Kaarina Keskus

Postal code 20780 · Kaarina · Varsinais-Suomi

20780 Kaarina Keskus

In brief

Kaarina Keskus (20780) has 13,744 residents, 38% of the population of Kaarina. It is the largest among the postal code areas of Kaarina. The age structure is close to Kaarina's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over. 43% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

Homes are split between blocks of flats (50%) and small houses (50%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kaarina (83.0 m² compared with 92.7 m²). 65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Kaarina: 23% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kaarina. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,525 per m² on average. The price per m² has fallen by 1% since 2020. The price equals 8.9 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,003 a year, about €2,334 a month: 5% lower than in Kaarina and 6% higher than in Finland. It is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kaarina. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kaarina (8%). The area has 5,136 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (28%).

The number of residents has grown by 19% since 2014, faster than in Kaarina.

Rank among the city's areas

Households renting
34%
The highest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 23%
Homes in small houses
50%
The lowest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 67%
Jobs per resident
0.37
The highest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 0.30
Unemployment
9%
The highest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 8%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,525; -1.0% since 2020; Kaarina–

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.30; Figure for Varsinais-Suomi; Kaarina€14.30

Residents: 13,744; +19.3% since 2014; Mean age45.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,003; +29.1% since 2014; a year, about €2,334 a month; Kaarina€29,591; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 34%; of 6,803 households; Kaarina23%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 41%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kaarina44%; Finland36%

Prices, rents and charges

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,525 per m² on average. The price per m² has fallen by 1% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,525

Postal code area 20780
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 9 sales

Rent per m² a month

€14.30

Figure for Varsinais-Suomi
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kaarina: €14.30

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.9 years; Kaarina: –
Gross rental yield: 11.3%; Kaarina: –
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.3%-2.4%Rent+1.5%+1.5%; Average of the price index (Varsinais-Suomi) and rent index (Varsinais-Suomi)

Source: Statistics Finland

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.

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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kaarina.

Price per m², 1 bedroom2/3
€1,459Piikkiö
Kaarina Keskus €1,525
€1,858Piispanristi
€1,459Piikkiö€1,858Piispanristi
Median disposable income5/5
€28,003Kaarina Keskus
Kaarina €29,591Kaarina Keskus €28,003
€34,327Kuusisto
€28,003Kaarina Keskus€34,327Kuusisto
Households renting1/5
3%Kuusisto
Kaarina 23%Kaarina Keskus 34%
34%Kaarina Keskus
3%Kuusisto34%Kaarina Keskus
Aged 16 to 342/5
17%Piikkiö
Kaarina 19%Kaarina Keskus 18%
24%Piispanristi
17%Piikkiö24%Piispanristi
Aged 65 or over1/5
17%Littoinen
Kaarina 22%Kaarina Keskus 26%
26%Kaarina Keskus
17%Littoinen26%Kaarina Keskus
Families with children5/5
24%Kaarina Keskus
Kaarina 27%Kaarina Keskus 24%
36%Kuusisto
24%Kaarina Keskus36%Kuusisto
University or college degree4/5
39%Piikkiö
Kaarina 44%Kaarina Keskus 41%
55%Kuusisto
39%Piikkiö55%Kuusisto
Unemployment1/5
4%Kuusisto
Kaarina 8%Kaarina Keskus 9%
9%Kaarina Keskus
4%Kuusisto9%Kaarina Keskus
Average home size5/5
83.0 m²Kaarina Keskus
Kaarina 92.7 m²Kaarina Keskus 83.0 m²
126.1 m²Kuusisto
83.0 m²Kaarina Keskus126.1 m²Kuusisto

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kaarina's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over.

Kaarina KeskusKaarina

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Pensioners make up 28% of residents, more than in Kaarina (23%).

Kaarina Keskus42%28%17%
Kaarina46%23%18%
Finland43%26%15%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 45.0; Kaarina: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Kaarina: 8%
Household size: 2.0; Kaarina: 2.2
Floor area per person: 41.7 m²; Kaarina: 43.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

65% of households own their home and 34% rent (Kaarina: 23% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kaarina.

Kaarina Keskus65%34%
Kaarina76%23%
Finland61%38%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

Homes are split between blocks of flats (50%) and small houses (50%). Homes are smaller on average than in Kaarina (83.0 m² compared with 92.7 m²).

Kaarina Keskus50%50%
Kaarina32%67%
Finland48%50%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

43% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

Kaarina KeskusKaarina

Living alone43%, Kaarina 36%
Living alone, under 357%, Kaarina 6%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Kaarina 4%
With children24%, Kaarina 27%
With a child under 36%, Kaarina 6%
Single parent5%, Kaarina 5%
All members aged 18–6439%, Kaarina 40%
At least one member 65 or over38%, Kaarina 33%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size: 83.0 m²; Kaarina: 92.7 m²
Dwellings: 7,376
Summer cottages: 12

Education and income

Highest qualification

41% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kaarina (44%).

Kaarina Keskus20%34%25%16%
Kaarina17%33%27%18%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

14% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kaarina Keskus14%64%22%
Kaarina13%61%25%
Finland20%60%20%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €28,003; a year, about €2,334 a month; Kaarina: €29,591
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €41,462; a year, about €3,455 a month; Kaarina: €48,814
University or college degree: 41%; Kaarina: 44%

Jobs

The area has 5,136 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (28%).

Largest industries

Kaarina KeskusKaarina

Health and social work28%, Kaarina 22%
Manufacturing17%, Kaarina 18%
Wholesale and retail trade14%, Kaarina 13%
Construction10%, Kaarina 10%
Education7%, Kaarina 8%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Kaarina 5%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here: 5,136
Jobs per resident: 0.37; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kaarina: 0.30

Sectors

Kaarina Keskus28%72%
Kaarina29%70%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 19% since 2014, faster than in Kaarina. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kaarina.

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianKaarina KeskusKaarinaFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Neighbouring areas

Definitions and sources

Residents: People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
Income: Disposable monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each year.
Households: People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
Prices: Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
Rents: Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
Small areas: Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.

Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).