Skanssi

20730 · Turku · Varsinais-Suomi

20730 Skanssi

In brief

Skanssi (20730) has 1,387 residents, 1% of the population of Turku. It is the 3rd smallest among the postal code areas of Turku. Young adults stand out: 44% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Turku: 32%). 65% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (99%). Homes are smaller on average than in Turku (45.1 m² against 64.1 m²). 90% of households rent their home, more than in Turku (55%). This is the highest 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 €2,263 per m² is that of price area Turku 2. The price equals 12.7 years of rent at €14.83 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €23,076 a year, about €1,923 a month: 5% lower than in Turku and 12% lower than in Finland. 14% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Turku (14%). The area has 835 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (55%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (9%).

The number of residents has grown by 2,567% since 2014, faster than in Turku.

Rank among the city's areas

Homes in small houses
1%
The lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 23%
Households renting
90%
The highest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 55%
Residents
1,387
3rd lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Aged 16 to 34
44%
4th highest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 32%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,263; Figure for Turku 2; Turku€2,651

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

Residents: 1,387; +2,567.3% since 2014; Mean age39.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €23,076; +16.7% since 2014; a year, about €1,923 a month; Turku€24,314; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 90%; of 890 households; Turku55%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 29%; 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 €2,263 per m² is that of price area Turku 2. The price equals 12.7 years of rent at €14.83 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€2,263

Figure for Turku 2
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 71 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

Skanssi€2,263Turku €2,651

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 12.7 years; Turku: 14.5
Gross rental yield: 7.9%; 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

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 2 of 8 figures: households renting, average home size.

Median disposable income17/26
€20,413Vesilinna
Turku €24,314Skanssi €23,076
€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
€20,413Vesilinna€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Households renting1/26
2%Tortinmäki
Turku 55%Skanssi 90%
90%Skanssi
2%Tortinmäki90%Skanssi
Aged 16 to 344/26
13%Kakskerta
Turku 32%Skanssi 44%
60%Iso-Heikkilä
13%Kakskerta60%Iso-Heikkilä
Aged 65 or over16/26
11%Moisio
Turku 20%Skanssi 20%
31%Uittamo
11%Moisio31%Uittamo
Families with children21/26
5%Vesilinna
Turku 15%Skanssi 12%
46%Moisio
5%Vesilinna46%Moisio
University or college degree18/26
13%Pansio-Perno
Turku 38%Skanssi 29%
56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
13%Pansio-Perno56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Unemployment10/26
5%Kakskerta
Turku 14%Skanssi 14%
24%Varissuo
5%Kakskerta24%Varissuo
Average home size25/26
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä
Turku 64.1 m²Skanssi 45.1 m²
139.5 m²Kakskerta
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä139.5 m²Kakskerta

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 44% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Turku: 32%).

SkanssiTurku

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 48% of residents, more than in Turku (44%).

Skanssi48%20%11%
Turku44%11%22%12%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed48%
Unemployed8%
Students9%
Pensioners20%
Children aged 0–1411%
Other4%

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

Mean age: 39.0; Turku: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 14%; Turku: 14%
Household size: 1.5; Turku: 1.7
Floor area per person: 30.4 m²; Turku: 37.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

90% of households rent their home, more than in Turku (55%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Turku.

Skanssi90%
Turku44%55%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied10%
Rented90%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (99%). Homes are smaller on average than in Turku (45.1 m² against 64.1 m²).

Skanssi99%
Turku76%23%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats99%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses1%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

65% of households are people living alone and 12% are families with children.

SkanssiTurku

Living alone65%, Turku 56%
Living alone, under 3531%, Turku 23%
Couple under 35, no children10%, Turku 6%
With children12%, Turku 15%
With a child under 35%, Turku 4%
Single parent4%, Turku 4%
All members aged 18–6466%, Turku 59%
At least one member 65 or over22%, Turku 26%

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

Average dwelling size: 45.1 m²; Turku: 64.1 m²
Dwellings: 1,055
Summer cottages: 0

Education and income

Highest qualification

29% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Turku (38%).

Skanssi22%12%38%20%
Turku21%13%29%22%16%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown22%
Matriculation examination12%
Vocational qualification38%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary20%
Master's or higher9%

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

Income groups

23% of adults are in the lowest-earning fifth of Finland and 8% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Skanssi23%70%
Turku24%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland23%
Middle 60%70%
Highest 20%8%

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: €23,076; a year, about €1,923 a month; Turku: €24,314
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €27,068; a year, about €2,256 a month; Turku: €31,490
University or college degree: 29%; Turku: 38%

Jobs

The area has 835 jobs; the largest industry is wholesale and retail trade (55%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (9%).

Largest industries

SkanssiTurku

Wholesale and retail trade55%, Turku 9%
Manufacturing13%, Turku 11%
Construction13%, Turku 5%
Accommodation and food services11%, Turku 4%
Other services3%, Turku 2%
Health and social work3%, Turku 22%

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

Jobs located here: 835
Jobs per resident: 0.60; People working in the area divided by people living there; Turku: 0.53

Sectors

Skanssi26%74%
Turku16%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction26%
Services74%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 2,567% since 2014, faster than in Turku. Median income has risen by 17% since 2014, slower than in Turku (29%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianSkanssiTurkuFinland

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).