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Kankaanpää

Kankaanpää had 12,478 residents at the end of 2024. Median disposable income of adults was €23,379 in 2024, 7% below the regional level. 30% of households rented and 68% owned their home. The population has fallen by 8.0% since 2015.

Municipality · Code 214 · Statistics Finland · Updated 24 October 2026
12,478residents31 December 2024
€23,379median incomeadults, 2024
30%of households rentingtenure
24%green within 500 maverage
Kankaanpää by postcode area
Map of Kankaanpää: 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 12 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
38700 Kankaanpää Keskus6,004€23,92336%62%29%4712.8%17%39
38710 Myllymäki1,903€20,82547%53%37%5017.0%8%42
38720 Vihteljärvi369€23,6873%93%35%5210.4%79%7
38740 Hapuoja402€23,6417%90%30%4711.0%31%1
38750 Veneskoski218€25,4142%93%30%489.8%69%1
38760 Venesjärvi366€25,9989%90%27%457.6%25%7
38770 Lohikko389€26,1841%97%26%459.9%20%3
38840 Niinisalo666€24,8508%90%34%508.9%36%10
38910 Ala-Honkajoki446€23,7355%92%34%5314.4%21%2
38920 Vatajankoski181€23,4205%92%39%549.3%68%0
38950 Honkajoki Keskus1,207€22,53730%68%33%5010.2%33%16
38970 Lauhala228€21,8893%91%37%5010.5%73%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 Satakunta.

15%
aged under 16
8%
aged 16–24
21%
aged 25–44
26%
aged 45–64
31%
aged 65 and over
48
years, average age

Main activity

Employed38%
Unemployed6%
Students6%
Pensioners34%
Children aged 0–1414%
Others3%

Population at the end of each year

201513,562
201613,396
201713,292
201813,137
201912,906
202012,758
202112,662
202212,528
202312,394
202412,478

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.

€23,379
median income, adults
€25,947
mean income, adults
12.6%
unemployment rate

Education of adults

No qualification after basic education27%
Matriculation examination3%
Vocational qualification46%
Lower university or polytechnic degree18%
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.

6,465 households and 7,749 homes at the end of 2024.

1.9
people per household
48.9 m²
floor area per person
89.0 m²
average home size
20%
of homes in blocks of flats

Households by tenure

Owner-occupied68%
Rented30%
Other tenure2%

Households

One-person households47%
Young one-person households8%
Households with children17%
Pensioner households43%

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

5,282jobs located hereworkplaces
813summer cottages and other leisure homesleisure homes
76%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.

28 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 24% green space within 500 metres.

13schoolsOpenStreetMap
5day-care centresOpenStreetMap
12residents per km²1,042.8 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 Kankaanpää, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Fingerpori-olutta
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Fingerpori-olutta
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kankaanpään kirkko
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Kankaanpään kirkko
Photo: Mikkoau · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kankaanpää Red Guard Memorial (01)
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Kankaanpää Red Guard Memorial (01)
Photo: Joe K. · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcode areas.

 

Other municipalities in Satakunta.