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Pohjola-Kastu

20300 · Turku · Varsinais-Suomi

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20300 Pohjola-Kastu

In brief

Pohjola-Kastu (20300) has 7,737 residents, 4% of the population of Turku. The age structure is close to Turku's: 32% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 56% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

63% of homes are in blocks of flats and 34% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 65.5 m². 54% of households own their home and 45% rent (Turku: 55% rent). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,713 per m² on average, about the same as in Turku. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020. The price equals 15.2 years of rent at €14.83 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,218 a year, about €2,268 a month: 12% higher than in Turku and 3% higher than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Turku (14%). The area has 2,631 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (27%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (9%).

The number of residents has grown by 17% since 2014, faster than in Turku.

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€2,713
-3.6% since 2020
Turku€2,651
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€14.83
Figure for Turku 2
Turku€15.22
Residents
7,737
+16.5% since 2014
Mean age42.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€27,218
+32.1% since 2014
a year, about €2,268 a month
Turku€24,314
Finland€26,351
Households renting
45%
of 4,506 households
Turku55%
Finland38%
University or college degree
44%
of residents aged 18 or over
Turku38%
Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €2,713 per m² on average, about the same as in Turku. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020.

Price per m²

€2,713

Postal code area 20300
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q1, 12 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

Pohjola-Kastu€2,713Turku €2,651
€1,658 – €3,488Figure for Turku, 2026 Q2
Price-to-rent ratio
15.2 years
Turku: 14.5
Gross rental yield
6.6%
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 bedroom6/17

    €868Huhkola-Lauste-Vaala
    Turku €2,651Pohjola-Kastu €2,713
    €4,066Kupittaa
    €868Huhkola-Lauste-Vaala€4,066Kupittaa

  • Median disposable income7/26

    €20,413Vesilinna
    Turku €24,314Pohjola-Kastu €27,218
    €33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
    €20,413Vesilinna€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari

  • Households renting16/26

    2%Tortinmäki
    Turku 55%Pohjola-Kastu 45%
    90%Skanssi
    2%Tortinmäki90%Skanssi

  • Aged 16 to 349/26

    13%Kakskerta
    Turku 32%Pohjola-Kastu 32%
    60%Iso-Heikkilä
    13%Kakskerta60%Iso-Heikkilä

  • Aged 65 or over17/26

    11%Moisio
    Turku 20%Pohjola-Kastu 19%
    31%Uittamo
    11%Moisio31%Uittamo

  • Families with children17/26

    5%Vesilinna
    Turku 15%Pohjola-Kastu 15%
    46%Moisio
    5%Vesilinna46%Moisio

  • University or college degree7/26

    13%Pansio-Perno
    Turku 38%Pohjola-Kastu 44%
    56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
    13%Pansio-Perno56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari

  • Unemployment20/26

    5%Kakskerta
    Turku 14%Pohjola-Kastu 10%
    24%Varissuo
    5%Kakskerta24%Varissuo

  • Average home size14/26

    41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä
    Turku 64.1 m²Pohjola-Kastu 65.5 m²
    139.5 m²Kakskerta
    41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä139.5 m²Kakskerta

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Turku's: 32% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.

Pohjola-KastuTurku

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 50% of residents, more than in Turku (44%).

  • Pohjola-Kastu50%20%12%
  • Turku44%11%22%12%
  • Finland43%26%15%

  • Employed50%
  • Unemployed5%
  • Students10%
  • Pensioners20%
  • Children aged 0–1412%
  • Other2%

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

Mean age
42.0
Turku: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
10%
Turku: 14%
Household size
1.7
Turku: 1.7
Floor area per person
39.1 m²
Turku: 37.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

54% of households own their home and 45% rent (Turku: 55% rent).

  • Pohjola-Kastu54%45%
  • Turku44%55%
  • Finland61%38%

  • Owner-occupied54%
  • Rented45%
  • Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

63% of homes are in blocks of flats and 34% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. The average home is 65.5 m².

  • Pohjola-Kastu63%34%
  • Turku76%23%
  • Finland48%50%

  • Blocks of flats63%
  • Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses34%
  • Other buildings3%

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

Household types

56% of households are people living alone and 15% are families with children.

Pohjola-KastuTurku

  • Living alone56%, Turku 56%
  • Living alone, under 3525%, Turku 23%
  • Couple under 35, no children7%, Turku 6%
  • With children15%, Turku 15%
  • With a child under 33%, Turku 4%
  • Single parent4%, Turku 4%
  • All members aged 18–6460%, Turku 59%
  • At least one member 65 or over24%, Turku 26%

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

Average dwelling size
65.5 m²
Turku: 64.1 m²
Dwellings
5,026
Summer cottages
1

Education and income

Highest qualification

44% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Turku (38%).

  • Pohjola-Kastu14%13%29%25%19%
  • Turku21%13%29%22%16%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

  • Basic education or unknown14%
  • Matriculation examination13%
  • Vocational qualification29%
  • Bachelor's or lowest tertiary25%
  • Master's or higher19%

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

Income groups

18% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 22% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Pohjola-Kastu18%60%22%
  • Turku24%59%16%
  • Finland20%60%20%

  • Lowest 20% in Finland18%
  • Middle 60%60%
  • Highest 20%22%

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
€27,218
a year, about €2,268 a month
Turku: €24,314
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€33,918
a year, about €2,826 a month
Turku: €31,490
University or college degree
44%
Turku: 38%

Jobs

The area has 2,631 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (27%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (9%).

Largest industries

Pohjola-KastuTurku

  • Wholesale and retail trade27%, Turku 9%
  • Administrative and support services18%, Turku 9%
  • Transport and storage12%, Turku 5%
  • Health and social work10%, Turku 22%
  • Construction6%, Turku 5%
  • Accommodation and food services5%, Turku 4%

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

Jobs located here
2,631
Jobs per resident
0.34
People working in the area divided by people living there
Turku: 0.53

Sectors

  • Pohjola-Kastu89%
  • Turku16%83%
  • Finland20%77%

  • Primary production1%
  • Industry and construction10%
  • Services89%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 17% since 2014, faster than in Turku. Median income has risen by 32% 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, medianPohjola-KastuTurkuFinland

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).