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Kökar

Kökar had 227 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,744 in 2024, 15% below the regional level. 13% of households rented and 80% owned their home. The population has fallen by 9.2% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 318 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
227residents31 December 2024
€25,744median incomeadults, 2024
13%of households rentingtenure
5%green within 500 maverage
Kökar by postcode area
Map of Kökar: 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.

5%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
34%
aged 45–64
35%
aged 65 and over
55
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–145%
Others9%

Population at the end of each year

2015250
2016246
2017236
2018236
2019232
2020225
2021224
2022223
2023225
2024227

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.

€25,744
median income, adults
€26,430
mean income, adults
5.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education28%
Matriculation examination2%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
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.

115 households and 177 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
44.3 m²
floor area per person
83.1 m²
average home size
2%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied80%
Rented13%
Other tenure7%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households2%
Households with children8%
Pensioner households49%

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

87jobs located hereworkplaces
254summer 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.

6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 5% green space within 500 metres.

0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²43.3 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 Kökar, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

FI Cairn and day beacon on Stenkläppen islet SE of Kökar in Archipelago Sea
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FI Cairn and day beacon on Stenkläppen islet SE of Kökar in Archipelago Sea
Photo: Vellari · CC BY 4.0
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Kökar Hafen 1
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Kökar Hafen 1
Photo: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kökar Hamnö 1
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Kökar Hamnö 1
Photo: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 4.0
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