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Sastamala

Sastamala had 23,464 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €24,499 in 2024, 5% below the regional level. 22% of households rented and 77% owned their home. The population has fallen by 7.0% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 790 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
23,464residents31 December 2024
€24,499median incomeadults, 2024
22%of households rentingtenure
15%green within 500 maverage
Sastamala by postcode area
Map of Sastamala: 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 17 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
32730 Keikyä677€23,4766%93%35%5110.0%8%3
32740 Pehula1,613€22,77625%74%37%5215.1%10%12
38100 Karkku846€26,60310%89%26%4611.9%37%8
38120 Kutala201€28,2565%92%33%539.6%36%1
38140 Kärppälä348€27,7565%94%30%487.5%41%2
38200 Vammala Keskus6,203€23,75832%66%37%5110.8%11%74
38210 Vammala Asemanseutu3,899€24,11127%72%31%4812.3%10%65
38220 Stormi728€25,2079%89%30%499.4%39%7
38250 Roismala1,250€26,74710%89%24%457.3%38%10
38270 Sammaljoki292€24,78512%87%30%5111.1%13%2
38280 Illo398€25,6804%94%23%469.5%55%2
38300 Kiikka1,662€24,31117%82%30%4811.2%6%11
38360 Kiikoinen1,048€24,25719%78%32%4911.2%27%7
38420 Häijää1,057€28,6087%91%23%447.2%4%10
38460 Mouhijärvi Keskus1,705€25,55020%78%28%4710.6%13%22
38470 Hyynilä237€24,9807%91%32%4812.4%0%1
38510 Suodenniemi1,042€23,34216%83%34%518.6%0%16

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
8%
aged 16–24
20%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
32%
aged 65 and over
49
years, average age

Main activity

Employed39%
Unemployed5%
Students6%
Pensioners35%
Children aged 0–1413%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201525,220
201625,062
201724,820
201824,651
201924,277
202024,052
202123,998
202223,734
202323,515
202423,464

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.

€24,499
median income, adults
€27,761
mean income, adults
10.9%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education25%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree19%
Higher university degree7%

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.

11,919 households and 14,017 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
48.6 m²
floor area per person
90.6 m²
average home size
23%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied77%
Rented22%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households45%
Young one-person households6%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households45%

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

7,755jobs located hereworkplaces
3,571summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
75%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.

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

16schoolsOpenStreetMap
10day-care centresOpenStreetMap
15residents per km²1,533.3 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 Sastamala, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tyrvään kirkko sh
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Tyrvään kirkko sh
Photo: Hotarju · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tyrvään kirkko 2014 1
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Tyrvään kirkko 2014 1
Photo: MKFI · Public domain
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Tyrvään kirkon saarnastuoli
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Tyrvään kirkon saarnastuoli
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Pirkanmaa.