Kotalato

25170 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

25170 Kotalato

In brief

Kotalato (25170) has 129 residents, under 1% of the population of Salo. It is the 3rd smallest among the postal code areas of Salo. Families stand out: 31% of households have children (Salo: 18%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Salo. 31% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 22% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (90%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (104.8 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 95% 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 €26,980 a year, about €2,248 a month: 8% higher than in Salo and about the same as in Finland. 7% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Salo (12%). The area has 15 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (67%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (5%).

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, more than in Salo.

Rank among the city's areas

Families with children
31%
2nd highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 18%
Students
9%
2nd highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 6%
Residents
129
3rd lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Households renting
4%
4th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 27%

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: 129; -15.1% since 2014; Mean age46.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,980; +57.0% since 2014; a year, about €2,248 a month; Salo€25,033; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 4%; of 55 households; Salo27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 23%; 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 25170
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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Salo in 1 of 8 figures: families with children.

Median disposable income12/38
€22,495Ollikkala
Salo €25,033Kotalato €26,980
€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
Households renting35/38
1%Mathildedal
Salo 27%Kotalato 4%
42%Salo Keskus
1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus
Aged 16 to 349/38
6%Mathildedal
Salo 17%Kotalato 18%
21%Märynummi
6%Mathildedal21%Märynummi
Aged 65 or over22/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu
Salo 30%Kotalato 29%
43%Finby
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby
Families with children2/38
10%Mathildedal
Salo 18%Kotalato 31%
41%Halikko Asemanseutu
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu
University or college degree32/38
21%Ollikkala
Salo 29%Kotalato 23%
54%Mathildedal
21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal
Unemployment33/38
5%Finby
Salo 12%Kotalato 7%
19%Kisko kk
5%Finby19%Kisko kk
Average home size14/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus
Salo 87.9 m²Kotalato 104.8 m²
125.2 m²Vartsala
68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 31% of households have children (Salo: 18%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Salo.

KotalatoSalo

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 16% of residents, more than in Salo (13%).

Kotalato43%29%16%
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: 46.0; Salo: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 7%; Salo: 12%
Household size: 2.3; Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person: 44.3 m²; Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

95% of households own their home and 4% rent (Salo: 27% rent).

Kotalato95%
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 (90%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (104.8 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

Kotalato90%
Salo28%70%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

31% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 22% live alone.

KotalatoSalo

Living alone22%, Salo 46%
Living alone, under 352%, Salo 7%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Salo 2%
With children31%, Salo 18%
With a child under 34%, Salo 3%
Single parent5%, Salo 4%
All members aged 18–6431%, Salo 42%
At least one member 65 or over40%, Salo 41%

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

Average dwelling size: 104.8 m²; Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings: 68
Summer cottages: 54

Education and income

Highest qualification

23% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Salo (29%).

Kotalato23%51%19%
Salo26%41%21%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

22% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 21% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kotalato22%57%21%
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: €26,980; a year, about €2,248 a month; Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €48,944; a year, about €4,079 a month; Salo: €36,720
University or college degree: 23%; Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 15 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (67%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (5%).

Largest industries

KotalatoSalo

Agriculture, forestry and fishing67%, Salo 5%
Transport and storage13%, Salo 4%
Construction7%, Salo 6%
Professional, scientific and technical7%, Salo 3%
Other services7%, Salo 3%
Mining and quarrying0%, Salo 0%

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

Jobs located here: 15
Jobs per resident: 0.12; People working in the area divided by people living there; Salo: 0.36

Sectors

Kotalato67%27%
Salo29%66%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 15% since 2014, more than in Salo. Median income has risen by 57% since 2014, faster than in Salo (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKotalatoSaloFinland

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).