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24240 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

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24240 Rappula

In brief

Rappula (24240) has 3,945 residents, 8% of the population of Salo. Older residents stand out: 37% are 65 or over (Salo: 30%). 53% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

Homes are split between blocks of flats (49%) and small houses (46%). Homes are smaller on average than in Salo (77.2 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 60% of households own their home and 39% rent (Salo: 27% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Salo. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,749 per m² on average, 35% more than the average in Salo. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Salo. The price per m² has risen by 22% since 2020. The price equals 10.2 years of rent at €14.30 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,680 a year, about €1,973 a month: 5% lower than in Salo and 10% lower than in Finland. 15% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Salo (12%). The area has 1,767 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (32%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 11% of jobs (Salo: 4%).

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, less than in Salo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 2%.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom

    €1,749

    The highest of 5 areas in Salo

    Salo €1,298

  • Homes in small houses

    46%

    2nd lowest of 38 areas in Salo

    Salo 70%

  • Living alone

    53%

    2nd highest of 38 areas in Salo

    Salo 46%

  • Households renting

    39%

    3rd highest 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
€1,749
+22.1% since 2020
Salo€1,298
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€14.30
Figure for Varsinais-Suomi
Salo€14.30
Residents
3,945
-1.8% since 2014
Mean age52.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€23,680
+29.2% since 2014
a year, about €1,973 a month
Salo€25,033
Finland€26,351
Households renting
39%
of 2,192 households
Salo27%
Finland38%
University or college degree
30%
of residents aged 18 or over
Salo29%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,749 per m² on average, 35% more than the average in Salo. The price is the highest among the postal code areas of Salo. The price per m² has risen by 22% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,749

Postal code area 24240
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 23 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
10.2 years
Salo: 7.6
Gross rental yield
9.8%
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 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Salo in 2 of 9 figures: households renting, average home size.

  • Price per m², 1 bedroom1/5

    €694Ollikkala
    Salo €1,298Rappula €1,749
    €1,749Rappula
    €694Ollikkala€1,749Rappula

  • Median disposable income34/38

    €22,495Ollikkala
    Salo €25,033Rappula €23,680
    €31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
    €22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu

  • Households renting3/38

    1%Mathildedal
    Salo 27%Rappula 39%
    42%Salo Keskus
    1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus

  • Aged 16 to 347/38

    6%Mathildedal
    Salo 17%Rappula 18%
    21%Märynummi
    6%Mathildedal21%Märynummi

  • Aged 65 or over7/38

    15%Halikko Asemanseutu
    Salo 30%Rappula 37%
    43%Finby
    15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby

  • Families with children28/38

    10%Mathildedal
    Salo 18%Rappula 13%
    41%Halikko Asemanseutu
    10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu

  • University or college degree15/38

    21%Ollikkala
    Salo 29%Rappula 30%
    54%Mathildedal
    21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal

  • Unemployment4/38

    5%Finby
    Salo 12%Rappula 15%
    19%Kisko kk
    5%Finby19%Kisko kk

  • Average home size36/38

    68.1 m²Salo Keskus
    Salo 87.9 m²Rappula 77.2 m²
    125.2 m²Vartsala
    68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 37% are 65 or over (Salo: 30%).

RappulaSalo

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 40% of residents, more than in Salo (32%).

  • Rappula35%40%
  • 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
52.0
Salo: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
15%
Salo: 12%
Household size
1.7
Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person
45.6 m²
Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

60% of households own their home and 39% rent (Salo: 27% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Salo.

  • Rappula60%39%
  • Salo72%27%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Homes are split between blocks of flats (49%) and small houses (46%). Homes are smaller on average than in Salo (77.2 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

  • Rappula49%46%
  • Salo28%70%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

53% of households are people living alone and 13% are families with children.

RappulaSalo

  • Living alone53%, Salo 46%
  • Living alone, under 3511%, Salo 7%
  • Couple under 35, no children2%, Salo 2%
  • With children13%, Salo 18%
  • With a child under 32%, Salo 3%
  • Single parent3%, Salo 4%
  • All members aged 18–6443%, 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
77.2 m²
Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings
2,448
Summer cottages
6

Education and income

Highest qualification

30% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Salo (29%).

  • Rappula32%35%22%
  • Salo26%41%21%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

21% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Rappula21%65%15%
  • 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
€23,680
a year, about €1,973 a month
Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€32,654
a year, about €2,721 a month
Salo: €36,720
University or college degree
30%
Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 1,767 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (32%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 11% of jobs (Salo: 4%).

Largest industries

RappulaSalo

  • Health and social work32%, Salo 19%
  • Manufacturing16%, Salo 22%
  • Education12%, Salo 6%
  • Transport and storage11%, Salo 4%
  • Wholesale and retail trade7%, Salo 12%
  • Administrative and support services4%, Salo 7%

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

Jobs located here
1,767
Jobs per resident
0.45
People working in the area divided by people living there
Salo: 0.36

Sectors

  • Rappula18%81%
  • Salo29%66%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, less than in Salo. The trend has turned recently: since 2021 the number has grown by 2%. Median income has risen by 29% 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, medianRappulaSaloFinland

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).