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Maarianhamina - Mariehamn

Maarianhamina - Mariehamn had 11,866 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €29,833 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 42% of households rented and 56% owned their home. The population has grown by 3.5% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 478 · in Swedish Mariehamn · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
11,866residents31 December 2024
€29,833median incomeadults, 2024
42%of households rentingtenure
11%green within 500 maverage
Maarianhamina - Mariehamn by postcode area
Map of Maarianhamina - Mariehamn: 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
9%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
25%
aged 45–64
27%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed45%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners27%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others5%

Population at the end of each year

201511,461
201611,565
201711,677
201811,743
201911,679
202011,705
202111,742
202211,757
202311,812
202411,866

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.

€29,833
median income, adults
€35,935
mean income, adults
6.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification32%
Lower university or polytechnic degree25%
Higher university degree12%

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.

6,270 households and 7,550 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
45.9 m²
floor area per person
81.6 m²
average home size
60%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied56%
Rented42%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households51%
Young one-person households12%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households37%

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

9,764jobs located hereworkplaces
81summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
38%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.

140 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 11% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
1,014residents per km²11.7 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 Maarianhamina - Mariehamn, 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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