Perniö Keskus

25500 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

25500 Perniö Keskus

In brief

Perniö Keskus (25500) has 3,157 residents, 6% of the population of Salo. The age structure is close to Salo's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 35% are 65 or over. 45% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

72% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 25% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Salo (91.1 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 72% of households own their home and 26% rent (Salo: 27% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €826 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Salo. The price per m² has fallen by 7% since 2020. The price equals 4.8 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,003 a year, about €2,000 a month: 4% lower than in Salo and 9% lower than in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Salo (12%). The area has 953 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (24%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 10% of jobs (Salo: 5%).

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, more than in Salo.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
72%
5th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 70%
Households renting
26%
5th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 27%
Median disposable income
€24,003
6th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo €25,033
Residents
3,157
7th highest of 38 areas in Salo

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €826; -6.6% since 2020; Salo€1,298

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

Residents: 3,157; -9.8% since 2014; Mean age50.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €24,003; +31.8% since 2014; a year, about €2,000 a month; Salo€25,033; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 26%; of 1,624 households; Salo27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 23%; of residents aged 18 or over; Salo29%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €826 per m² on average, 36% less than the average in Salo. The price per m² has fallen by 7% since 2020.

Price per m²

€826

Postal code area 25500
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 7 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: 4.8 years; Salo: 7.6
Gross rental yield: 20.8%; 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

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom

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.

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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 bedroom4/5
€694Ollikkala
Salo €1,298Perniö Keskus €826
€1,749Rappula
€694Ollikkala€1,749Rappula
Median disposable income33/38
€22,495Ollikkala
Salo €25,033Perniö Keskus €24,003
€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
Households renting5/38
1%Mathildedal
Salo 27%Perniö Keskus 26%
42%Salo Keskus
1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus
Aged 16 to 3422/38
6%Mathildedal
Salo 17%Perniö Keskus 15%
21%Märynummi
6%Mathildedal21%Märynummi
Aged 65 or over9/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu
Salo 30%Perniö Keskus 35%
43%Finby
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby
Families with children20/38
10%Mathildedal
Salo 18%Perniö Keskus 17%
41%Halikko Asemanseutu
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu
University or college degree31/38
21%Ollikkala
Salo 29%Perniö Keskus 23%
54%Mathildedal
21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal
Unemployment17/38
5%Finby
Salo 12%Perniö Keskus 11%
19%Kisko kk
5%Finby19%Kisko kk
Average home size32/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus
Salo 87.9 m²Perniö Keskus 91.1 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 35% are 65 or over.

Perniö KeskusSalo

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 37% of residents, more than in Salo (32%).

Perniö Keskus37%37%13%
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: 11%; Salo: 12%
Household size: 1.9; Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person: 49.6 m²; Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

72% of households own their home and 26% rent (Salo: 27% rent).

Perniö Keskus72%26%
Salo72%27%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

72% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 25% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Salo (91.1 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

Perniö Keskus25%72%
Salo28%70%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

45% of households are people living alone and 17% are families with children.

Perniö KeskusSalo

Living alone45%, Salo 46%
Living alone, under 354%, Salo 7%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Salo 2%
With children17%, Salo 18%
With a child under 33%, Salo 3%
Single parent4%, Salo 4%
All members aged 18–6436%, Salo 42%
At least one member 65 or over47%, Salo 41%

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

Average dwelling size: 91.1 m²; Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings: 1,929
Summer cottages: 397

Education and income

Highest qualification

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

Perniö Keskus32%41%18%
Salo26%41%21%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

20% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 14% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Perniö Keskus20%66%14%
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: €24,003; a year, about €2,000 a month; Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €36,537; a year, about €3,045 a month; Salo: €36,720
University or college degree: 23%; Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 953 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (24%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 10% of jobs (Salo: 5%).

Largest industries

Perniö KeskusSalo

Manufacturing24%, Salo 22%
Health and social work21%, Salo 19%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing10%, Salo 5%
Wholesale and retail trade9%, Salo 12%
Construction8%, Salo 6%
Education7%, Salo 6%

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

Jobs located here: 953
Jobs per resident: 0.30; People working in the area divided by people living there; Salo: 0.36

Sectors

Perniö Keskus33%57%
Salo29%66%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 10% since 2014, more than in Salo. Median income has risen by 32% since 2014, at the same pace as in Salo.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianPerniö KeskusSaloFinland

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).