Paattinen

21330 · Turku · Varsinais-Suomi

21330 Paattinen

In brief

Paattinen (21330) has 1,797 residents, 1% of the population of Turku. Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Turku: 15%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Turku. 27% of households are families with children (Turku: 15%) and 32% live alone.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (95%). Homes are larger on average than in Turku (108.7 m² against 64.1 m²). 87% of households own their home and 11% rent (Turku: 55% rent). This is the 3rd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Turku. 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 €28,701 a year, about €2,392 a month: 18% higher than in Turku and 9% higher than in Finland. 8% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Turku (14%). The area has 343 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (42%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 16% of jobs (Turku: under 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, while it has grown in Turku.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 16 to 34
16%
2nd lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 32%
Households renting
11%
3rd lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 55%
Families with children
27%
3rd highest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 15%
Homes in small houses
95%
4th highest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 23%

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: 1,797; -1.7% since 2014; Mean age45.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €28,701; +32.7% since 2014; a year, about €2,392 a month; Turku€24,314; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 11%; of 784 households; Turku55%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 31%; 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

Paattinen€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

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 Turku in 3 of 8 figures: households renting, aged 16 to 34, families with children.

Median disposable income4/26
€20,413Vesilinna
Turku €24,314Paattinen €28,701
€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
€20,413Vesilinna€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Households renting24/26
2%Tortinmäki
Turku 55%Paattinen 11%
90%Skanssi
2%Tortinmäki90%Skanssi
Aged 16 to 3425/26
13%Kakskerta
Turku 32%Paattinen 16%
60%Iso-Heikkilä
13%Kakskerta60%Iso-Heikkilä
Aged 65 or over7/26
11%Moisio
Turku 20%Paattinen 25%
31%Uittamo
11%Moisio31%Uittamo
Families with children3/26
5%Vesilinna
Turku 15%Paattinen 27%
46%Moisio
5%Vesilinna46%Moisio
University or college degree17/26
13%Pansio-Perno
Turku 38%Paattinen 31%
56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
13%Pansio-Perno56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Unemployment22/26
5%Kakskerta
Turku 14%Paattinen 8%
24%Varissuo
5%Kakskerta24%Varissuo
Average home size4/26
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä
Turku 64.1 m²Paattinen 108.7 m²
139.5 m²Kakskerta
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä139.5 m²Kakskerta

Residents

Age

Families stand out: 27% of households have children (Turku: 15%). This is the 3rd highest share among the postal code areas of Turku.

PaattinenTurku

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 17% of residents, more than in Turku (12%).

Paattinen43%26%17%
Turku44%11%22%12%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed43%
Unemployed4%
Students7%
Pensioners26%
Children aged 0–1417%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 45.0; Turku: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 8%; Turku: 14%
Household size: 2.3; Turku: 1.7
Floor area per person: 49.0 m²; Turku: 37.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

87% of households own their home and 11% rent (Turku: 55% rent). This is the 3rd lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Turku.

Paattinen87%11%
Turku44%55%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied87%
Rented11%
Other or unknown2%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (95%). Homes are larger on average than in Turku (108.7 m² against 64.1 m²).

Paattinen95%
Turku76%23%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats4%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses95%
Other buildings1%

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

Household types

27% of households are families with children (Turku: 15%) and 32% live alone.

PaattinenTurku

Living alone32%, Turku 56%
Living alone, under 352%, Turku 23%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Turku 6%
With children27%, Turku 15%
With a child under 35%, Turku 4%
Single parent5%, Turku 4%
All members aged 18–6435%, Turku 59%
At least one member 65 or over39%, Turku 26%

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

Average dwelling size: 108.7 m²; Turku: 64.1 m²
Dwellings: 864
Summer cottages: 18

Education and income

Highest qualification

31% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Turku (38%).

Paattinen21%43%21%10%
Turku21%13%29%22%16%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown21%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification43%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary21%
Master's or higher10%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 21% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Paattinen17%62%21%
Turku24%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland17%
Middle 60%62%
Highest 20%21%

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: €28,701; a year, about €2,392 a month; Turku: €24,314
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €49,114; a year, about €4,093 a month; Turku: €31,490
University or college degree: 31%; Turku: 38%

Jobs

The area has 343 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (42%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 16% of jobs (Turku: under 1%).

Largest industries

PaattinenTurku

Health and social work42%, Turku 22%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing16%, Turku 0%
Construction12%, Turku 5%
Education9%, Turku 9%
Accommodation and food services6%, Turku 4%
Transport and storage5%, Turku 5%

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

Jobs located here: 343
Jobs per resident: 0.19; People working in the area divided by people living there; Turku: 0.53

Sectors

Paattinen16%13%71%
Turku16%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production16%
Industry and construction13%
Services71%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 2% since 2014, while it has grown in Turku. Median income has risen by 33% 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, medianPaattinenTurkuFinland

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).