme	77,238	25,376	32.9	16.9
Satakunta	85,596	25,300	29.6	13.1
North Karelia	59,593	16,360	27.5	13.0
South Ostrobothia	76,015	20,458	26.9	14.1
Central Finland	104,657	26,589	25.4	14.2
South Karelia	49,580	12,236	24.7	13.7
Pohjois-Savo	95,393	23,534	24.7	13.8
North Ostrobothia	156,526	36,351	23.2	13.5
Kymenlaakso	65,178	14,854	22.8	15.2
Kainuu	27,120	5,085	18.8	15.0
Central Ostrobothia	27,598	5,082	18.4	11.3
Lapland	68,262	12,390	18.2	15.0
Etelä-Savo	54,651	9,300	17.0	13.8
Whole country	2,256,459	758,717	33.6	14.1

Source: Employment Statistics, Statistics Finland

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Updated 27.9.2017

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment [e-publication].
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