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Porvoo

Porvoo had 51,737 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €29,041 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 32% of households rented and 67% owned their home. The population has grown by 3.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 638 · in Swedish Borgå · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
51,737residents31 December 2024
€29,041median incomeadults, 2024
32%of households rentingtenure
18%green within 500 maverage
Porvoo by postcode area
Map of Porvoo: 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 23 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
06100 Porvoo Keskus19,272€28,71740%59%28%4710.2%14%172
06150 Kevätkumpu6,845€27,47245%55%22%4212.8%20%26
06200 Porvoo itäinen2,489€29,9376%92%23%456.2%4%3
06400 Gammelbacka7,718€28,70445%55%19%4112.9%25%71
06450 Eestinmäki-Ernestas2,030€30,01425%74%18%428.3%20%29
06500 Saksala-Suomenkylä1,994€30,8323%95%24%477.1%14%3
06530 Kerkkoo764€30,3726%93%23%458.0%8%7
06650 Hamari1,337€30,99018%81%25%469.2%31%36
06750 Tolkkinen2,071€33,9239%90%15%396.2%8%24
06830 Kulloonkylä1,006€33,0086%93%21%458.1%24%6
06950 Emäsalo377€29,3266%88%32%495.6%41%3
07110 Hinthaara1,400€32,3635%93%16%406.2%10%13
07130 Anttila599€29,2952%96%25%478.2%8%0
07220 Kaarenkylä293€28,0905%93%31%468.9%85%0
07280 Ilola841€29,8194%93%19%449.3%14%5
07310 Sannainen387€31,3703%97%20%437.9%3%2
07320 Jakari-Sannäs446€30,7832%96%22%447.3%36%2
07350 Gäddrag75€30,0556%94%32%502.9%63%1
07360 Tirmo35€28,869––57%680.0%29%2
07370 Pellinki141€25,4903%89%42%558.3%11%2
07390 Suurpellinki97€26,2078%88%32%524.3%43%2
07410 Kråkö298€27,6290%99%29%485.3%29%3
07450 Voolahti439€28,5499%89%22%437.1%30%2

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.

17%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
23%
aged 65 and over
44
years, average age

Main activity

Employed45%
Unemployed5%
Students7%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201549,928
201650,144
201750,159
201850,262
201950,380
202050,619
202151,149
202251,232
202351,289
202451,737

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.

€29,041
median income, adults
€32,793
mean income, adults
10.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education23%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification35%
Lower university or polytechnic degree24%
Higher university degree13%

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.

24,778 households and 27,568 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
42.8 m²
floor area per person
86.3 m²
average home size
43%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied67%
Rented32%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households9%
Households with children23%
Pensioner households35%

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

21,465jobs located hereworkplaces
3,611summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
56%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.

83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

34schoolsOpenStreetMap
19day-care centresOpenStreetMap
79residents per km²653.5 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 Porvoo, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Porvoo Cathedral from air
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Porvoo Cathedral from air
Photo: Henri Bergius from Finland · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Porvoon VPK
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Porvoon VPK
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Gamla Stan, Porvoo (9769583614)
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Gamla Stan, Porvoo (9769583614)
Photo: BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Uusimaa.