Government budget and revenue in Turku, Finland: official figures
Services for older people cost the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, a net €960 per resident in 2025, above the national figure of €927; that is 3rd highest among the nine largest cities.
How much is spent on hospitals in Turku?
Hospital-based specialised somatic care cost a net €1,129 per resident in the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, in 2025, above the national figure of €1,120; that ranks 4th lowest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on child welfare in Turku?
Social services for children, young people and families, including child welfare, cost €399 per resident net in the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, in 2025, above the national figure of €386; that is 5th highest among the nine largest cities.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on mental health in Turku?
In 2025, the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, spent €351 per resident net on mental health and substance abuse care, below the national figure of €375.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on health centres in Turku?
Primary care reception services at health centres cost €329 per resident net in the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, in 2025, below the national figure of €331.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on dental care in Turku?
In 2025, oral health care in the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, had net operating costs of €96 per resident.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow much is spent on disability services in Turku?
Disability services cost a net €532 per resident in the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, in 2025, above the national figure of €527.
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow is the wellbeing services county in Turku funded?
Under the HYTE coefficient, which rewards prevention work, the Southwest Finland wellbeing services county, which serves Turku, received €67.50 per resident of state funding in 2025 (4th lowest among the nine largest cities).
Source: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet · saved copyHow Turku compares with other cities in Finland
Net operating costs of services for older people (€ per resident) (2025)
Turku ranks 3 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).
| Rank | City | Net operating costs of services for older people (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuopio | €1,203 |
| 2 | Jyvaskyla | €1,023 |
| 3 | Turku | €960 |
| 4 | Oulu | €939 |
| 5 | Lahti | €934 |
| 6 | Tampere | €874 |
| 7 | Helsinki | €749 |
Net operating costs of somatic specialised medical care (€ per resident) (2025)
Turku ranks 6 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).
| Rank | City | Net operating costs of somatic specialised medical care (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kuopio | €1,246 |
| 4 | Tampere | €1,166 |
| 5 | Jyvaskyla | €1,135 |
| 6 | Turku | €1,129 |
| 7 | Helsinki | €961 |
| 8 | Espoo | €896 |
| 9 | Vantaa | €857 |
Net operating costs of social services for children, youth and families (€ per resident) (2025)
Turku ranks 5 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).
| Rank | City | Net operating costs of social services for children, youth and families (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jyvaskyla | €456 |
| 3 | Lahti | €437 |
| 4 | Kuopio | €404 |
| 5 | Turku | €399 |
| 6 | Oulu | €390 |
| 7 | Helsinki | €387 |
| 8 | Tampere | €359 |
Net operating costs of mental health and substance abuse services (€ per resident) (2025)
Turku ranks 7 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).
| Rank | City | Net operating costs of mental health and substance abuse services (€ per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oulu | €383 |
| 4 | Lahti | €379 |
| 5 | Jyvaskyla | €373 |
| 6 | Tampere | €368 |
| 7 | Turku | €351 |
| 8 | Vantaa | €305 |
| 9 | Espoo | €298 |
State funding tied to health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE coefficient, € per resident) (2025)
Turku ranks 6 of 9, highest first. Each city is shown with the figure of the wellbeing services county that organises its health and social services (Helsinki organises its own).
| Rank | City | State funding tied to health and wellbeing promotion (HYTE coefficient, € per resident) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Espoo | €79.10 |
| 4 | Jyvaskyla | €67.70 |
| 5 | Tampere | €67.60 |
| 6 | Turku | €67.50 |
| 7 | Oulu | €65.10 |
| 8 | Helsinki | €62.20 |
| 9 | Vantaa | €41.20 |
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Sources
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Sotkanet: Sotkanet indicator bank, REST API 1.1: 32 indicators (one exact JSON response per indicator, e.g. indicator=5761, plus the region list) on morbidity, primary care, lifestyle, social assistance, homelessness, county election turnout and the net operating costs of wellbeing services counties, 2015-2025, bundled in one zip, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e5b01db4f1e9…)
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