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Somero

Somero had 8,429 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,931 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 20% of households rented and 78% owned their home. The population has fallen by 7.3% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 761 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
8,429residents31 December 2024
€23,931median incomeadults, 2024
20%of households rentingtenure
15%green within 500 maverage
Somero by postcode area
Map of Somero: 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 8 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
31400 Somero Keskus5,985€23,28325%74%36%5111.4%2%24
31410 Ylöpirtti330€25,8413%94%28%485.8%55%0
31450 Häntälä328€26,1041%94%27%478.5%52%2
31460 Hirsjärvi206€25,8006%88%36%5216.3%42%2
31470 Somerniemi572€26,58011%87%34%5310.3%80%6
31490 Terttilä217€26,4213%97%38%559.1%44%0
31520 Pitkäjärvi437€25,4836%89%32%498.7%15%3
31530 Pyöli293€26,9375%93%29%489.6%16%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.

13%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
17%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
35%
aged 65 and over
51
years, average age

Main activity

Employed37%
Unemployed5%
Students5%
Pensioners37%
Children aged 0–1412%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20159,093
20169,027
20178,919
20188,828
20198,711
20208,646
20218,563
20228,426
20238,410
20248,429

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.

€23,931
median income, adults
€27,184
mean income, adults
11.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education31%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification43%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
Higher university degree5%

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.

4,320 households and 5,199 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
50.3 m²
floor area per person
92.4 m²
average home size
13%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied78%
Rented20%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households46%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children16%
Pensioner households48%

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

2,642jobs located hereworkplaces
1,959summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
84%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.

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

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
12residents per km²698.4 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 Somero, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Somero stone sacristy 3 AB
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Somero stone sacristy 3 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Somero sh 2011
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Somero sh 2011
Photo: Hotarju · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Puut väärinpäin
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Puut väärinpäin
Photo: Motopark · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.