Living in Turku / Åbo

Turku / Åbo is a city in Etelä-Suomi, Finland, home to 201,863 people in the Nordic area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 3%, #6 of 258), low-income households (top 4%, #8 of 213), business owners (top 6%, #14 of 258).

Residents201,863
Density811 per km²
Area248.8 km²
5-year growth+5.5%
Hub airport7 km (Turku)
Nearest city of 100k+Itself
Within 30 km365,600 people
Sea coast5 km
Climate typeContinental, warm summer (Dfb)
Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 0 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Helsinki150 km
Within 10 km263,533 people
Winter daylight5 h 43 min, sunset 15:21

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How Turku / Åbo ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Finland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

ProfileScoreIn FinlandIn Etelä-Suomi
Young family36#74 of 117#3 of 43Map
Low-income household63#8 of 213#2 of 48Map
Low-income family47#50 of 102#2 of 34Map
Single parent47#54 of 92#2 of 29Map
Pensioner couple51#28 of 112#10 of 40Map
Single pensioner57#28 of 112#8 of 40Map
Early retiree41#62 of 234#23 of 53Map
Single professional63#4 of 42#1 of 13Map
Young professional67#4 of 38#1 of 13Map
DINKS64#5 of 32#1 of 9Map
Remote worker62#13 of 165#3 of 37Map
Commuter77#5 of 43#1 of 15Map
Car-free household73#5 of 31#1 of 9Map
Student86#2 of 27#1 of 7Map
First-home buyer62#12 of 102#1 of 34Map
Budget-constrained mover62#6 of 258#1 of 57Map
Urban lifestyle seeker66#4 of 33#1 of 10Map
Expat professional65#9 of 165#1 of 37Map
Healthcare-first mover66#16 of 112#2 of 40Map
Nature-focused household14#299 of 300#63 of 63Map
Cross-border commuter20#25 of 241#11 of 62Map
Outdoor and mountain lover17#218 of 294#42 of 62Map
Rural value seeker20#289 of 300#60 of 63Map
High-net-worth mover61#17 of 294#3 of 62Map
Lottery winner76#4 of 310#1 of 63Map
Climate-resilient relocation68#23 of 258#3 of 57Map
Coastal living63#46 of 235#14 of 51Map
Business owner67#14 of 258#3 of 57Map
Digital native72#5 of 42#1 of 13Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)99
  • Foundation99
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)98
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)97
  • Sea or lake shore95
  • Mobility and connectivity95
  • Flat land (terrain relief)92
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)89
  • Demographics85
  • Lifestyle and amenities79
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)75
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)66
  • Health and elderly62
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)57
  • Affordability49
  • Jobs and economy45
  • Safety and community43
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)29
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)26
  • Education and family15
  • Green space0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.