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Kangasala

Kangasala had 33,951 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €27,850 in 2024, 8% above the regional level. 27% of households rented and 72% owned their home. The population has grown by 11% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 211 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
33,951residents31 December 2024
€27,850median incomeadults, 2024
27%of households rentingtenure
14%green within 500 maverage
Kangasala by postcode area
Map of Kangasala: 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 16 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
36100 Kangasala Asemanseutu1,295€32,9996%93%12%385.2%59%21
36110 Ruutana2,906€32,2394%96%13%376.1%18%11
36120 Suinula-Haviseva1,057€28,2845%93%20%448.6%16%3
36200 Kangasala Keskus11,101€27,23429%70%26%458.8%18%48
36220 Suorama5,490€26,28943%56%20%4112.0%4%28
36240 Vatiala6,123€28,50033%66%16%398.3%3%52
36270 Huutijärvi1,474€29,09515%84%19%428.1%36%8
36280 Pikonlinna288€31,0207%94%34%494.9%33%4
36340 Tohkala232€27,0271%96%23%484.8%40%1
36420 Sahalahti Keskus1,663€26,48322%77%26%4710.9%0%8
36430 Pakkala419€27,4556%94%25%459.2%11%8
36520 Raikku354€26,6852%95%32%529.5%0%1
36570 Kaivanto273€27,8294%90%22%466.1%45%2
36810 Kuhmalahti Keskus506€24,38819%79%32%5014.4%9%5
36840 Kuhmajärvi285€21,85910%88%43%5614.3%0%4
36880 Vehkajärvi105€19,9855%92%42%619.5%0%0

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 Pirkanmaa.

19%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
21%
aged 65 and over
43
years, average age

Main activity

Employed46%
Unemployed5%
Students7%
Pensioners23%
Children aged 0–1417%
Others2%

Population at the end of each year

201530,607
201631,190
201731,437
201831,676
201931,868
202032,214
202132,622
202232,959
202333,473
202433,951

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.

€27,850
median income, adults
€30,817
mean income, adults
9.0%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education17%
Matriculation examination5%
Vocational qualification39%
Lower university or polytechnic degree25%
Higher university degree15%

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.

15,810 households and 17,498 homes at the end of 2024.

2.1
people per household
42.8 m²
floor area per person
88.7 m²
average home size
37%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied72%
Rented27%
Other tenure1%

Households

One-person households39%
Young one-person households9%
Households with children25%
Pensioner households32%

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

8,893jobs located hereworkplaces
4,367summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
62%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.

33 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

16schoolsOpenStreetMap
18day-care centresOpenStreetMap
39residents per km²868.9 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 Kangasala, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Vesijärvi Kirkkoharjun näkötornista
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Vesijärvi Kirkkoharjun näkötornista
Photo: Cryonic07 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kangasalan kirkko 1
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Kangasalan kirkko 1
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Kangasalan kirkon tornin rakentamisen muistolaatta
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Kangasalan kirkon tornin rakentamisen muistolaatta
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Pirkanmaa.