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Hanko

Hanko had 7,702 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €26,096 in 2024, 10% below the regional level. 26% of households rented and 72% owned their home. The population has fallen by 13% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 078 · in Swedish Hangö · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
7,702residents31 December 2024
€26,096median incomeadults, 2024
26%of households rentingtenure
20%green within 500 maverage
Hanko by postcode area
Map of Hanko: 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 4 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
10820 Lappohja485€24,41817%81%42%5617.9%43%7
10900 Hanko Keskus3,782€25,11738%60%35%5111.6%14%85
10940 Hangonkylä1,828€28,1378%91%34%516.8%12%55
10960 Hanko Pohjoinen1,533€27,20716%83%36%538.6%37%71

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 Uusimaa.

12%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
18%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
35%
aged 65 and over
52
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners37%
Children aged 0–1410%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20158,864
20168,663
20178,517
20188,379
20198,199
20208,042
20217,979
20227,832
20237,721
20247,702

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.

€26,096
median income, adults
€29,492
mean income, adults
10.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education33%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification36%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
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.

4,182 households and 5,961 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
47.7 m²
floor area per person
82.5 m²
average home size
40%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied72%
Rented26%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households49%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children15%
Pensioner households47%

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

3,546jobs located hereworkplaces
718summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
57%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.

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

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
2day-care centresOpenStreetMap
69residents per km²111.0 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)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Hanko, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Restaurants in Itäsatama Hanko
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Restaurants in Itäsatama Hanko
Photo: MattiPaavola · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Neljän Tuulen Tupa Hanko
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Neljän Tuulen Tupa Hanko
Photo: MattiPaavola · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Karin Lehman in Gulf of Finland
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Karin Lehman in Gulf of Finland
Photo: Jari Sjölund from Turku, Finland · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Other municipalities in Uusimaa.