Jäkärlä

20460 · Turku · Varsinais-Suomi

20460 Jäkärlä

In brief

Jäkärlä (20460) has 3,423 residents, 2% of the population of Turku. Families stand out: 23% of households have children (Turku: 15%). 23% of households are families with children (Turku: 15%) and 41% live alone.

58% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 42% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Turku (81.5 m² against 64.1 m²). 70% of households own their home and 30% rent (Turku: 55% rent). There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €990 per m² is that of price area Turku 3. The price equals 6.9 years of rent at €11.99 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €25,515 a year, about €2,126 a month: 5% higher than in Turku and 3% lower than in Finland. 15% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Turku (14%). The area has 263 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is other services: 5% of jobs (Turku: 2%).

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Turku.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.08
2nd lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 0.53
Families with children
23%
5th highest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 15%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €990; Figure for Turku 3; Turku€2,651

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €11.99; Figure for Turku 3; Turku€15.22

Residents: 3,423; -3.6% since 2014; Mean age43.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €25,515; +27.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,126 a month; Turku€24,314; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 30%; of 1,698 households; Turku55%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 24%; of residents aged 18 or over; Turku38%; Finland36%

Housing costs

There are too few sales for a price of the area's own, so the one-bedroom price of €990 per m² is that of price area Turku 3. The price equals 6.9 years of rent at €11.99 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€990

Figure for Turku 3
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 29 sales

Rent per m² a month

€11.99

Figure for Turku 3
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Turku: €15.22

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Jäkärlä€990Turku €2,651

€1,658 – €3,488Figure for Turku, 2026 Q2

Price-to-rent ratio: 6.9 years; Turku: 14.5
Gross rental yield: 14.5%; Turku: 6.9%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 600–€732; Figure for Turku 3, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+0.4%-0.6%Rent+1.5%+1.3%; Average of the price index (Turku 3) and rent index (Turku)

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

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

Median disposable income11/26
€20,413Vesilinna
Turku €24,314Jäkärlä €25,515
€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
€20,413Vesilinna€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Households renting20/26
2%Tortinmäki
Turku 55%Jäkärlä 30%
90%Skanssi
2%Tortinmäki90%Skanssi
Aged 16 to 3420/26
13%Kakskerta
Turku 32%Jäkärlä 21%
60%Iso-Heikkilä
13%Kakskerta60%Iso-Heikkilä
Aged 65 or over12/26
11%Moisio
Turku 20%Jäkärlä 21%
31%Uittamo
11%Moisio31%Uittamo
Families with children5/26
5%Vesilinna
Turku 15%Jäkärlä 23%
46%Moisio
5%Vesilinna46%Moisio
University or college degree20/26
13%Pansio-Perno
Turku 38%Jäkärlä 24%
56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
13%Pansio-Perno56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Unemployment9/26
5%Kakskerta
Turku 14%Jäkärlä 15%
24%Varissuo
5%Kakskerta24%Varissuo
Average home size7/26
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä
Turku 64.1 m²Jäkärlä 81.5 m²
139.5 m²Kakskerta
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä139.5 m²Kakskerta

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 23% of households have children (Turku: 15%).

JäkärläTurku

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

Main activity

Students make up 7% of residents, less than in Turku (11%).

Jäkärlä43%23%15%
Turku44%11%22%12%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed43%
Unemployed7%
Students7%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1415%
Other3%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 43.0; Turku: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 15%; Turku: 14%
Household size: 2.0; Turku: 1.7
Floor area per person: 40.9 m²; Turku: 37.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

70% of households own their home and 30% rent (Turku: 55% rent).

Jäkärlä70%30%
Turku44%55%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied70%
Rented30%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

58% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 42% are in blocks of flats. Homes are larger on average than in Turku (81.5 m² against 64.1 m²).

Jäkärlä42%58%
Turku76%23%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats42%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses58%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

23% of households are families with children (Turku: 15%) and 41% live alone.

JäkärläTurku

Living alone41%, Turku 56%
Living alone, under 359%, Turku 23%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Turku 6%
With children23%, Turku 15%
With a child under 35%, Turku 4%
Single parent6%, Turku 4%
All members aged 18–6446%, Turku 59%
At least one member 65 or over31%, Turku 26%

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

Average dwelling size: 81.5 m²; Turku: 64.1 m²
Dwellings: 1,819
Summer cottages: 6

Education and income

Highest qualification

24% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Turku (38%).

Jäkärlä25%46%18%
Turku21%13%29%22%16%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown25%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification46%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary18%
Master's or higher7%

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

Income groups

20% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Jäkärlä20%67%13%
Turku24%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland20%
Middle 60%67%
Highest 20%13%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in the national income tenths. In Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20%.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €25,515; a year, about €2,126 a month; Turku: €24,314
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €37,854; a year, about €3,154 a month; Turku: €31,490
University or college degree: 24%; Turku: 38%

Jobs

The area has 263 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (41%). More common than usual is other services: 5% of jobs (Turku: 2%).

Largest industries

JäkärläTurku

Health and social work41%, Turku 22%
Wholesale and retail trade17%, Turku 9%
Administrative and support services9%, Turku 9%
Construction8%, Turku 5%
Other services5%, Turku 2%
Manufacturing5%, Turku 11%

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

Jobs located here: 263
Jobs per resident: 0.08; People working in the area divided by people living there; Turku: 0.53

Sectors

Jäkärlä12%86%
Turku16%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production2%
Industry and construction12%
Services86%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 4% since 2014, while it has grown in Turku. Median income has risen by 28% since 2014, at the same pace as in Turku.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianJäkärläTurkuFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, transfers received included. 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 money income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, entrepreneurial and property income and received transfers, minus taxes and other paid transfers. In euros of the 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).