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Pöytyä

Pöytyä had 8,011 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,213 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 16% of households rented and 82% owned their home. The population has fallen by 6.4% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 636 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
8,011residents31 December 2024
€25,213median incomeadults, 2024
16%of households rentingtenure
9%green within 500 maverage
Pöytyä by postcode area
Map of Pöytyä: 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 9 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
21800 Kyrö2,385€24,71220%79%24%4411.4%4%27
21820 Kumila319€26,0649%87%29%478.4%11%3
21840 Karinainen382€28,6525%95%14%355.3%23%0
21860 Auvainen392€27,4634%93%20%439.3%0%3
21870 Riihikoski1,839€26,09422%76%27%468.3%13%17
21880 Pöytyä347€26,6078%92%32%507.3%2%2
21890 Haveri228€25,8773%96%29%495.7%9%0
21900 Yläne Keskus1,375€24,00218%80%34%5011.5%6%11
21930 Uusikartano503€24,1443%94%36%527.7%24%1

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.

18%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
27%
aged 65 and over
46
years, average age

Main activity

Employed41%
Unemployed4%
Students6%
Pensioners30%
Children aged 0–1416%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20158,562
20168,503
20178,422
20188,333
20198,276
20208,229
20218,222
20228,154
20238,130
20248,011

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.

€25,213
median income, adults
€28,028
mean income, adults
9.5%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education28%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree17%
Higher university degree6%

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.

3,771 households and 4,493 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
49.1 m²
floor area per person
98.5 m²
average home size
5%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied82%
Rented16%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households41%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children22%
Pensioner households41%

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

2,317jobs located hereworkplaces
971summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
91%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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 9% green space within 500 metres.

8schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
10residents per km²773.7 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 Pöytyä, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

W Aaltonen memorial Kyrö 3
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W Aaltonen memorial Kyrö 3
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W Aaltonen memorial Kyrö 1
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W Aaltonen memorial Kyrö 1
Photo: Htm · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tavara-asema rakennus
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Tavara-asema rakennus
Photo: Raine Virtanen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.