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Nousiainen

Nousiainen had 4,659 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €28,498 in 2024, 10% above the regional level. 10% of households rented and 89% owned their home. The population has fallen by 4.1% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 538 · in Swedish Nousis · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
4,659residents31 December 2024
€28,498median incomeadults, 2024
10%of households rentingtenure
5%green within 500 maverage
Nousiainen by postcode area
Map of Nousiainen: 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.

19%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
23%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
22%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed46%
Unemployed3%
Students7%
Pensioners24%
Children aged 0–1418%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20154,859
20164,815
20174,813
20184,733
20194,715
20204,693
20214,689
20224,644
20234,695
20244,659

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.

€28,498
median income, adults
€30,306
mean income, adults
6.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education20%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification47%
Lower university or polytechnic degree22%
Higher university degree8%

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.

1,983 households and 2,204 homes at the end of 2024.

2.3
people per household
48.2 m²
floor area per person
107.6 m²
average home size
9%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied89%
Rented10%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households29%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children29%
Pensioner households34%

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

949jobs located hereworkplaces
302summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
89%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.

21 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 5% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
4day-care centresOpenStreetMap
22residents per km²208.9 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 Nousiainen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Hirvijoki
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Hirvijoki
Photo: Tomi Blomberg · CC BY 3.0
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Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.