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Vårdö

Vårdö had 459 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €28,769 in 2024, 5% below the regional level. 13% of households rented and 81% owned their home. The population has grown by 4.1% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 941 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
459residents31 December 2024
€28,769median incomeadults, 2024
13%of households rentingtenure
13%green within 500 maverage
Vårdö by postcode area
Map of Vårdö: 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
8%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
29%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed48%
Unemployed3%
Students5%
Pensioners26%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others4%

Population at the end of each year

2015441
2016439
2017430
2018448
2019447
2020460
2021463
2022451
2023471
2024459

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.

€28,769
median income, adults
€31,141
mean income, adults
6.4%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education30%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification37%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
Higher university degree8%

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.

204 households and 258 homes at the end of 2024.

2.2
people per household
51.3 m²
floor area per person
105.9 m²
average home size
2%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied81%
Rented13%
Other tenure6%

Households

One-person households33%
Young one-person households1%
Households with children23%
Pensioner households48%

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

139jobs located hereworkplaces
520summer 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.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
5residents per km²92.4 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 Vårdö, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Inside Vårdö church
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Inside Vårdö church
Photo: Vitaly repin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vårdö kyrka
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Vårdö kyrka
Photo: Вячеслав Ребров · CC BY 3.0
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Vårdön kirkko
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Vårdön kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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