Hajala

25240 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

25240 Hajala

In brief

Hajala (25240) has 568 residents, 1% of the population of Salo. The age structure is close to Salo's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 30% are 65 or over. 33% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (113.4 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 93% of households own their home and 4% rent (Salo: 27% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,431 per m² is the city average. The price equals 8.3 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,049 a year, about €2,254 a month: 8% higher than in Salo and about the same as in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Salo (12%). The area has 60 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (53%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (5%).

The number of residents has fallen by 16% since 2014, more than in Salo.

Rank among the city's areas

Average home size
113.4 m²
5th largest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 87.9 m²
Households renting
4%
6th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 27%
Living alone
33%
8th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 46%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,431; Salo€1,298

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

Residents: 568; -15.7% since 2014; Mean age50.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €27,049; +39.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,254 a month; Salo€25,033; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 4%; of 276 households; Salo27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 29%; of residents aged 18 or over; Salo29%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €1,431 per m² is the city average. The price equals 8.3 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,431

Postal code area 25240
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 275 sales

Rent per m² a month

€14.30

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

Salo: €14.30

Price-to-rent ratio: 8.3 years; Salo: 7.6
Gross rental yield: 12.0%; Salo: 13.2%
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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Compared with the other areas

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

Median disposable income11/38
€22,495Ollikkala
Salo €25,033Hajala €27,049
€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
Households renting33/38
1%Mathildedal
Salo 27%Hajala 4%
42%Salo Keskus
1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus
Aged 16 to 3421/38
6%Mathildedal
Salo 17%Hajala 15%
21%Märynummi
6%Mathildedal21%Märynummi
Aged 65 or over18/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu
Salo 30%Hajala 30%
43%Finby
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby
Families with children15/38
10%Mathildedal
Salo 18%Hajala 20%
41%Halikko Asemanseutu
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu
University or college degree17/38
21%Ollikkala
Salo 29%Hajala 29%
54%Mathildedal
21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal
Unemployment29/38
5%Finby
Salo 12%Hajala 8%
19%Kisko kk
5%Finby19%Kisko kk
Average home size5/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus
Salo 87.9 m²Hajala 113.4 m²
125.2 m²Vartsala
68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Salo's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 30% are 65 or over.

HajalaSalo

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 45% of residents, more than in Salo (40%).

Hajala45%32%11%
Salo40%32%13%
Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age: 50.0; Salo: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 8%; Salo: 12%
Household size: 2.0; Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person: 56.6 m²; Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

93% of households own their home and 4% rent (Salo: 27% rent).

Hajala93%
Salo72%27%
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 Salo (113.4 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

Hajala97%
Salo28%70%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

33% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

HajalaSalo

Living alone33%, Salo 46%
Living alone, under 353%, Salo 7%
Couple under 35, no children1%, Salo 2%
With children20%, Salo 18%
With a child under 32%, Salo 3%
Single parent4%, Salo 4%
All members aged 18–6437%, Salo 42%
At least one member 65 or over44%, Salo 41%

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

Average dwelling size: 113.4 m²; Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings: 316
Summer cottages: 68

Education and income

Highest qualification

29% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Salo (29%).

Hajala18%50%19%
Salo26%41%21%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

19% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 19% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Hajala19%62%19%
Salo19%65%16%
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: €27,049; a year, about €2,254 a month; Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €43,631; a year, about €3,636 a month; Salo: €36,720
University or college degree: 29%; Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 60 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (53%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (5%).

Largest industries

HajalaSalo

Agriculture, forestry and fishing53%, Salo 5%
Construction13%, Salo 6%
Education7%, Salo 6%
Health and social work7%, Salo 19%
Manufacturing5%, Salo 22%
Arts, entertainment and recreation5%, Salo 1%

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

Jobs located here: 60
Jobs per resident: 0.11; People working in the area divided by people living there; Salo: 0.36

Sectors

Hajala53%18%28%
Salo29%66%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 16% since 2014, more than in Salo. Median income has risen by 39% since 2014, faster than in Salo (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianHajalaSaloFinland

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).