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Parainen

Parainen had 14,868 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,636 in 2024, 7% above the regional level. 18% of households rented and 80% owned their home. The population has fallen by 3.8% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 445 · in Swedish Pargas · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
14,868residents31 December 2024
€27,636median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
28%green within 500 maverage
Parainen by postcode area
Map of Parainen: 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 12 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
21600 Parainen Keskus10,393€27,72320%79%29%476.7%21%110
21610 Kirjala975€30,2066%92%23%464.7%70%5
21630 Lielahti543€30,7156%90%22%473.5%50%2
21650 Lillandet400€25,7088%88%38%555.5%36%4
21660 Nauvo Keskus733€27,93418%80%39%524.7%29%29
21670 Mattnäs-Nötö195€25,9569%87%40%542.5%55%0
21710 Korppoo Keskus-Utö592€26,00417%80%40%533.6%48%16
21740 Utö53€34,657––30%465.3%5%8
21750 Norrskata81€21,2058%86%56%629.1%4%2
21760 Houtskär Keskus379€26,23219%76%41%541.9%16%11
21770 Mossala110€23,08413%77%29%533.8%7%3
23390 Iniö178€26,73419%77%46%571.5%23%11

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.

15%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
30%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners32%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201515,457
201615,398
201715,285
201815,217
201915,132
202015,105
202115,086
202214,991
202314,999
202414,868

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.

€27,636
median income, adults
€31,722
mean income, adults
6.2%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education21%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification35%
Lower university or polytechnic degree25%
Higher university degree14%

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.

7,193 households and 8,614 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
50.0 m²
floor area per person
98.3 m²
average home size
22%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied80%
Rented18%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households40%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children20%
Pensioner households44%

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

4,887jobs located hereworkplaces
9,168summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
76%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.

81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 28% green space within 500 metres.

18schoolsOpenStreetMap
14day-care centresOpenStreetMap
18residents per km²807.9 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 Parainen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Pargas busstationsplatsen
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Pargas busstationsplatsen
Photo: User LPfi on the Swedish Wikipedia (on Commons: LPfi) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Pargas rondellen
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Pargas rondellen
Photo: User LPfi on the Swedish Wikipedia (on Commons: LPfi) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Pargas church 1 AB
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Pargas church 1 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.