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Southwest Finland

Southwest Finland had 494,819 residents at the end of 2024, in 27 municipalities. Median disposable income of adults was €25,864 in 2024, in line with the national level. The population has grown by 4.3% since 2015.

Region · Code 02 · in Swedish Egentliga Finland · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
494,819residents31 December 2024
€25,864median incomeadults, 2024
37%of households rentingtenure
27%green within 500 maverage
Southwest Finland by postcode area
Map of Southwest Finland: 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 27 municipalities.

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

MunicipalityResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Aura3,966€27,56615%83%23%437.3%2%24
Kaarina36,551€29,59123%76%22%437.8%27%69
Kemiönsaari6,371€24,62720%78%37%527.3%25%24
Koski Tl2,186€24,84517%80%34%509.7%8%17
Kustavi970€26,49719%80%43%5611.2%32%20
Laitila8,479€25,30325%73%26%469.2%6%43
Lieto20,666€29,79316%83%21%436.5%21%42
Loimaa15,295€23,90324%75%33%4912.0%17%100
Marttila1,910€25,81916%82%29%489.5%6%9
Masku9,592€30,2298%91%20%436.2%34%24
Mynämäki7,477€26,34315%84%29%488.8%6%32
Naantali20,129€29,09828%71%29%478.4%26%81
Nousiainen4,659€28,49810%89%22%436.1%5%21
Oripää1,304€24,87019%79%28%468.3%17%11
Paimio11,221€28,41422%77%23%436.7%16%51
Parainen14,868€27,63618%80%30%486.2%28%81
Pyhäranta1,919€26,2099%90%31%498.0%26%3
Pöytyä8,011€25,21316%82%27%469.5%9%15
Raisio25,738€27,02129%70%24%459.3%30%106
Rusko6,418€29,8677%92%21%435.8%16%44
Salo50,870€25,03327%72%30%4811.6%22%94
Sauvo2,965€26,45415%83%28%477.3%15%28
Somero8,429€23,93120%78%35%5111.1%15%18
Taivassalo1,692€24,74915%84%37%5211.8%10%17
Turku206,073€24,31455%44%20%4213.9%35%328
Uusikaupunki14,814€25,38827%72%32%4911.0%19%72
Vehmaa2,246€24,45418%79%31%489.0%12%9

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 Finland.

15%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–44
24%
aged 45–64
24%
aged 65 and over
44
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed5%
Students8%
Pensioners26%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

2015474,323
2016475,543
2017477,677
2018478,582
2019479,341
2020481,403
2021483,477
2022485,567
2023490,786
2024494,819

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.

€25,864
median income, adults
€29,281
mean income, adults
11.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education22%
Matriculation examination8%
Vocational qualification35%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
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.

256,214 households and 289,492 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
43.2 m²
floor area per person
80.0 m²
average home size
48%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied62%
Rented37%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households48%
Young one-person households14%
Households with children19%
Pensioner households33%

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

207,169jobs located hereworkplaces
48,914summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
50%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.

175 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

300schoolsOpenStreetMap
325day-care centresOpenStreetMap
46residents per km²10,757.0 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 Southwest Finland, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

KOP-kolmio, 2005
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KOP-kolmio, 2005
Photo: Samuli Lintula · CC BY 3.0
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Kauppahalli
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Kauppahalli
Photo: Kreegah · CC BY-SA 3.0
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KOP-kolmio ja Kauppahalli
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KOP-kolmio ja Kauppahalli
Photo: ansik from (optional) · CC BY 2.0
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Municipalities.