In brief
Mathildedal (25660) has 125 residents, under 1% of the population of Salo. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Salo. Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Salo: 30%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Salo. 41% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (89%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (105.2 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 97% of households own their home and 1% rent (Salo: 27% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Salo. 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 €29,967 a year, about €2,497 a month: 20% higher than in Salo and 14% higher than in Finland. It is the 2nd highest among the postal code areas of Salo. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Salo (12%). The area has 38 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (32%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 26% of jobs (Salo: 3%).
The number of residents has fallen by 13% since 2014, more than in Salo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 7%.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
1%
The lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 27%
University or college degree
54%
The highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 29%
Aged 16 to 34
6%
The lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 17%
Families with children
10%
The lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 18%
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
- 125
- -12.6% since 2014
- Mean age59.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €29,967
- +59.1% since 2014
- a year, about €2,497 a month
- Salo€25,033
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 1%
- of 71 households
- Salo27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 54%
- 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 25660
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Salo in 6 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over, families with children, university or college degree.
Median disposable income2/38
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko AsemanseutuSalo €25,033Mathildedal €29,967€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko AsemanseutuHouseholds renting38/38
1%Mathildedal42%Salo KeskusSalo 27%Mathildedal 1%1%Mathildedal42%Salo KeskusAged 16 to 3438/38
6%Mathildedal21%MärynummiSalo 17%Mathildedal 6%6%Mathildedal21%MärynummiAged 65 or over2/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%FinbySalo 30%Mathildedal 42%15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%FinbyFamilies with children38/38
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko AsemanseutuSalo 18%Mathildedal 10%10%Mathildedal41%Halikko AsemanseutuUniversity or college degree1/38
21%Ollikkala54%MathildedalSalo 29%Mathildedal 54%21%Ollikkala54%MathildedalUnemployment11/38
5%Finby19%Kisko kkSalo 12%Mathildedal 12%5%Finby19%Kisko kkAverage home size13/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²VartsalaSalo 87.9 m²Mathildedal 105.2 m²68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Salo: 30%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Salo.
MathildedalSalo
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Children under 15 make up 6% of residents, less than in Salo (13%).
- Mathildedal42%39%
- 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
- 59.0
- Salo: 48.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 12%
- Salo: 12%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Salo: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 73.3 m²
- Salo: 47.2 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
97% of households own their home and 1% rent (Salo: 27% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Salo.
- Mathildedal97%
- 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 (89%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (105.2 m² compared with 87.9 m²).
- Mathildedal89%
- Salo28%70%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
41% of households are people living alone and 10% are families with children.
MathildedalSalo
- Living alone41%, Salo 46%
- Living alone, under 351%, Salo 7%
- Couple under 35, no children0%, Salo 2%
- With children10%, Salo 18%
- With a child under 30%, Salo 3%
- Single parent4%, Salo 4%
- All members aged 18–6437%, Salo 42%
- At least one member 65 or over54%, Salo 41%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 105.2 m²
- Salo: 87.9 m²
- Dwellings
- 164
- Summer cottages
- 162
Education and income
Highest qualification
54% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Salo (29%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Salo.
- Mathildedal15%26%39%15%
- Salo26%41%21%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
30% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Mathildedal61%30%
- 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
- €29,967
- a year, about €2,497 a month
- Salo: €25,033
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €46,684
- a year, about €3,890 a month
- Salo: €36,720
- University or college degree
- 54%
- Salo: 29%
Jobs
The area has 38 jobs; the largest industry is administrative and support services (32%). More common than usual is accommodation and food services: 26% of jobs (Salo: 3%).
Largest industries
MathildedalSalo
- Administrative and support services32%, Salo 7%
- Accommodation and food services26%, Salo 3%
- Manufacturing16%, Salo 22%
- Professional, scientific and technical16%, Salo 3%
- Wholesale and retail trade3%, Salo 12%
- Information and communication3%, Salo 3%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 38
- Jobs per resident
- 0.30
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Salo: 0.36
Sectors
- Mathildedal16%84%
- Salo29%66%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 13% since 2014, more than in Salo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 7%. Median income has risen by 59% since 2014, faster 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).