
| indicator | year | |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 98 984 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 2,00 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 95,50 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 9,90 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 8,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 11,50 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2006 | 1,90 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 2219 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 2135 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 4 433 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 422 | 9,53% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 1 072 | 24,17% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 815 | 18,39% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 714 | 16,11% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 1 104 | 24,90% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 77,10 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 5,90 | 7,65% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 17,30 | 22,44% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 17,50 | 22,70% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 6,90 | 8,95% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 29,40 | 38,13% |
Source: Eurostat
other regions in Pohjois-Suomi : Keski-Pohjanmaa, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa and Lappi
Neighbouring regions: Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Troms, Finnmark and Norrbottens län