In brief
Porvoo Keskus (06100) has 19,272 residents, 37% of the population of Porvoo. It is the largest among the postal code areas of Porvoo. The age structure is close to Porvoo's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 28% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.
64% of homes are in blocks of flats and 34% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Porvoo (74.3 m² compared with 86.3 m²). 59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Porvoo: 32% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Porvoo. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,445 per m² on average, 4% more than the average in Porvoo. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Porvoo. The price per m² has fallen by 1% since 2020. The price equals 13.9 years of rent at €14.64 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €28,717 a year, about €2,393 a month: about the same as in Porvoo and 9% higher than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Porvoo (10%). The area has 8,360 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (26%). More common than usual is public administration and defence: 8% of jobs (Porvoo: 3%).
The number of residents has grown by 5% since 2014, at the same pace as in Porvoo.
Rank among the city's areas
Homes in small houses
34%
The lowest of 20 areas in Porvoo
Porvoo 55%
Living alone
50%
The highest of 20 areas in Porvoo
Porvoo 42%
Residents
19,272
The highest of 20 areas in Porvoo
University or college degree
42%
2nd highest of 20 areas in Porvoo
Porvoo 37%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,445
- -1.3% since 2020
- Porvoo€2,340
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.64
- Figure for Porvoo
- Porvoo€14.53
- Residents
- 19,272
- +5.1% since 2014
- Mean age47.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €28,717
- +28.9% since 2014
- a year, about €2,393 a month
- Porvoo€29,041
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 40%
- of 10,401 households
- Porvoo32%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 42%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Porvoo37%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,445 per m² on average, 4% more than the average in Porvoo. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Porvoo. The price per m² has fallen by 1% since 2020.
Price per m²
€2,445
Postal code area 06100
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 22 sales
Rent per m² a month
€14.64
Figure for Porvoo
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Porvoo: €14.53
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 13.9 years
- Porvoo: 13.4
- Gross rental yield
- 7.2%
- Porvoo: 7.5%
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-2.1%-2.2%Rent+0.7%+0.1%
- Average of the price index (Porvoo) and rent index (Porvoo)
Source: Statistics Finland
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.
Compared with the other areas
The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Porvoo in 5 of 9 figures: households renting, families with children, university or college degree, unemployment, average home size.
Price per m², 1 bedroom1/3
€1,633Gammelbacka€2,445Porvoo KeskusPorvoo €2,340Porvoo Keskus €2,445€1,633Gammelbacka€2,445Porvoo KeskusMedian disposable income14/20
€25,490Pellinki€33,923TolkkinenPorvoo €29,041Porvoo Keskus €28,717€25,490Pellinki€33,923TolkkinenHouseholds renting3/20
0%Kråkö45%GammelbackaPorvoo 32%Porvoo Keskus 40%0%Kråkö45%GammelbackaAged 16 to 344/20
12%Kaarenkylä24%Eestinmäki-ErnestasPorvoo 19%Porvoo Keskus 20%12%Kaarenkylä24%Eestinmäki-ErnestasAged 65 or over5/20
15%Tolkkinen42%PellinkiPorvoo 23%Porvoo Keskus 28%15%Tolkkinen42%PellinkiFamilies with children19/20
15%Pellinki38%TolkkinenPorvoo 23%Porvoo Keskus 18%15%Pellinki38%TolkkinenUniversity or college degree2/20
30%Kaarenkylä44%TolkkinenPorvoo 37%Porvoo Keskus 42%30%Kaarenkylä44%TolkkinenUnemployment3/20
5%Kråkö13%GammelbackaPorvoo 10%Porvoo Keskus 10%5%Kråkö13%GammelbackaAverage home size20/20
74.3 m²Porvoo Keskus125.5 m²SannainenPorvoo 86.3 m²Porvoo Keskus 74.3 m²74.3 m²Porvoo Keskus125.5 m²Sannainen
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Porvoo's: 20% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 28% are 65 or over.
Porvoo KeskusPorvoo
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 29% of residents, more than in Porvoo (25%).
- Porvoo Keskus43%29%13%
- Porvoo45%25%16%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 47.0
- Porvoo: 44.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 10%
- Porvoo: 10%
- Household size
- 1.8
- Porvoo: 2.0
- Floor area per person
- 41.2 m²
- Porvoo: 42.8 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
59% of households own their home and 40% rent (Porvoo: 32% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Porvoo.
- Porvoo Keskus59%40%
- Porvoo67%32%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
64% of homes are in blocks of flats and 34% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Porvoo (74.3 m² compared with 86.3 m²).
- Porvoo Keskus64%34%
- Porvoo43%55%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
50% of households are people living alone and 18% are families with children.
Porvoo KeskusPorvoo
- Living alone50%, Porvoo 42%
- Living alone, under 3511%, Porvoo 9%
- Couple under 35, no children3%, Porvoo 3%
- With children18%, Porvoo 23%
- With a child under 33%, Porvoo 4%
- Single parent5%, Porvoo 5%
- All members aged 18–6445%, Porvoo 43%
- At least one member 65 or over38%, Porvoo 35%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 74.3 m²
- Porvoo: 86.3 m²
- Dwellings
- 11,668
- Summer cottages
- 13
Education and income
Highest qualification
42% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Porvoo (37%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Porvoo.
- Porvoo Keskus21%30%26%16%
- Porvoo23%35%24%13%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
27% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Porvoo Keskus15%58%27%
- Porvoo16%57%26%
- 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
- €28,717
- a year, about €2,393 a month
- Porvoo: €29,041
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €39,878
- a year, about €3,323 a month
- Porvoo: €44,561
- University or college degree
- 42%
- Porvoo: 37%
Jobs
The area has 8,360 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (26%). More common than usual is public administration and defence: 8% of jobs (Porvoo: 3%).
Largest industries
Porvoo KeskusPorvoo
- Health and social work26%, Porvoo 19%
- Wholesale and retail trade14%, Porvoo 10%
- Education13%, Porvoo 7%
- Accommodation and food services8%, Porvoo 5%
- Public administration and defence8%, Porvoo 3%
- Administrative and support services7%, Porvoo 8%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 8,360
- Jobs per resident
- 0.43
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Porvoo: 0.41
Sectors
- Porvoo Keskus96%
- Porvoo30%69%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 5% since 2014, at the same pace as in Porvoo. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Porvoo.
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).