Saksala-Suomenkylä

06500 · Porvoo · Uusimaa

06500 Saksala-Suomenkylä

In brief

Saksala-Suomenkylä (06500) has 1,994 residents, 4% of the population of Porvoo. The age structure is close to Porvoo's: 14% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over. 25% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Porvoo (115.7 m² compared with 86.3 m²). 95% of households own their home and 3% rent (Porvoo: 32% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,761 per m² is that of price area Porvoo. The price equals 10.0 years of rent at €14.64 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €30,832 a year, about €2,569 a month: 6% higher than in Porvoo and 17% higher than in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Porvoo (10%). The area has 154 jobs; the largest industry is construction (33%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 14% of jobs (Porvoo: 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, while it has grown in Porvoo.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.08
3rd lowest of 20 areas in Porvoo
Porvoo 0.41

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,761; Figure for Porvoo; Porvoo€2,340

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.64; Figure for Porvoo; Porvoo€14.53

Residents: 1,994; -8.7% since 2014; Mean age47.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €30,832; +28.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,569 a month; Porvoo€29,041; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 3%; of 862 households; Porvoo32%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; of residents aged 18 or over; Porvoo37%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,761 per m² is that of price area Porvoo. The price equals 10.0 years of rent at €14.64 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,761

Figure for Porvoo
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 24 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: 10.0 years; Porvoo: 13.4
Gross rental yield: 10.0%; 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

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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Compared with the other areas

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Porvoo.

Median disposable income6/20
€25,490Pellinki
Porvoo €29,041Saksala-Suomenkylä €30,832
€33,923Tolkkinen
€25,490Pellinki€33,923Tolkkinen
Households renting15/20
0%Kråkö
Porvoo 32%Saksala-Suomenkylä 3%
45%Gammelbacka
0%Kråkö45%Gammelbacka
Aged 16 to 3415/20
12%Kaarenkylä
Porvoo 19%Saksala-Suomenkylä 14%
24%Eestinmäki-Ernestas
12%Kaarenkylä24%Eestinmäki-Ernestas
Aged 65 or over8/20
15%Tolkkinen
Porvoo 23%Saksala-Suomenkylä 24%
42%Pellinki
15%Tolkkinen42%Pellinki
Families with children15/20
15%Pellinki
Porvoo 23%Saksala-Suomenkylä 24%
38%Tolkkinen
15%Pellinki38%Tolkkinen
University or college degree14/20
30%Kaarenkylä
Porvoo 37%Saksala-Suomenkylä 34%
44%Tolkkinen
30%Kaarenkylä44%Tolkkinen
Unemployment14/20
5%Kråkö
Porvoo 10%Saksala-Suomenkylä 7%
13%Gammelbacka
5%Kråkö13%Gammelbacka
Average home size7/20
74.3 m²Porvoo Keskus
Porvoo 86.3 m²Saksala-Suomenkylä 115.7 m²
125.5 m²Sannainen
74.3 m²Porvoo Keskus125.5 m²Sannainen

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Porvoo's: 14% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over.

Saksala-SuomenkyläPorvoo

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 49% of residents, more than in Porvoo (45%).

Saksala-Suomenkylä49%25%14%
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: 7%; Porvoo: 10%
Household size: 2.3; Porvoo: 2.0
Floor area per person: 50.4 m²; Porvoo: 42.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

95% of households own their home and 3% rent (Porvoo: 32% rent).

Saksala-Suomenkylä95%
Porvoo67%32%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Porvoo (115.7 m² compared with 86.3 m²).

Saksala-Suomenkylä97%
Porvoo43%55%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

25% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.

Saksala-SuomenkyläPorvoo

Living alone25%, Porvoo 42%
Living alone, under 351%, Porvoo 9%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Porvoo 3%
With children24%, Porvoo 23%
With a child under 34%, Porvoo 4%
Single parent2%, Porvoo 5%
All members aged 18–6439%, Porvoo 43%
At least one member 65 or over39%, Porvoo 35%

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

Average dwelling size: 115.7 m²; Porvoo: 86.3 m²
Dwellings: 956
Summer cottages: 66

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Porvoo (37%).

Saksala-Suomenkylä23%38%23%11%
Porvoo23%35%24%13%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

29% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

Saksala-Suomenkylä16%55%29%
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: €30,832; a year, about €2,569 a month; Porvoo: €29,041
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €58,620; a year, about €4,885 a month; Porvoo: €44,561
University or college degree: 34%; Porvoo: 37%

Jobs

The area has 154 jobs; the largest industry is construction (33%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 14% of jobs (Porvoo: 1%).

Largest industries

Saksala-SuomenkyläPorvoo

Construction33%, Porvoo 8%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing14%, Porvoo 1%
Wholesale and retail trade14%, Porvoo 10%
Transport and storage6%, Porvoo 4%
Professional, scientific and technical6%, Porvoo 6%
Accommodation and food services6%, Porvoo 5%

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

Jobs located here: 154
Jobs per resident: 0.08; People working in the area divided by people living there; Porvoo: 0.41

Sectors

Saksala-Suomenkylä14%38%47%
Porvoo30%69%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 9% since 2014, while it has grown in Porvoo. Median income has risen by 29% since 2014, at the same pace as in Porvoo.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianSaksala-SuomenkyläPorvooFinland

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).