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Sauvo

Sauvo had 2,965 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €26,454 in 2024, in line with the regional level. 15% of households rented and 83% owned their home. The population has fallen by 1.8% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 738 · in Swedish Sagu · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,965residents31 December 2024
€26,454median incomeadults, 2024
15%of households rentingtenure
15%green within 500 maverage
Sauvo by postcode area
Map of Sauvo: 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
21570 Sauvo Keskus2,500€26,38716%82%28%477.2%13%31
21590 Karuna403€28,4797%91%31%508.3%26%6

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.

16%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
28%
aged 65 and over
47
years, average age

Main activity

Employed43%
Unemployed3%
Students6%
Pensioners30%
Children aged 0–1415%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20153,019
20163,047
20173,007
20182,994
20192,945
20202,950
20212,959
20222,917
20232,974
20242,965

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.

€26,454
median income, adults
€30,846
mean income, adults
7.3%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification41%
Lower university or polytechnic degree21%
Higher university degree10%

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.

1,390 households and 1,658 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
51.5 m²
floor area per person
104.6 m²
average home size
3%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied83%
Rented15%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households37%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children22%
Pensioner households41%

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

719jobs located hereworkplaces
1,379summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
95%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.

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

1schoolOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
12residents per km²252.7 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 Sauvo, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Sauvo sh 2011
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Sauvon kirkko1
Photo: Motopark · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sauvon kirkko2
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Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.