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Masku

Masku had 9,592 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €30,229 in 2024, 17% above the regional level. 8% of households rented and 91% owned their home. The population has fallen by 1.2% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 481 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
9,592residents31 December 2024
€30,229median incomeadults, 2024
8%of households rentingtenure
34%green within 500 maverage
Masku by postcode area
Map of Masku: 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 3 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
21230 Lemu1,748€29,7966%93%20%435.9%54%11
21240 Askainen802€27,9308%90%25%474.3%35%6
21250 Masku6,742€30,8468%91%19%426.3%29%29

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.

20%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
20%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed48%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners22%
Children aged 0–1418%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20159,706
20169,675
20179,656
20189,554
20199,534
20209,543
20219,612
20229,642
20239,619
20249,592

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.

€30,229
median income, adults
€32,930
mean income, adults
6.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education17%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification42%
Lower university or polytechnic degree25%
Higher university degree12%

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.

4,010 households and 4,345 homes at the end of 2024.

2.4
people per household
49.5 m²
floor area per person
114.7 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied91%
Rented8%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households26%
Young one-person households3%
Households with children30%
Pensioner households32%

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

2,347jobs located hereworkplaces
896summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
94%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.

24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
7day-care centresOpenStreetMap
58residents per km²166.6 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 Masku, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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