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Rusko

Rusko had 6,418 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €29,867 in 2024, 15% above the regional level. 7% of households rented and 92% owned their home. The population has grown by 5.0% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 704 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,418residents31 December 2024
€29,867median incomeadults, 2024
7%of households rentingtenure
16%green within 500 maverage
Rusko by postcode area
Map of Rusko: 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 2 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
21290 Rusko4,589€30,5047%92%20%425.9%17%56
21310 Vahto1,702€29,1287%92%22%445.2%14%13

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.

21%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
24%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
21%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed47%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1420%
Others1%

Population at the end of each year

20156,110
20166,137
20176,263
20186,251
20196,327
20206,354
20216,379
20226,428
20236,436
20246,418

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.

€29,867
median income, adults
€33,090
mean income, adults
5.8%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education17%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree24%
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.

2,635 households and 2,781 homes at the end of 2024.

2.4
people per household
48.2 m²
floor area per person
114.5 m²
average home size
4%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied92%
Rented7%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households24%
Young one-person households2%
Households with children31%
Pensioner households34%

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

1,981jobs located hereworkplaces
163summer 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.

44 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 16% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
6day-care centresOpenStreetMap
51residents per km²126.5 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 Rusko, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Rusko church 2 AB
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Rusko church 2 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Rusko church 4 AB
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Rusko church 4 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Rusko sh 2011
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Rusko sh 2011
Photo: Hotarju · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.