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Eckerö

Eckerö had 956 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €28,537 in 2024, 6% below the regional level. 12% of households rented and 82% owned their home. The population has grown by 2.2% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 043 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
956residents31 December 2024
€28,537median incomeadults, 2024
12%of households rentingtenure
1%green within 500 maverage
Eckerö by postcode area
Map of Eckerö: 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)

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
30%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed45%
Unemployed3%
Students5%
Pensioners28%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others5%

Population at the end of each year

2015935
2016928
2017948
2018961
2019952
2020958
2021933
2022939
2023942
2024956

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.

€28,537
median income, adults
€31,158
mean income, adults
5.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education30%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification44%
Lower university or polytechnic degree17%
Higher university degree6%

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.

448 households and 535 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
49.5 m²
floor area per person
99.3 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied82%
Rented12%
Other tenure6%

Households

One-person households39%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children20%
Pensioner households45%

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

279jobs located hereworkplaces
746summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
94%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.

20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 1% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
9residents per km²106.5 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 Eckerö, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Eckeröhallen
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Eckeröhallen
Photo: Erik Wannee · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Frukost, Bornholm, Eckerö - 20250725 - 04
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Frukost, Bornholm, Eckerö - 20250725 - 04
Photo: AleWi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Eckerö - 20250725 - 28
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Eckerö - 20250725 - 28
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