Piikkiö

Postal code 21500 · Kaarina · Varsinais-Suomi

21500 Piikkiö

In brief

Piikkiö (21500) has 7,235 residents, 20% of the population of Kaarina. The age structure is close to Kaarina's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over. 32% of households are people living alone and 28% are families with children.

78% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 20% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Kaarina (99.7 m² compared with 92.7 m²). 83% of households own their home and 16% rent (Kaarina: 23% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,459 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kaarina. The price per m² has risen by 17% since 2020. The price equals 8.5 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €29,458 a year, about €2,455 a month: about the same as in Kaarina and 12% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kaarina (8%). The area has 1,954 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (20%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 5% of jobs (Kaarina: 1%).

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Kaarina. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 2%.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 16 to 34
17%
The lowest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 19%
University or college degree
39%
The lowest of 5 areas in Kaarina
Kaarina 44%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,459; +17.5% since 2020; Kaarina–

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

Residents: 7,235; +2.0% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €29,458; +29.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,455 a month; Kaarina€29,591; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 16%; of 3,185 households; Kaarina23%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 39%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kaarina44%; Finland36%

Prices, rents and charges

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,459 per m² on average. The price is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kaarina. The price per m² has risen by 17% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,459

Postal code area 21500
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 12 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: 8.5 years; Kaarina: –
Gross rental yield: 11.8%; 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 bedroom3/3
€1,459Piikkiö
Piikkiö €1,459
€1,858Piispanristi
€1,459Piikkiö€1,858Piispanristi
Median disposable income4/5
€28,003Kaarina Keskus
Kaarina €29,591Piikkiö €29,458
€34,327Kuusisto
€28,003Kaarina Keskus€34,327Kuusisto
Households renting3/5
3%Kuusisto
Kaarina 23%Piikkiö 16%
34%Kaarina Keskus
3%Kuusisto34%Kaarina Keskus
Aged 16 to 345/5
17%Piikkiö
Kaarina 19%Piikkiö 17%
24%Piispanristi
17%Piikkiö24%Piispanristi
Aged 65 or over2/5
17%Littoinen
Kaarina 22%Piikkiö 21%
26%Kaarina Keskus
17%Littoinen26%Kaarina Keskus
Families with children3/5
24%Kaarina Keskus
Kaarina 27%Piikkiö 28%
36%Kuusisto
24%Kaarina Keskus36%Kuusisto
University or college degree5/5
39%Piikkiö
Kaarina 44%Piikkiö 39%
55%Kuusisto
39%Piikkiö55%Kuusisto
Unemployment2/5
4%Kuusisto
Kaarina 8%Piikkiö 8%
9%Kaarina Keskus
4%Kuusisto9%Kaarina Keskus
Average home size3/5
83.0 m²Kaarina Keskus
Kaarina 92.7 m²Piikkiö 99.7 m²
126.1 m²Kuusisto
83.0 m²Kaarina Keskus126.1 m²Kuusisto

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kaarina's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 21% are 65 or over.

PiikkiöKaarina

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

Main activity

Residents' main activities are much like Kaarina's: 47% are employed.

Piikkiö47%23%18%
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: 44.0; Kaarina: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 8%; Kaarina: 8%
Household size: 2.2; Kaarina: 2.2
Floor area per person: 45.5 m²; Kaarina: 43.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

83% of households own their home and 16% rent (Kaarina: 23% rent).

Piikkiö83%16%
Kaarina76%23%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

78% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 20% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Kaarina (99.7 m² compared with 92.7 m²).

Piikkiö20%78%
Kaarina32%67%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

32% of households are people living alone and 28% are families with children.

PiikkiöKaarina

Living alone32%, Kaarina 36%
Living alone, under 354%, Kaarina 6%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Kaarina 4%
With children28%, Kaarina 27%
With a child under 35%, Kaarina 6%
Single parent5%, Kaarina 5%
All members aged 18–6440%, Kaarina 40%
At least one member 65 or over33%, Kaarina 33%

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

Average dwelling size: 99.7 m²; Kaarina: 92.7 m²
Dwellings: 3,517
Summer cottages: 388

Education and income

Highest qualification

39% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kaarina (44%). This is the lowest share among the postal code areas of Kaarina.

Piikkiö18%37%24%15%
Kaarina17%33%27%18%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

25% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

Piikkiö14%61%25%
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: €29,458; a year, about €2,455 a month; Kaarina: €29,591
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €51,891; a year, about €4,324 a month; Kaarina: €48,814
University or college degree: 39%; Kaarina: 44%

Jobs

The area has 1,954 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (20%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 5% of jobs (Kaarina: 1%).

Largest industries

PiikkiöKaarina

Manufacturing20%, Kaarina 18%
Construction16%, Kaarina 10%
Education15%, Kaarina 8%
Health and social work13%, Kaarina 22%
Transport and storage8%, Kaarina 4%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Kaarina 5%

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

Jobs located here: 1,954
Jobs per resident: 0.27; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kaarina: 0.30

Sectors

Piikkiö36%58%
Kaarina29%70%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 2% since 2014, slower than in Kaarina. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has fallen by 2%. 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, medianPiikkiöKaarinaFinland

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).