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49540 Metsäkylä

Postcode area 49540 Metsäkylä had 393 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,095 in 2024, 4% below the municipal level. 95% of homes were detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. From the area’s service centre, 1 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Postcode area · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
393residents31 December 2024
€24,095median incomeadults, 2024
5%of households rentingtenure
44%green within 500 maverage
49540 Metsäkylä · Hamina49540 Metsäkylä highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Hamina with 49540 Metsäkylä highlighted

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 Hamina.

9%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
35%
aged 45–64
29%
aged 65 and over
51
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed6%
Students7%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–148%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

2015480
2016474
2017470
2018464
2019470
2020455
2021440
2022434
2023427
2024393

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.

€24,095
median income, adults
€27,092
mean income, adults
12.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education26%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree4%

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.

187 households and 226 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
53.4 m²
floor area per person
109.8 m²
average home size
0%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied92%
Rented5%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households31%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households44%

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

47jobs located hereworkplaces
96summer 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.

1 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 44% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors and health centres0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches1
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Day-care centres0
Bus stops1
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
8.8 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
7residents per km²54.0 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). Within one kilometre.

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