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Åland had 30,654 residents at the end of 2024, in 16 municipalities. Median disposable income of adults was €30,300 in 2024, 15% above the national level. The population has grown by 5.8% since 2015.

Region · Code 21 · in Swedish Åland · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
30,654residents31 December 2024
€30,300median incomeadults, 2024
26%of households rentingtenure
14%green within 500 maverage
Åland by postcode area
Map of Åland: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · Statistics Finland, municipal and regional boundaries 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 16 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Brändö430€29,48415%77%36%532.3%1%4
Eckerö956€28,53712%82%30%485.4%1%20
Finström2,617€28,60016%80%23%443.7%15%20
Föglö502€28,43215%78%32%492.6%35%10
Geta514€25,63210%84%26%474.5%20%6
Hammarland1,636€29,61520%77%24%454.8%18%9
Jomala5,789€33,21812%85%17%403.6%25%14
Kumlinge273€28,31511%82%43%563.2%28%6
Kökar227€25,74413%80%35%555.8%5%6
Lemland2,134€32,56910%87%20%424.0%11%15
Lumparland371€30,07613%80%30%490.6%9%7
Maarianhamina - Mariehamn11,866€29,83342%56%27%466.9%11%140
Saltvik1,778€29,57814%83%27%463.5%8%7
Sottunga101€28,75919%74%38%522.4%1%6
Sund1,001€28,39714%83%28%474.7%2%7
Vårdö459€28,76913%81%29%476.4%13%8

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for Finland.

17%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
25%
aged 65 and over
45
years, average age

Main activity

Employed48%
Unemployed3%
Students5%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others4%

Population at the end of each year

201528,983
201629,214
201729,489
201829,789
201929,884
202030,129
202130,344
202230,359
202330,541
202430,654

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and education.

Disposable income in 2024 and education at the end of 2024.

€30,300
median income, adults
€34,360
mean income, adults
5.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education26%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification37%
Lower university or polytechnic degree23%
Higher university degree10%

Income is the disposable money income of residents aged 18 and over in 2024: taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and contributions. The median is the middle value, so a few high earners do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

14,605 households and 17,348 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
47.9 m²
floor area per person
95.2 m²
average home size
29%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied71%
Rented26%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children23%
Pensioner households37%

Household groups overlap: young one-person households, for example, are also counted as one-person households.

15,831jobs located hereworkplaces
7,177summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
68%of homes in housesdetached, semi-detached, terraced

Statistics Finland withholds a figure when fewer than 30 people are behind it (fewer than 10 for workplaces). Missing figures are shown as a dash and never estimated.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

28schoolsOpenStreetMap
17day-care centresOpenStreetMap
21residents per km²1,466.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each postcode area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and services within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Åland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Villa du Nord Mariehamn 2014-09-17
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Villa du Nord Mariehamn 2014-09-17
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mariehamn 2021-08-02 image22
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Mariehamn 2021-08-02 image22
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Östra Skolgatan Mariehamn 2025-10-09 image01
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Östra Skolgatan Mariehamn 2025-10-09 image01
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Municipalities.