Vartiovuori-Samppalinna

20700 · Turku · Varsinais-Suomi

20700 Vartiovuori-Samppalinna

In brief

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna (20700) has 6,005 residents, 3% of the population of Turku. Young adults stand out: 42% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Turku: 32%). 67% of households are people living alone and 7% are families with children.

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (93%). Homes are smaller on average than in Turku (55.5 m² against 64.1 m²). 64% of households rent their home, more than in Turku (55%). An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,310 per m² on average, 25% more than the average in Turku. The price is the 3rd highest among the postal code areas of Turku. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020. The price equals 17.2 years of rent at €16.07 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €24,596 a year, about €2,050 a month: about the same as in Turku and 7% lower than in Finland. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Turku (14%). The area has 4,226 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (55%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (22%).

The number of residents has grown by 7% since 2014, slower than in Turku.

Rank among the city's areas

Families with children
7%
3rd lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 15%
Homes in small houses
6%
4th lowest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 23%
University or college degree
47%
4th highest of 26 areas in Turku
Turku 38%
Price per m², 1 bedroom
€3,310
3rd highest of 17 areas in Turku
Turku €2,651

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €3,310; -4.2% since 2020; Turku€2,651

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €16.07; Figure for Turku 1; Turku€15.22

Residents: 6,005; +6.7% since 2014; Mean age44.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €24,596; +30.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,050 a month; Turku€24,314; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 64%; of 4,186 households; Turku55%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 47%; of residents aged 18 or over; Turku38%; Finland36%

Housing costs

An old one-bedroom flat sells for €3,310 per m² on average, 25% more than the average in Turku. The price is the 3rd highest among the postal code areas of Turku. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020.

Price per m²

€3,310

Postal code area 20700
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 36 sales

Rent per m² a month

€16.07

Figure for Turku 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Turku: €15.22

Middle half of sales, € per m²

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna€3,310Turku €2,651

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

Price-to-rent ratio: 17.2 years; Turku: 14.5
Gross rental yield: 5.8%; Turku: 6.9%
Middle half of rents, € a month: 670–€848; Figure for Turku 1, 2026 Q3
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice+1.1%-2.9%Rent+1.5%+1.3%; Average of the price index (Turku 1) 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

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Turku in 2 of 9 figures: price per m², 1 bedroom, families with children.

Price per m², 1 bedroom3/17
€868Huhkola-Lauste-Vaala
Turku €2,651Vartiovuori-Samppalinna €3,310
€4,066Kupittaa
€868Huhkola-Lauste-Vaala€4,066Kupittaa
Median disposable income15/26
€20,413Vesilinna
Turku €24,314Vartiovuori-Samppalinna €24,596
€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
€20,413Vesilinna€33,352Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Households renting7/26
2%Tortinmäki
Turku 55%Vartiovuori-Samppalinna 64%
90%Skanssi
2%Tortinmäki90%Skanssi
Aged 16 to 347/26
13%Kakskerta
Turku 32%Vartiovuori-Samppalinna 42%
60%Iso-Heikkilä
13%Kakskerta60%Iso-Heikkilä
Aged 65 or over8/26
11%Moisio
Turku 20%Vartiovuori-Samppalinna 24%
31%Uittamo
11%Moisio31%Uittamo
Families with children24/26
5%Vesilinna
Turku 15%Vartiovuori-Samppalinna 7%
46%Moisio
5%Vesilinna46%Moisio
University or college degree4/26
13%Pansio-Perno
Turku 38%Vartiovuori-Samppalinna 47%
56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
13%Pansio-Perno56%Moikoinen-Pikisaari
Unemployment18/26
5%Kakskerta
Turku 14%Vartiovuori-Samppalinna 10%
24%Varissuo
5%Kakskerta24%Varissuo
Average home size22/26
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä
Turku 64.1 m²Vartiovuori-Samppalinna 55.5 m²
139.5 m²Kakskerta
41.3 m²Iso-Heikkilä139.5 m²Kakskerta

Residents

Age

Young adults stand out: 42% of residents are aged 16 to 34 (Turku: 32%).

Vartiovuori-SamppalinnaTurku

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

Main activity

Children under 15 make up 6% of residents, less than in Turku (12%).

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna48%13%25%
Turku44%11%22%12%
Finland43%26%15%

Employed48%
Unemployed6%
Students13%
Pensioners25%
Children aged 0–146%
Other3%

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

Mean age: 44.0; Turku: 42.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 10%; Turku: 14%
Household size: 1.4; Turku: 1.7
Floor area per person: 39.1 m²; Turku: 37.9 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

64% of households rent their home, more than in Turku (55%).

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna35%64%
Turku44%55%
Finland61%38%

Owner-occupied35%
Rented64%
Other or unknown1%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are in blocks of flats (93%). Homes are smaller on average than in Turku (55.5 m² against 64.1 m²).

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna93%
Turku76%23%
Finland48%50%

Blocks of flats93%
Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses6%
Other buildings0%

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

Household types

67% of households are people living alone and 7% are families with children.

Vartiovuori-SamppalinnaTurku

Living alone67%, Turku 56%
Living alone, under 3532%, Turku 23%
Couple under 35, no children8%, Turku 6%
With children7%, Turku 15%
With a child under 32%, Turku 4%
Single parent2%, Turku 4%
All members aged 18–6466%, Turku 59%
At least one member 65 or over27%, Turku 26%

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

Average dwelling size: 55.5 m²; Turku: 64.1 m²
Dwellings: 4,812
Summer cottages: 2

Education and income

Highest qualification

47% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Turku (38%).

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna12%20%20%26%21%
Turku21%13%29%22%16%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Basic education or unknown12%
Matriculation examination20%
Vocational qualification20%
Bachelor's or lowest tertiary26%
Master's or higher21%

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 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna23%58%18%
Turku24%59%16%
Finland20%60%20%

Lowest 20% in Finland23%
Middle 60%58%
Highest 20%18%

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: €24,596; a year, about €2,050 a month; Turku: €24,314
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €28,688; a year, about €2,391 a month; Turku: €31,490
University or college degree: 47%; Turku: 38%

Jobs

The area has 4,226 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (55%). Its share is clearly higher than in Turku (22%).

Largest industries

Vartiovuori-SamppalinnaTurku

Health and social work55%, Turku 22%
Public administration and defence9%, Turku 6%
Wholesale and retail trade8%, Turku 9%
Education8%, Turku 9%
Other services4%, Turku 2%
Administrative and support services3%, Turku 9%

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

Jobs located here: 4,226
Jobs per resident: 0.70; People working in the area divided by people living there; Turku: 0.53

Sectors

Vartiovuori-Samppalinna97%
Turku16%83%
Finland20%77%

Primary production0%
Industry and construction3%
Services97%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has grown by 7% since 2014, slower than in Turku. Median income has risen by 30% 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, medianVartiovuori-SamppalinnaTurkuFinland

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).