In brief
Kuusisto (21620) has 2,278 residents, 6% of the population of Kaarina. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Kaarina. Families stand out: 36% of households have children (Kaarina: 27%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kaarina. 36% of households are families with children (Kaarina: 27%) and 19% live alone.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kaarina (126.1 m² compared with 92.7 m²). 96% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kaarina: 23% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Kaarina. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,976 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.5 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €34,327 a year, about €2,861 a month: 16% higher than in Kaarina and 30% higher than in Finland. It is the highest among the postal code areas of Kaarina. 4% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Kaarina (8%). The area has 211 jobs; the largest industry is construction (21%). More common than usual is information and communication: 6% of jobs (Kaarina: 2%).
The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, slower than in Kaarina.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
3%
The lowest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 23%
Jobs per resident
0.09
The lowest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 0.30
Homes in small houses
99%
The highest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 67%
Living alone
19%
The lowest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 36%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,976
- Figure for Kaarina
- Kaarina–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.30
- Figure for Varsinais-Suomi
- Kaarina€14.30
- Residents
- 2,278
- +8.0% since 2014
- Mean age41.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €34,327
- +29.9% since 2014
- a year, about €2,861 a month
- Kaarina€29,591
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 3%
- of 890 households
- Kaarina23%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 55%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kaarina44%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,976 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 11.5 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€1,976
Kaarina, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 157 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
- 11.5 years
- Kaarina: –
- Gross rental yield
- 8.7%
- 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
Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.
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In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kaarina.
Median disposable income1/5
€28,003Kaarina Keskus€34,327KuusistoKaarina €29,591Kuusisto €34,327€28,003Kaarina Keskus€34,327KuusistoHouseholds renting5/5
3%Kuusisto34%Kaarina KeskusKaarina 23%Kuusisto 3%3%Kuusisto34%Kaarina KeskusAged 16 to 343/5
17%Piikkiö24%PiispanristiKaarina 19%Kuusisto 18%17%Piikkiö24%PiispanristiAged 65 or over4/5
17%Littoinen26%Kaarina KeskusKaarina 22%Kuusisto 17%17%Littoinen26%Kaarina KeskusFamilies with children1/5
24%Kaarina Keskus36%KuusistoKaarina 27%Kuusisto 36%24%Kaarina Keskus36%KuusistoUniversity or college degree1/5
39%Piikkiö55%KuusistoKaarina 44%Kuusisto 55%39%Piikkiö55%KuusistoUnemployment5/5
4%Kuusisto9%Kaarina KeskusKaarina 8%Kuusisto 4%4%Kuusisto9%Kaarina KeskusAverage home size1/5
83.0 m²Kaarina Keskus126.1 m²KuusistoKaarina 92.7 m²Kuusisto 126.1 m²83.0 m²Kaarina Keskus126.1 m²Kuusisto
Residents
Age
Families stand out: 36% of households have children (Kaarina: 27%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kaarina.
KuusistoKaarina
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 17% of residents, less than in Kaarina (23%).
- Kuusisto51%17%19%
- 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
- 41.0
- Kaarina: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 4%
- Kaarina: 8%
- Household size
- 2.6
- Kaarina: 2.2
- Floor area per person
- 50.0 m²
- Kaarina: 43.4 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
96% of households own their home and 3% rent (Kaarina: 23% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Kaarina.
- Kuusisto96%
- Kaarina76%23%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (99%). Homes are larger on average than in Kaarina (126.1 m² compared with 92.7 m²).
- Kuusisto99%
- Kaarina32%67%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
36% of households are families with children (Kaarina: 27%) and 19% live alone.
KuusistoKaarina
- Living alone19%, Kaarina 36%
- Living alone, under 352%, Kaarina 6%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Kaarina 4%
- With children36%, Kaarina 27%
- With a child under 37%, Kaarina 6%
- Single parent3%, Kaarina 5%
- All members aged 18–6436%, Kaarina 40%
- At least one member 65 or over29%, Kaarina 33%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 126.1 m²
- Kaarina: 92.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 980
- Summer cottages
- 226
Education and income
Highest qualification
55% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Kaarina (44%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kaarina.
- Kuusisto13%27%30%25%
- Kaarina17%33%27%18%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
39% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Kuusisto12%50%39%
- 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
- €34,327
- a year, about €2,861 a month
- Kaarina: €29,591
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €70,006
- a year, about €5,834 a month
- Kaarina: €48,814
- University or college degree
- 55%
- Kaarina: 44%
Jobs
The area has 211 jobs; the largest industry is construction (21%). More common than usual is information and communication: 6% of jobs (Kaarina: 2%).
Largest industries
KuusistoKaarina
- Construction21%, Kaarina 10%
- Health and social work18%, Kaarina 22%
- Education10%, Kaarina 8%
- Accommodation and food services7%, Kaarina 3%
- Manufacturing7%, Kaarina 18%
- Wholesale and retail trade7%, Kaarina 13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 211
- Jobs per resident
- 0.09
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kaarina: 0.30
Sectors
- Kuusisto27%71%
- Kaarina29%70%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 8% since 2014, slower than in Kaarina. Median income has risen by 30% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kaarina.
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).