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Salo

Salo had 50,870 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €25,033 in 2024, 3% below the regional level. 27% of households rented and 72% owned their home. The population has fallen by 5.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 734 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
50,870residents31 December 2024
€25,033median incomeadults, 2024
27%of households rentingtenure
22%green within 500 maverage
Salo by postcode area
Map of Salo: 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 40 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
24100 Salo Keskus8,899€23,11642%57%38%5214.3%15%214
24130 Ylhäisi3,533€26,91522%77%25%469.3%26%117
24240 Rappula3,945€23,68039%60%37%5215.0%10%203
24260 Ollikkala4,460€22,49541%58%28%4719.2%24%194
24280 Tupuri-Hähkänä4,780€29,21311%89%20%436.9%43%87
24800 Halikko Keskus4,430€25,45830%69%31%4910.9%13%35
24910 Halikko Asemanseutu1,106€31,3626%94%15%405.8%22%5
25110 Kruusila336€26,8038%92%30%509.9%63%0
25130 Muurla1,481€28,05012%87%21%4410.1%54%4
25160 Tuohittu126€27,26113%85%27%477.0%51%0
25170 Kotalato129€26,9804%95%29%466.8%71%1
25180 Romsila220€27,2163%96%23%477.9%4%1
25190 Inkere924€25,68325%74%24%459.5%34%4
25210 Vartsala359€28,2653%96%20%4510.9%4%2
25230 Angelniemi336€25,7885%90%28%509.5%7%4
25240 Hajala568€27,0494%94%30%507.6%52%2
25250 Märynummi1,034€27,43026%74%22%436.0%7%10
25260 Vaskio880€26,0567%91%27%499.1%11%4
25320 Raatala381€24,8885%93%27%497.1%13%1
25330 Kuusjoki Keskus787€25,07614%85%31%479.4%3%13
25340 Kanunki340€24,8839%90%29%516.5%22%1
25360 Pertteli Keskus1,148€27,11314%85%23%448.5%0%4
25370 Hiisi596€24,8725%92%26%4611.1%5%1
25380 Rekijoki420€22,9836%93%39%549.3%12%2
25390 Kiikala Keskus756€23,32021%76%34%5214.7%4%6
25410 Suomusjärvi Keskus1,018€25,43820%76%34%5112.1%72%5
25420 Lahnajärvi133€29,5256%91%29%4814.3%36%1
25430 Kettula70€25,7293%92%41%530.0%53%0
25460 Toija1,014€24,90319%79%33%519.3%25%9
25470 Kisko kk271€25,8517%90%38%5319.3%34%2
25500 Perniö Keskus3,157€24,00326%73%35%5010.6%7%22
25520 Perniö Asemanseutu594€26,2528%91%31%5010.6%27%0
25540 Knaapila172€26,3486%90%38%5312.5%40%0
25550 Aijala97€19,9719%86%36%5323.3%53%0
25560 Koski Asemanseutu180€25,2484%96%34%546.6%24%1
25570 Teijo-Mathildedal526€25,25118%80%34%5216.5%28%3
25610 Ylönkylä365€25,2746%91%29%5010.8%33%1
25630 Finby250€25,39517%82%43%564.9%38%2
25640 Förby204€24,98621%76%36%5313.6%8%1
25660 Mathildedal125€29,9671%97%42%5911.7%51%14

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.

14%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
30%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed40%
Unemployed5%
Students7%
Pensioners32%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201553,890
201653,546
201752,984
201852,321
201951,833
202051,562
202151,400
202250,933
202351,100
202450,870

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.

€25,033
median income, adults
€28,111
mean income, adults
11.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education26%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification41%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
Higher university degree7%

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.

26,270 households and 29,814 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
47.2 m²
floor area per person
87.9 m²
average home size
28%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied72%
Rented27%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households46%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households41%

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

18,356jobs located hereworkplaces
6,278summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
70%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.

94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 22% green space within 500 metres.

38schoolsOpenStreetMap
22day-care centresOpenStreetMap
25residents per km²2,058.6 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 Salo, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Helsingintie4
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Helsingintie4
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Taksikoppi
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Taksikoppi
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Leinontalo
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Leinontalo
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.