Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä

20320 · Turku · Varsinais-Suomi

20320 Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä

In brief

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä (20320) has 17,002 residents, 8% of the population of Turku. It is the 3rd largest among the postal code areas of Turku. Older residents stand out: 28% are 65 or over (Turku: 20%). 52% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

75% of homes are in blocks of flats and 25% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Turku (71.0 m² against 64.1 m²). 58% of households own their home and 41% rent (Turku: 55% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,917 per m² on average, 28% less than the average in Turku. The price per m² has risen by 17% since 2020. The price equals 10.8 years of rent at €14.83 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,416 a year, about €2,201 a month: 9% higher than in Turku and about the same as in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Turku (14%). The area has 3,827 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (40%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (9%).

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Turku.

Rank among the city's areas

Students
6%
2nd lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 11%
Residents
17,002
3rd highest of 26 areas in Turku
Aged 65 or over
28%
5th highest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 20%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €1,917; +16.6% since 2020; Turku€2,651

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €14.83; Figure for Turku 2; Turku€15.22

Residents: 17,002; +5.9% since 2014; Mean age47.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,416; +28.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,201 a month; Turku€24,314; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 41%; of 9,595 households; Turku55%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 36%; of residents aged 18 or over; Turku38%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,917 per m² on average, 28% less than the average in Turku. The price per m² has risen by 17% since 2020.

Price per m²

€1,917

Postal code area 20320
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 15 sales

Rent per m² a month

€14.83

Figure for Turku 2
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Turku: €15.22

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä€1,917Turku €2,651

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.8 years; Turku: 14.5
Gross rental yield: 9.3%; Turku: 6.9%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 620–€756; Figure for Turku 2, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice0.0%-3.6%Rent+1.5%+1.3%; Average of the price index (Turku 2) 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 9 figures is the area among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Turku.

Price per m², 1 bedroom11/17
€868Huhkola-Lauste-Vaala
Turku €2,651Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä €1,917
€4,066Kupittaa
€868Huhkola-Lauste-Vaala€4,066Kupittaa
Median disposable income9/26
€20,413Vesilinna
Turku €24,314Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä €26,416
€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
€20,413Vesilinna€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Households renting19/26
2%Tortinmäki
Turku 55%Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä 41%
90%Skanssi
2%Tortinmäki90%Skanssi
Aged 16 to 3416/26
13%Kakskerta
Turku 32%Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä 23%
60%Iso-Heikkilä
13%Kakskerta60%Iso-Heikkilä
Aged 65 or over5/26
11%Moisio
Turku 20%Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä 28%
31%Uittamo
11%Moisio31%Uittamo
Families with children14/26
5%Vesilinna
Turku 15%Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä 16%
46%Moisio
5%Vesilinna46%Moisio
University or college degree15/26
13%Pansio-Perno
Turku 38%Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä 36%
56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
13%Pansio-Perno56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Unemployment11/26
5%Kakskerta
Turku 14%Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä 12%
24%Varissuo
5%Kakskerta24%Varissuo
Average home size11/26
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä
Turku 64.1 m²Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä 71.0 m²
139.5 m²Kakskerta
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä139.5 m²Kakskerta

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 28% are 65 or over (Turku: 20%).

Kuninkoja-MälikkäläTurku

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 30% of residents, more than in Turku (22%).

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä43%30%13%
Turku44%11%22%12%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed43%
Unemployed6%
Students6%
Pensioners30%
Children aged 0–1413%
Other2%

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

Mean age: 47.0; Turku: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 12%; Turku: 14%
Household size: 1.7; Turku: 1.7
Floor area per person: 40.8 m²; Turku: 37.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

58% of households own their home and 41% rent (Turku: 55% rent).

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä58%41%
Turku44%55%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied58%
Rented41%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

75% of homes are in blocks of flats and 25% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Turku (71.0 m² against 64.1 m²).

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä75%25%
Turku76%23%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats75%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses25%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

52% of households are people living alone and 16% are families with children.

Kuninkoja-MälikkäläTurku

Living alone52%, Turku 56%
Living alone, under 3512%, Turku 23%
Couple under 35, no children5%, Turku 6%
With children16%, Turku 15%
With a child under 34%, Turku 4%
Single parent4%, Turku 4%
All members aged 18–6448%, Turku 59%
At least one member 65 or over36%, Turku 26%

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

Average dwelling size: 71.0 m²; Turku: 64.1 m²
Dwellings: 10,266
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

36% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Turku (38%).

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä20%38%24%12%
Turku21%13%29%22%16%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown20%
Matriculation examination6%
Vocational qualification38%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary24%
Master's or higher12%

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

Income groups

15% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä15%69%16%
Turku24%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland15%
Middle 60%69%
Highest 20%16%

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: €26,416; a year, about €2,201 a month; Turku: €24,314
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €34,813; a year, about €2,901 a month; Turku: €31,490
University or college degree: 36%; Turku: 38%

Jobs

The area has 3,827 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (40%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (9%).

Largest industries

Kuninkoja-MälikkäläTurku

Wholesale and retail trade40%, Turku 9%
Health and social work18%, Turku 22%
Construction7%, Turku 5%
Administrative and support services5%, Turku 9%
Arts, entertainment and recreation4%, Turku 2%
Professional, scientific and technical4%, Turku 7%

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

Jobs located here: 3,827
Jobs per resident: 0.23; People working in the area divided by people living there; Turku: 0.53

Sectors

Kuninkoja-Mälikkälä10%90%
Turku16%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction10%
Services90%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 6% since 2014, slower than in Turku. Median income has risen by 29% 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, medianKuninkoja-MälikkäläTurkuFinland

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).