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Laitila

Laitila had 8,479 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,303 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 25% of households rented and 73% owned their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2015.

Municipality · Code 400 · in Swedish Letala · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
8,479residents31 December 2024
€25,303median incomeadults, 2024
25%of households rentingtenure
6%green within 500 maverage
Laitila by postcode area
Map of Laitila: 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)

People.

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

17%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
26%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed42%
Unemployed4%
Students6%
Pensioners29%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20158,520
20168,520
20178,610
20188,647
20198,588
20208,468
20218,456
20228,366
20238,441
20248,479

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.

€25,303
median income, adults
€27,312
mean income, adults
9.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education30%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree17%
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.

4,099 households and 4,707 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
46.6 m²
floor area per person
91.4 m²
average home size
25%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied73%
Rented25%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households42%
Young one-person households7%
Households with children22%
Pensioner households38%

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

3,603jobs located hereworkplaces
1,314summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
72%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.

43 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
16residents per km²544.6 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 Laitila, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Laitila church 1 AB
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Laitila church 1 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Laitila church 2 AB
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Laitila church 2 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Laitila church 3 AB
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Laitila church 3 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.