Kuhmajärvi

Postal code 36840 · Kangasala · Pirkanmaa

36840 Kuhmajärvi

In brief

Kuhmajärvi (36840) has 285 residents, 1% of the population of Kangasala. Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Kangasala: 21%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kangasala. 46% of households are people living alone and 9% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Kangasala (93.1 m² compared with 88.7 m²). 88% of households own their home and 9% rent (Kangasala: 27% rent). There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,003 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 10.6 years of rent at €15.77 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €21,859 a year, about €1,822 a month: 22% lower than in Kangasala and 17% lower than in Finland. It is the 2nd lowest among the postal code areas of Kangasala. 14% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kangasala (9%). The area has 58 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (48%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kangasala (5%).

The number of residents has fallen by 18% since 2014, while it has grown in Kangasala.

Rank among the city's areas

Aged 65 or over
42%
The highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 21%
University or college degree
20%
The lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 40%
Families with children
9%
2nd lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 25%
Unemployment
14%
2nd highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 9%

Key figures

Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters

Price per m², 1 bedroom: €2,003; Figure for Kangasala; Kangasala–

Rent per m², 1 bedroom: €15.77; Figure for Pirkanmaa; Kangasala€15.77

Residents: 285; -18.1% since 2014; Mean age56.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €21,859; +27.4% since 2014; a year, about €1,822 a month; Kangasala€27,850; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 9%; of 158 households; Kangasala27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 20%; of residents aged 18 or over; Kangasala40%; Finland36%

Prices, rents and charges

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €2,003 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 10.6 years of rent at €15.77 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€2,003

Kangasala, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 169 sales

Rent per m² a month

€15.77

Figure for Pirkanmaa
New leases, non-subsidised flats, 2026 Q3

Kangasala: €15.77

Price-to-rent ratio: 10.6 years; Kangasala: –
Gross rental yield: 9.4%; Kangasala: –
Maintenance charge: €4.55; Average per m² a month, Finland outside Greater Helsinki, 2025
Change a year: 10 yrs5 yrsPrice-0.2%-2.7%Rent+1.4%+1.5%; Average of the price index (Pirkanmaa) and rent index (Pirkanmaa)

Source: Statistics Finland

Statistics Finland has published no yearly prices for this postal code area in recent years, because there were too few sales.

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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kangasala in 6 of 8 figures: median income, aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over, families with children, university or college degree, unemployment.

Median disposable income15/16
€19,985Vehkajärvi
Kangasala €27,850Kuhmajärvi €21,859
€32,999Kangasala Asemanseutu
€19,985Vehkajärvi€32,999Kangasala Asemanseutu
Households renting7/16
1%Tohkala
Kangasala 27%Kuhmajärvi 9%
43%Suorama
1%Tohkala43%Suorama
Aged 16 to 3414/16
7%Vehkajärvi
Kangasala 20%Kuhmajärvi 11%
26%Vatiala
7%Vehkajärvi26%Vatiala
Aged 65 or over1/16
12%Kangasala Asemanseutu
Kangasala 21%Kuhmajärvi 42%
42%Kuhmajärvi
12%Kangasala Asemanseutu42%Kuhmajärvi
Families with children15/16
5%Vehkajärvi
Kangasala 25%Kuhmajärvi 9%
42%Ruutana
5%Vehkajärvi42%Ruutana
University or college degree16/16
20%Kuhmajärvi
Kangasala 40%Kuhmajärvi 20%
56%Pikonlinna
20%Kuhmajärvi56%Pikonlinna
Unemployment2/16
5%Tohkala
Kangasala 9%Kuhmajärvi 14%
14%Kuhmalahti Keskus
5%Tohkala14%Kuhmalahti Keskus
Average home size11/16
75.9 m²Vatiala
Kangasala 88.7 m²Kuhmajärvi 93.1 m²
125.9 m²Kaivanto
75.9 m²Vatiala125.9 m²Kaivanto

Residents

Age

Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Kangasala: 21%). This is the highest share among the postal code areas of Kangasala.

KuhmajärviKangasala

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.

Main activity

Pensioners make up 46% of residents, more than in Kangasala (23%).

Kuhmajärvi36%46%
Kangasala45%23%17%
Finland43%26%15%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of all residents. Unemployment is counted for ages 16 to 64.

Mean age: 56.0; Kangasala: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 14%; Kangasala: 9%
Household size: 1.8; Kangasala: 2.1
Floor area per person: 53.1 m²; Kangasala: 42.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

88% of households own their home and 9% rent (Kangasala: 27% rent).

Kuhmajärvi88%
Kangasala72%27%
Finland61%38%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (94%). Homes are larger on average than in Kangasala (93.1 m² compared with 88.7 m²).

Kuhmajärvi94%
Kangasala37%62%
Finland48%50%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.

Household types

46% of households are people living alone and 9% are families with children.

KuhmajärviKangasala

Living alone46%, Kangasala 39%
Living alone, under 354%, Kangasala 9%
Couple under 35, no children2%, Kangasala 4%
With children9%, Kangasala 25%
With a child under 32%, Kangasala 5%
Single parent1%, Kangasala 4%
All members aged 18–6435%, Kangasala 43%
At least one member 65 or over56%, Kangasala 32%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.

Average dwelling size: 93.1 m²; Kangasala: 88.7 m²
Dwellings: 196
Summer cottages: 158

Education and income

Highest qualification

20% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kangasala (40%). This is the lowest share among the postal code areas of Kangasala.

Kuhmajärvi30%48%16%
Kangasala17%39%25%15%
Finland22%36%22%13%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.

Income groups

22% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 13% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Kuhmajärvi22%65%13%
Kangasala16%62%21%
Finland20%60%20%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over in each national income group. Across Finland the groups hold 20%, 60% and 20% of adults.

Inhabitants' disposable monetary income, median: €21,859; a year, about €1,822 a month; Kangasala: €27,850
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €34,332; a year, about €2,861 a month; Kangasala: €42,921
University or college degree: 20%; Kangasala: 40%

Jobs

The area has 58 jobs; the largest industry is transport and storage (48%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kangasala (5%).

Largest industries

KuhmajärviKangasala

Transport and storage48%, Kangasala 5%
Construction12%, Kangasala 9%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing10%, Kangasala 3%
Wholesale and retail trade10%, Kangasala 11%
Health and social work10%, Kangasala 24%
Administrative and support services5%, Kangasala 9%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.

Jobs located here: 58
Jobs per resident: 0.20; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kangasala: 0.26

Sectors

Kuhmajärvi10%12%78%
Kangasala25%71%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 18% since 2014, while it has grown in Kangasala. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kangasala.

Residents

Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Disposable monetary income, medianKuhmajärviKangasalaFinland

Income after taxes and compulsory payments, including transfers received. Euros of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.

Neighbouring areas

Definitions and sources

Residents: People whose permanent home was in the area on 31 December, placed by the coordinates of their building. About 1% of residents have no coordinates and appear only in city figures.
Income: Disposable monetary income of residents aged 18 or over: earnings, business and property income and transfers received, minus taxes and other transfers paid. In euros of each year.
Households: People living permanently in the same dwelling. Household types overlap.
Prices: Average debt-free prices per m² of old flats in housing companies. A postal code area with too few sales gets the figure of its price area or city.
Rents: Average rents per m² of non-subsidised flats in new leases, by rent area.
Small areas: Statistics Finland withholds details of areas with fewer than 30 residents, households or adults, with fewer than 10 dwellings or only one building, or with fewer than 10 jobs.

Source: Statistics Finland: postal code area statistics (Paavo) 2024, prices of old dwellings, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0).