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Kangasniemi

Kangasniemi had 5,062 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,193 in 2024, 4% below the regional level. 21% of households rented and 78% owned their home. The population has fallen by 10% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 213 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
5,062residents31 December 2024
€23,193median incomeadults, 2024
21%of households rentingtenure
39%green within 500 maverage
Kangasniemi by postcode area
Map of Kangasniemi: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · Statistics Finland, municipal and regional boundaries 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 11 postcode areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Postcode areaResidentsMedian incomeRentingOwning65+Avg. ageUnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
51200 Kangasniemi Keskus3,527€22,80126%72%41%5412.9%27%54
51260 Tahkomäki145€25,0832%98%34%507.2%31%1
51270 Kutemajärvi207€25,1424%95%36%546.2%50%1
51310 Levä116€23,5463%94%52%6012.8%75%0
51335 Kaihlamäki38€21,600––21%4711.1%91%0
51340 Hännilä-Särkiharju234€23,1551%97%33%549.8%76%0
51360 Koivula-Synsiö176€26,0017%88%30%4810.0%100%1
51380 Synsiö46€26,860––44%490.0%43%0
51430 Läsäkoski81€23,5320%98%38%5312.5%25%0
51440 Vuojalahti215€24,7667%92%33%5112.6%78%3
51460 Luusniemi168€24,7612%97%37%537.2%77%1

Sources: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age at the end of 2024, next to the figure for South Savo.

12%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
16%
aged 25–44
28%
aged 45–64
39%
aged 65 and over
53
years, average age

Main activity

Employed35%
Unemployed5%
Students4%
Pensioners42%
Children aged 0–1411%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20155,628
20165,603
20175,549
20185,452
20195,356
20205,312
20215,230
20225,154
20235,114
20245,062

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and education.

Disposable income in 2024 and education at the end of 2024.

€23,193
median income, adults
€26,874
mean income, adults
11.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification45%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree6%

Income is the disposable money income of residents aged 18 and over in 2024: taxable and tax-free income minus taxes and contributions. The median is the middle value, so a few high earners do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

2,715 households and 3,421 homes at the end of 2024.

1.8
people per household
50.9 m²
floor area per person
88.3 m²
average home size
15%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied78%
Rented21%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households49%
Young one-person households5%
Households with children14%
Pensioner households53%

Household groups overlap: young one-person households, for example, are also counted as one-person households.

1,544jobs located hereworkplaces
3,483summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
83%of homes in housesdetached, semi-detached, terraced

Statistics Finland withholds a figure when fewer than 30 people are behind it (fewer than 10 for workplaces). Missing figures are shown as a dash and never estimated.

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo open data by postal code area 2026 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

39 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 39% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
1day-care centreOpenStreetMap
4residents per km²1,325.6 km²

Services and green space are measured from each postcode area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and services within 500 metres. Municipal and regional figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Kangasniemi, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kangasniemen kirkko
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Kangasniemen kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kangasniemi Church April 2018
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Kangasniemi Church April 2018
Photo: Teemu Väisänen · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kangasniemi Church
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Kangasniemi Church
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in South Savo.