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Kaskinen

Kaskinen had 1,241 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,167 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 21% of households rented and 78% owned their home. The population has fallen by 3.4% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 231 · in Swedish Kaskö · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
1,241residents31 December 2024
€24,167median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
21%green within 500 maverage
Kaskinen by postcode area
Map of Kaskinen: 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 Ostrobothnia.

14%
aged under 16
4%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
22%
aged 45–64
41%
aged 65 and over
52
years, average age

Main activity

Employed34%
Unemployed4%
Students3%
Pensioners43%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20151,285
20161,296
20171,274
20181,262
20191,246
20201,278
20211,289
20221,256
20231,208
20241,241

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.

€24,167
median income, adults
€26,499
mean income, adults
10.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education32%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification37%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
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.

652 households and 882 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
50.9 m²
floor area per person
89.1 m²
average home size
35%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied78%
Rented21%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households45%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children14%
Pensioner households54%

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

386jobs located hereworkplaces
101summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
63%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.

25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
129residents per km²9.6 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 Kaskinen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kaskisten kirkko
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Kaskisten kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Inne i kyrkan i Kaskö i september 2018
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Inne i kyrkan i Kaskö i september 2018
Photo: Hansbjorknas · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kyrkan i Kaskö i september 2018
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Kyrkan i Kaskö i september 2018
Photo: Hansbjorknas · CC BY-SA 4.0
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