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Kaarina

Kaarina had 36,551 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €29,591 in 2024, 14% above the regional level. 23% of households rented and 76% owned their home. The population has grown by 12% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 202 · in Swedish S:t Karins · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
36,551residents31 December 2024
€29,591median incomeadults, 2024
23%of households rentingtenure
27%green within 500 maverage
Kaarina by postcode area
Map of Kaarina: 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 5 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
20660 Littoinen9,491€31,9058%92%17%415.7%36%34
20760 Piispanristi5,557€29,68227%72%19%417.5%23%85
20780 Kaarina Keskus13,744€28,00334%65%26%459.5%25%108
21500 Piikkiö7,235€29,45816%83%22%447.7%17%44
21620 Kuusisto2,278€34,3273%96%17%414.3%45%23

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 Southwest Finland.

19%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
22%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed46%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1418%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201532,590
201632,738
201733,099
201833,458
201933,937
202034,667
202135,497
202235,848
202336,339
202436,551

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.

€29,591
median income, adults
€34,094
mean income, adults
7.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education17%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification33%
Lower university or polytechnic degree27%
Higher university degree18%

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.

16,633 households and 17,978 homes at the end of 2024.

2.2
people per household
43.4 m²
floor area per person
92.7 m²
average home size
33%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied76%
Rented23%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households36%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children27%
Pensioner households33%

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

10,930jobs located hereworkplaces
685summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
67%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.

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

25schoolsOpenStreetMap
36day-care centresOpenStreetMap
241residents per km²151.7 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 Kaarina, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Ironside, Ilponen
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Ironside, Ilponen
Photo: Samuli Lintula · CC BY 2.5
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Peltolan siirtolapuutarha
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Peltolan siirtolapuutarha
Photo: Samuli Lintula · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Lauklähteenkatu,Turku
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Lauklähteenkatu,Turku
Photo: Zache · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.