In brief
Vaskiluoto (65170) has 230 residents, under 1% of the population of Vaasa. It is the 2nd smallest among the postal code areas of Vaasa. Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Vaasa: 18%). 28% of households are families with children (Vaasa: 18%) and 32% live alone.
52% of homes are in blocks of flats and 38% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Vaasa (90.9 m² compared with 73.8 m²). 80% of households own their home and 19% rent (Vaasa: 45% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,749 per m² is that of price area Vaasa 1. The price equals 14.8 years of rent at €15.50 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €36,172 a year, about €3,014 a month: 43% higher than in Vaasa and 37% higher than in Finland. It is the highest among the postal code areas of Vaasa. 2% of the labour force is unemployed, less than in Vaasa (9%). The area is a place of work: it has 2,494 jobs, 10.84 for every resident.
The number of residents has fallen by 35% since 2014, while it has grown in Vaasa.
Rank among the city's areas
Jobs per resident
10.84
The highest of 14 areas in Vaasa
Vaasa 0.57
Unemployment
2%
The lowest of 14 areas in Vaasa
Vaasa 9%
University or college degree
58%
The highest of 14 areas in Vaasa
Vaasa 38%
Aged 65 or over
17%
2nd lowest of 14 areas in Vaasa
Vaasa 21%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €2,749
- Figure for Vaasa 1
- Vaasa€1,997
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €15.50
- Figure for Vaasa 1
- Vaasa€14.15
- Residents
- 230
- -35.0% since 2014
- Mean age41.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €36,172
- +58.0% since 2014
- a year, about €3,014 a month
- Vaasa€25,231
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 19%
- of 97 households
- Vaasa45%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 58%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Vaasa38%
- Finland36%
Housing costs
There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the one-bedroom price of €2,749 per m² is that of price area Vaasa 1. The price equals 14.8 years of rent at €15.50 per m² a month in new leases.
Price per m²
€2,749
Figure for Vaasa 1
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2026 Q2, 41 sales
Rent per m² a month
€15.50
Figure for Vaasa 1
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3
Vaasa: €14.15
- Price-to-rent ratio
- 14.8 years
- Vaasa: 11.8
- Gross rental yield
- 6.8%
- Vaasa: 8.5%
- Middle half of rents, € a month
- 598–€737
- Figure for Vaasa 1, 2026 Q3
- Maintenance charge
- €4.55
- Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
- Change a year
- 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-1.2%-0.1%Rent+1.0%+1.3%
- Average of the price index (Vaasa 1) and rent index (Vaasa)
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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Vaasa in 4 of 8 figures: median income, aged 65 or over, university or college degree, unemployment.
Median disposable income1/14
€19,982Palosaari€36,172VaskiluotoVaasa €25,231Vaskiluoto €36,172€19,982Palosaari€36,172VaskiluotoHouseholds renting8/14
1%Vedenoja67%PalosaariVaasa 45%Vaskiluoto 19%1%Vedenoja67%PalosaariAged 16 to 3410/14
12%Vedenoja47%PalosaariVaasa 30%Vaskiluoto 19%12%Vedenoja47%PalosaariAged 65 or over13/14
12%Asevelikylä31%Vähäkyrö KeskusVaasa 21%Vaskiluoto 17%12%Asevelikylä31%Vähäkyrö KeskusFamilies with children6/14
9%Vaasa Keskus41%AsevelikyläVaasa 18%Vaskiluoto 28%9%Vaasa Keskus41%AsevelikyläUniversity or college degree1/14
21%Ristinummi58%VaskiluotoVaasa 38%Vaskiluoto 58%21%Ristinummi58%VaskiluotoUnemployment14/14
2%Vaskiluoto17%RistinummiVaasa 9%Vaskiluoto 2%2%Vaskiluoto17%RistinummiAverage home size7/14
55.8 m²Palosaari120.8 m²SundomVaasa 73.8 m²Vaskiluoto 90.9 m²55.8 m²Palosaari120.8 m²Sundom
Residents
Age
Families stand out: 28% of households have children (Vaasa: 18%).
VaskiluotoVaasa
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Employed people make up 55% of residents, more than in Vaasa (46%).
- Vaskiluoto55%15%17%
- Vaasa46%11%22%14%
- Finland43%26%15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.
- Mean age
- 41.0
- Vaasa: 42.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 2%
- Vaasa: 9%
- Household size
- 2.4
- Vaasa: 1.9
- Floor area per person
- 40.6 m²
- Vaasa: 40.3 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
80% of households own their home and 19% rent (Vaasa: 45% rent).
- Vaskiluoto80%19%
- Vaasa54%45%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
52% of homes are in blocks of flats and 38% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are larger on average than in Vaasa (90.9 m² compared with 73.8 m²).
- Vaskiluoto52%38%
- Vaasa64%34%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
28% of households are families with children (Vaasa: 18%) and 32% live alone.
VaskiluotoVaasa
- Living alone32%, Vaasa 49%
- Living alone, under 356%, Vaasa 21%
- Couple under 35, no children2%, Vaasa 6%
- With children28%, Vaasa 18%
- With a child under 36%, Vaasa 4%
- Single parent2%, Vaasa 4%
- All members aged 18–6445%, Vaasa 54%
- At least one member 65 or over29%, Vaasa 27%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 90.9 m²
- Vaasa: 73.8 m²
- Dwellings
- 132
- Summer cottages
- 4
Education and income
Highest qualification
58% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Vaasa (38%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Vaasa.
- Vaskiluoto16%18%23%35%
- Vaasa20%11%31%24%14%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
43% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Vaskiluoto15%42%43%
- Vaasa23%60%18%
- Finland20%60%20%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.
- Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median
- €36,172
- a year, about €3,014 a month
- Vaasa: €25,231
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €69,498
- a year, about €5,792 a month
- Vaasa: €34,619
- University or college degree
- 58%
- Vaasa: 38%
Jobs
The area is a place of work: it has 2,494 jobs, 10.84 for every resident.
Largest industries
VaskiluotoVaasa
- Manufacturing82%, Vaasa 22%
- Transport and storage11%, Vaasa 3%
- Accommodation and food services2%, Vaasa 3%
- Wholesale and retail trade2%, Vaasa 8%
- Professional, scientific and technical1%, Vaasa 5%
- Construction1%, Vaasa 5%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 2,494
- Jobs per resident
- 10.84
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Vaasa: 0.57
Sectors
- Vaskiluoto83%17%
- Vaasa28%72%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 35% since 2014, while it has grown in Vaasa. Median income has risen by 58% since 2014, faster than in Vaasa (23%).
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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 monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each 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).