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Sottunga

Sottunga had 101 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €28,759 in 2024, 5% below the regional level. 19% of households rented and 74% owned their home. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 766 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
101residents31 December 2024
€28,759median incomeadults, 2024
19%of households rentingtenure
1%green within 500 maverage
Sottunga by postcode area
Map of Sottunga: 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.

17%
aged under 16
2%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
38%
aged 65 and over
52
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed1%
Students0%
Pensioners38%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others5%

Population at the end of each year

201599
201696
201792
201891
201988
2020101
2021105
2022111
2023115
2024101

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.

€28,759
median income, adults
€36,461
mean income, adults
2.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification32%
Lower university or polytechnic degree33%
Higher university degree7%

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.

58 households and 77 homes at the end of 2024.

1.7
people per household
55.0 m²
floor area per person
93.9 m²
average home size
3%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied74%
Rented19%
Other tenure7%

Households

One-person households57%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children12%
Pensioner households52%

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

24jobs located hereworkplaces
117summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
95%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; 1% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²22.2 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 Sottunga, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Christopher, Piano bar, Baltic Princess - 20250508 - 21
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Christopher, Piano bar, Baltic Princess - 20250508 - 21
Photo: AleWi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Tax-free, kassa, Baltic Princess - 20250508 - 22
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Tax-free, kassa, Baltic Princess - 20250508 - 22
Photo: AleWi · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Åland.