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Pälkäne

Pälkäne had 6,238 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,968 in 2024, 3% below the regional level. 18% of households rented and 81% owned their home. The population has fallen by 6.6% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 635 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
6,238residents31 December 2024
€24,968median incomeadults, 2024
18%of households rentingtenure
18%green within 500 maverage
Pälkäne by postcode area
Map of Pälkäne: 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 10 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
14960 Puutikkala79€22,2023%92%38%516.5%0%1
14980 Kuohijoki36€27,703––61%650.0%28%3
36450 Salmentaka198€25,48110%87%32%549.6%31%6
36600 Pälkäne Keskus3,286€25,97722%77%29%487.9%18%24
36640 Iltasmäki379€27,3994%95%25%457.2%44%1
36660 Laitikkala212€28,6243%92%21%424.5%45%4
36720 Aitoo497€24,02311%86%33%509.4%15%7
36760 Luopioinen Keskus760€22,94922%76%40%548.3%0%11
36910 Rautajärvi339€22,76715%82%38%529.0%1%5
36930 Kyynärö154€22,5419%89%49%606.8%29%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.

14%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
19%
aged 25–44
29%
aged 45–64
32%
aged 65 and over
49
years, average age

Main activity

Employed41%
Unemployed4%
Students6%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

20156,676
20166,627
20176,567
20186,499
20196,435
20206,415
20216,439
20226,347
20236,337
20246,238

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.

€24,968
median income, adults
€27,784
mean income, adults
8.1%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education24%
Matriculation examination4%
Vocational qualification44%
Lower university or polytechnic degree20%
Higher university degree8%

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.

3,032 households and 3,701 homes at the end of 2024.

2.0
people per household
49.4 m²
floor area per person
95.5 m²
average home size
9%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied81%
Rented18%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households41%
Young one-person households4%
Households with children18%
Pensioner households45%

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

1,764jobs located hereworkplaces
4,161summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
88%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.

16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
0day-care centresOpenStreetMap
8residents per km²737.6 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 Pälkäne, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Pirkanmaa.