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Vehmaa

Vehmaa had 2,246 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,454 in 2024, 5% below the regional level. 18% of households rented and 79% owned their home. The population has fallen by 1.3% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 918 · in Swedish Vemo · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
2,246residents31 December 2024
€24,454median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
12%green within 500 maverage
Vehmaa by postcode area
Map of Vehmaa: 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 3 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
23200 Vinkkilä1,497€23,81722%76%31%488.4%6%11
23210 Vehmaa518€25,39212%86%31%509.1%20%5
23260 Rautila207€26,4379%87%31%4911.3%36%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.

15%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
22%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
31%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed41%
Unemployed4%
Students5%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

20152,276
20162,277
20172,316
20182,285
20192,293
20202,292
20212,271
20222,228
20232,245
20242,246

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.

€24,454
median income, adults
€27,139
mean income, adults
9.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification48%
Lower university or polytechnic degree17%
Higher university degree4%

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.

1,126 households and 1,359 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
51.6 m²
floor area per person
97.3 m²
average home size
8%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied79%
Rented18%
Other tenure3%

Households

One-person households43%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households45%

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

670jobs located hereworkplaces
840summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
89%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.

9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 12% green space within 500 metres.

2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
12residents per km²195.1 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 Vehmaa, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vinkkilän rautatieasema 1 AB
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Vinkkilän rautatieasema 1 AB
Photo: Antti Bilund · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Amberlan kartano
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Amberlan kartano
Photo: Pihamies · CC BY 4.0
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Other municipalities in Southwest Finland.