In brief
Halikko Keskus (24800) has 4,430 residents, 9% of the population of Salo. The age structure is close to Salo's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 31% are 65 or over. 48% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.
64% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 36% are in blocks of flats. Homes are smaller on average than in Salo (84.1 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 69% of households own their home and 30% rent (Salo: 27% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,116 per m² on average, 14% less than the average in Salo. The price per m² has fallen by 5% since 2020. The price equals 6.5 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,458 a year, about €2,122 a month: about the same as in Salo and 3% lower than in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Salo (12%). The area has 1,228 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (29%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 9% of jobs (Salo: 3%).
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, at the same pace as in Salo.
Rank among the city's areas
Homes in small houses
64%
4th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 70%
Households renting
30%
4th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 27%
Residents
4,430
4th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Living alone
48%
7th highest 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
- €1,116
- -5.1% since 2020
- Salo€1,298
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €14.30
- Figure for Varsinais-Suomi
- Salo€14.30
- Residents
- 4,430
- -4.1% since 2014
- Mean age49.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €25,458
- +25.3% since 2014
- a year, about €2,122 a month
- Salo€25,033
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 30%
- of 2,410 households
- Salo27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 32%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Salo29%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,116 per m² on average, 14% less than the average in Salo. The price per m² has fallen by 5% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,116
Postal code area 24800
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 10 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
- 6.5 years
- Salo: 7.6
- Gross rental yield
- 15.4%
- 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
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
In none of these 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Salo.
Price per m², 1 bedroom3/5
€694Ollikkala€1,749RappulaSalo €1,298Halikko Keskus €1,116€694Ollikkala€1,749RappulaMedian disposable income21/38
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko AsemanseutuSalo €25,033Halikko Keskus €25,458€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko AsemanseutuHouseholds renting4/38
1%Mathildedal42%Salo KeskusSalo 27%Halikko Keskus 30%1%Mathildedal42%Salo KeskusAged 16 to 3411/38
6%Mathildedal21%MärynummiSalo 17%Halikko Keskus 17%6%Mathildedal21%MärynummiAged 65 or over16/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%FinbySalo 30%Halikko Keskus 31%15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%FinbyFamilies with children22/38
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko AsemanseutuSalo 18%Halikko Keskus 17%10%Mathildedal41%Halikko AsemanseutuUniversity or college degree10/38
21%Ollikkala54%MathildedalSalo 29%Halikko Keskus 32%21%Ollikkala54%MathildedalUnemployment13/38
5%Finby19%Kisko kkSalo 12%Halikko Keskus 11%5%Finby19%Kisko kkAverage home size35/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²VartsalaSalo 87.9 m²Halikko Keskus 84.1 m²68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Salo's: 17% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 31% are 65 or over.
Halikko KeskusSalo
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Residents' main activities are much like Salo's: 41% are employed.
- Halikko Keskus41%34%12%
- 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
- 49.0
- Salo: 48.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 11%
- Salo: 12%
- Household size
- 1.8
- Salo: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 46.5 m²
- Salo: 47.2 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
69% of households own their home and 30% rent (Salo: 27% rent).
- Halikko Keskus69%30%
- Salo72%27%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
64% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 36% are in blocks of flats. Homes are smaller on average than in Salo (84.1 m² compared with 87.9 m²).
- Halikko Keskus36%64%
- Salo28%70%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
48% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.
Halikko KeskusSalo
- Living alone48%, Salo 46%
- Living alone, under 358%, Salo 7%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Salo 2%
- With children17%, Salo 18%
- With a child under 33%, Salo 3%
- Single parent5%, Salo 4%
- All members aged 18–6443%, Salo 42%
- At least one member 65 or over41%, Salo 41%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 84.1 m²
- Salo: 87.9 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,574
- Summer cottages
- 21
Education and income
Highest qualification
32% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Salo (29%).
- Halikko Keskus23%41%23%
- Salo26%41%21%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
16% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Halikko Keskus16%68%16%
- 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
- €25,458
- a year, about €2,122 a month
- Salo: €25,033
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €36,409
- a year, about €3,034 a month
- Salo: €36,720
- University or college degree
- 32%
- Salo: 29%
Jobs
The area has 1,228 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (29%). More common than usual is professional, scientific and technical: 9% of jobs (Salo: 3%).
Largest industries
Halikko KeskusSalo
- Wholesale and retail trade29%, Salo 12%
- Health and social work26%, Salo 19%
- Education10%, Salo 6%
- Professional, scientific and technical9%, Salo 3%
- Manufacturing8%, Salo 22%
- Construction5%, Salo 6%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,228
- Jobs per resident
- 0.28
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Salo: 0.36
Sectors
- Halikko Keskus13%86%
- Salo29%66%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, at the same pace as in Salo. Median income has risen by 25% since 2014, slower than in Salo (31%).
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).