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Vartsala

25210 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

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25210 Vartsala

In brief

Vartsala (25210) has 359 residents, 1% of the population of Salo. Families stand out: 26% of households have children (Salo: 18%). 26% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 28% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (125.2 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 96% of households own their home and 3% rent (Salo: 27% rent). This is the 3rd 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 €28,265 a year, about €2,355 a month: 13% higher than in Salo and 7% higher than in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Salo (12%). The area has 22 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (27%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 27% of jobs (Salo: 5%).

The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, more than in Salo.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Students

    10%

    The highest of 38 areas in Salo

    Salo 6%

  • Average home size

    125.2 m²

    The largest of 38 areas in Salo

    Salo 87.9 m²

  • Jobs per resident

    0.06

    2nd lowest of 38 areas in Salo

    Salo 0.36

  • Aged 65 or over

    20%

    2nd lowest of 38 areas in Salo

    Salo 30%

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
359
-14.1% since 2014
Mean age45.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€28,265
+38.3% since 2014
a year, about €2,355 a month
Salo€25,033
Finland€26,351
Households renting
3%
of 152 households
Salo27%
Finland38%
University or college degree
38%
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 25210
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 3 of 8 figures: households renting, aged 65 or over, average home size.

  • Median disposable income5/38

    €22,495Ollikkala
    Salo €25,033Vartsala €28,265
    €31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
    €22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu

  • Households renting36/38

    1%Mathildedal
    Salo 27%Vartsala 3%
    42%Salo Keskus
    1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus

  • Aged 16 to 3410/38

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

  • Aged 65 or over37/38

    15%Halikko Asemanseutu
    Salo 30%Vartsala 20%
    43%Finby
    15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby

  • Families with children4/38

    10%Mathildedal
    Salo 18%Vartsala 26%
    41%Halikko Asemanseutu
    10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu

  • University or college degree4/38

    21%Ollikkala
    Salo 29%Vartsala 38%
    54%Mathildedal
    21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal

  • Unemployment14/38

    5%Finby
    Salo 12%Vartsala 11%
    19%Kisko kk
    5%Finby19%Kisko kk

  • Average home size1/38

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

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 26% of households have children (Salo: 18%).

VartsalaSalo

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 23% of residents, less than in Salo (32%).

  • Vartsala46%10%23%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
45.0
Salo: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
11%
Salo: 12%
Household size
2.4
Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person
53.6 m²
Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

96% of households own their home and 3% rent (Salo: 27% rent). This is the 3rd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Salo.

  • Vartsala96%
  • 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 (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Salo (125.2 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

  • Vartsala94%
  • Salo28%70%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

26% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 28% live alone.

VartsalaSalo

  • Living alone28%, Salo 46%
  • Living alone, under 352%, Salo 7%
  • Couple under 35, no children1%, Salo 2%
  • With children26%, Salo 18%
  • With a child under 33%, Salo 3%
  • Single parent5%, Salo 4%
  • All members aged 18–6441%, Salo 42%
  • At least one member 65 or over33%, Salo 41%

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

Average dwelling size
125.2 m²
Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings
181
Summer cottages
78

Education and income

Highest qualification

38% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Salo (29%).

  • Vartsala20%37%26%12%
  • Salo26%41%21%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

27% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

  • Vartsala20%53%27%
  • 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
€28,265
a year, about €2,355 a month
Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€50,744
a year, about €4,229 a month
Salo: €36,720
University or college degree
38%
Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 22 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (27%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 27% of jobs (Salo: 5%).

Largest industries

VartsalaSalo

  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing27%, Salo 5%
  • Health and social work27%, Salo 19%
  • Construction18%, Salo 6%
  • Professional, scientific and technical14%, Salo 3%
  • Wholesale and retail trade9%, Salo 12%
  • Manufacturing5%, Salo 22%

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

Jobs located here
22
Jobs per resident
0.06
People working in the area divided by people living there
Salo: 0.36

Sectors

  • Vartsala27%23%50%
  • Salo29%66%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 14% since 2014, more than in Salo. Median income has risen by 38% since 2014, faster than in Salo (31%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianVartsalaSaloFinland

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).