Suomusjärvi Keskus

25410 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

25410 Suomusjärvi Keskus

In brief

Suomusjärvi Keskus (25410) has 1,018 residents, 2% of the population of Salo. The age structure is close to Salo's: 11% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 34% are 65 or over. 50% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (96%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (91.3 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 76% of households own their home and 20% 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 €25,438 a year, about €2,120 a month: about the same as in Salo and 3% lower than in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Salo (12%). The area has 151 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 15% of jobs (Salo: 5%).

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

Rank among the city's areas

Living alone
50%
5th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 46%
Aged 16 to 34
11%
6th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 17%
Students
4%
6th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 6%
Average home size
91.3 m²
8th smallest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 87.9 m²

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: 1,018; -9.8% since 2014; Mean age51.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,438; +41.9% since 2014; a year, about €2,120 a month; Salo€25,033; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 20%; of 558 households; Salo27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 26%; 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 25410
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

In none of these 8 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Salo.

Median disposable income22/38
€22,495Ollikkala
Salo €25,033Suomusjärvi Keskus €25,438
€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
Households renting11/38
1%Mathildedal
Salo 27%Suomusjärvi Keskus 20%
42%Salo Keskus
1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus
Aged 16 to 3433/38
6%Mathildedal
Salo 17%Suomusjärvi Keskus 11%
21%Märynummi
6%Mathildedal21%Märynummi
Aged 65 or over12/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu
Salo 30%Suomusjärvi Keskus 34%
43%Finby
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby
Families with children24/38
10%Mathildedal
Salo 18%Suomusjärvi Keskus 15%
41%Halikko Asemanseutu
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu
University or college degree21/38
21%Ollikkala
Salo 29%Suomusjärvi Keskus 26%
54%Mathildedal
21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal
Unemployment10/38
5%Finby
Salo 12%Suomusjärvi Keskus 12%
19%Kisko kk
5%Finby19%Kisko kk
Average home size31/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus
Salo 87.9 m²Suomusjärvi Keskus 91.3 m²
125.2 m²Vartsala
68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Salo's: 11% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 34% are 65 or over.

Suomusjärvi 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%).

Suomusjärvi Keskus39%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: 51.0; Salo: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Salo: 12%
Household size: 1.8; Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person: 51.7 m²; Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

76% of households own their home and 20% rent (Salo: 27% rent).

Suomusjärvi Keskus76%20%
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 (96%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (91.3 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

Suomusjärvi Keskus96%
Salo28%70%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

50% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

Suomusjärvi KeskusSalo

Living alone50%, Salo 46%
Living alone, under 354%, Salo 7%
Couple under 35, no children1%, Salo 2%
With children15%, Salo 18%
With a child under 33%, Salo 3%
Single parent3%, Salo 4%
All members aged 18–6439%, Salo 42%
At least one member 65 or over48%, Salo 41%

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

Average dwelling size: 91.3 m²; Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings: 668
Summer cottages: 900

Education and income

Highest qualification

26% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Salo (29%).

Suomusjärvi Keskus26%45%20%
Salo26%41%21%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

19% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Suomusjärvi Keskus19%63%18%
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: €25,438; a year, about €2,120 a month; Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €37,023; a year, about €3,085 a month; Salo: €36,720
University or college degree: 26%; Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 151 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (36%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 15% of jobs (Salo: 5%).

Largest industries

Suomusjärvi KeskusSalo

Health and social work36%, Salo 19%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing15%, Salo 5%
Wholesale and retail trade13%, Salo 12%
Manufacturing9%, Salo 22%
Education7%, Salo 6%
Other services7%, Salo 3%

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

Jobs located here: 151
Jobs per resident: 0.15; People working in the area divided by people living there; Salo: 0.36

Sectors

Suomusjärvi Keskus15%12%73%
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 42% since 2014, faster than in Salo (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianSuomusjärvi 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).