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Merikarvia

Merikarvia had 2,904 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,995 in 2024, 5% below the regional level. 19% of households rented and 80% owned their home. The population has fallen by 8.8% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 484 · in Swedish Sastmola · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,904residents31 December 2024
€23,995median incomeadults, 2024
19%of households rentingtenure
21%green within 500 maverage
Merikarvia by postcode area
Map of Merikarvia: 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)

All 6 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode areaResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
29740 Etelämaa76€26,4526%94%29%499.1%100%0
29750 Pohjansaha94€23,8530%100%37%538.8%0%1
29760 Köörtilä68€27,2150%97%37%526.2%0%0
29790 Tuorila292€25,4675%93%29%4516.7%85%3
29900 Merikarvia Keskus-Rannikko2,072€23,87424%74%38%5214.6%3%27
29940 Kuvaskangas245€22,8653%97%37%529.4%91%1

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for Satakunta.

16%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
37%
aged 65 and over
51
years, average age

Main activity

Employed33%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners40%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20153,185
20163,169
20173,156
20183,115
20193,067
20203,066
20213,055
20222,967
20232,966
20242,904

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.

€23,995
median income, adults
€27,252
mean income, adults
13.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education31%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
Higher university degree5%

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.

1,446 households and 1,876 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
50.0 m²
floor area per person
92.7 m²
average home size
10%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied80%
Rented19%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households45%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households52%

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

816jobs located hereworkplaces
1,668summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
87%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.

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

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
7residents per km²445.8 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 Merikarvia, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Merikarvia sh
Photo: Hotarju · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Merikarvian kirkko 2010
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Merikarvian kirkko 2010
Photo: Yule · CC BY 3.0
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Sastmola 03
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Sastmola 03
Photo: Västgöten · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Satakunta.