Ylhäisi

24130 · Salo · Varsinais-Suomi

24130 Ylhäisi

In brief

Ylhäisi (24130) has 3,533 residents, 7% of the population of Salo. Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Salo: 18%). 24% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 38% live alone.

77% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 22% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Salo (93.8 m² compared with 87.9 m²). 77% of households own their home and 22% 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 €26,915 a year, about €2,243 a month: 8% higher than in Salo and about the same as in Finland. 9% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Salo (12%). The area has 1,103 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (66%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (19%).

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

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
77%
6th lowest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 70%
Residents
3,533
6th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Families with children
24%
7th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 18%
University or college degree
34%
7th highest of 38 areas in Salo
Salo 29%

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: 3,533; -10.4% since 2014; Mean age46.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,915; +32.8% since 2014; a year, about €2,243 a month; Salo€25,033; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 22%; of 1,641 households; Salo27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 34%; 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 24130
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 income13/38
€22,495Ollikkala
Salo €25,033Ylhäisi €26,915
€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
€22,495Ollikkala€31,362Halikko Asemanseutu
Households renting8/38
1%Mathildedal
Salo 27%Ylhäisi 22%
42%Salo Keskus
1%Mathildedal42%Salo Keskus
Aged 16 to 3418/38
6%Mathildedal
Salo 17%Ylhäisi 16%
21%Märynummi
6%Mathildedal21%Märynummi
Aged 65 or over30/38
15%Halikko Asemanseutu
Salo 30%Ylhäisi 25%
43%Finby
15%Halikko Asemanseutu43%Finby
Families with children7/38
10%Mathildedal
Salo 18%Ylhäisi 24%
41%Halikko Asemanseutu
10%Mathildedal41%Halikko Asemanseutu
University or college degree7/38
21%Ollikkala
Salo 29%Ylhäisi 34%
54%Mathildedal
21%Ollikkala54%Mathildedal
Unemployment24/38
5%Finby
Salo 12%Ylhäisi 9%
19%Kisko kk
5%Finby19%Kisko kk
Average home size27/38
68.1 m²Salo Keskus
Salo 87.9 m²Ylhäisi 93.8 m²
125.2 m²Vartsala
68.1 m²Salo Keskus125.2 m²Vartsala

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 24% of households have children (Salo: 18%).

YlhäisiSalo

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 27% of residents, less than in Salo (32%).

Ylhäisi43%27%16%
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: 46.0; Salo: 48.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 9%; Salo: 12%
Household size: 2.1; Salo: 1.9
Floor area per person: 45.4 m²; Salo: 47.2 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

77% of households own their home and 22% rent (Salo: 27% rent).

Ylhäisi77%22%
Salo72%27%
Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

77% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 22% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Salo (93.8 m² compared with 87.9 m²).

Ylhäisi22%77%
Salo28%70%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

24% of households are families with children (Salo: 18%) and 38% live alone.

YlhäisiSalo

Living alone38%, Salo 46%
Living alone, under 355%, Salo 7%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Salo 2%
With children24%, Salo 18%
With a child under 34%, Salo 3%
Single parent4%, Salo 4%
All members aged 18–6442%, Salo 42%
At least one member 65 or over34%, Salo 41%

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

Average dwelling size: 93.8 m²; Salo: 87.9 m²
Dwellings: 1,789
Summer cottages: 31

Education and income

Highest qualification

34% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Salo (29%).

Ylhäisi21%40%24%10%
Salo26%41%21%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 19% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Ylhäisi17%64%19%
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: €26,915; a year, about €2,243 a month; Salo: €25,033
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €43,550; a year, about €3,629 a month; Salo: €36,720
University or college degree: 34%; Salo: 29%

Jobs

The area has 1,103 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (66%). Its share is clearly higher than in Salo (19%).

Largest industries

YlhäisiSalo

Health and social work66%, Salo 19%
Education12%, Salo 6%
Construction6%, Salo 6%
Accommodation and food services5%, Salo 3%
Wholesale and retail trade2%, Salo 12%
Administrative and support services2%, Salo 7%

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

Jobs located here: 1,103
Jobs per resident: 0.31; People working in the area divided by people living there; Salo: 0.36

Sectors

Ylhäisi91%
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 33% 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, medianYlhäisiSaloFinland

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).