Sahalahti Keskus

Postal code 36420 · Kangasala · Pirkanmaa

36420 Sahalahti Keskus

In brief

Sahalahti Keskus (36420) has 1,663 residents, 5% of the population of Kangasala. The age structure is close to Kangasala's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over. 39% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (89%). Homes are larger on average than in Kangasala (94.7 m² compared with 88.7 m²). 77% of households own their home and 22% 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 €26,483 a year, about €2,207 a month: 5% lower than in Kangasala and about the same as in Finland. 11% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kangasala (9%). The area has 782 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (63%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kangasala (15%).

The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Kangasala.

Rank among the city's areas

Jobs per resident
0.47
2nd highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 0.26
University or college degree
27%
3rd lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 40%
Unemployment
11%
4th highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 9%
Households renting
22%
4th highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 27%

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: 1,663; -5.1% since 2014; Mean age47.0

Disposable monetary income, median: €26,483; +25.2% since 2014; a year, about €2,207 a month; Kangasala€27,850; Finland€26,351

Households renting: 22%; of 808 households; Kangasala27%; Finland38%

University or college degree: 27%; 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 1 of 8 figures: university or college degree.

Median disposable income12/16
€19,985Vehkajärvi
Kangasala €27,850Sahalahti Keskus €26,483
€32,999Kangasala Asemanseutu
€19,985Vehkajärvi€32,999Kangasala Asemanseutu
Households renting4/16
1%Tohkala
Kangasala 27%Sahalahti Keskus 22%
43%Suorama
1%Tohkala43%Suorama
Aged 16 to 3410/16
7%Vehkajärvi
Kangasala 20%Sahalahti Keskus 16%
26%Vatiala
7%Vehkajärvi26%Vatiala
Aged 65 or over7/16
12%Kangasala Asemanseutu
Kangasala 21%Sahalahti Keskus 26%
42%Kuhmajärvi
12%Kangasala Asemanseutu42%Kuhmajärvi
Families with children11/16
5%Vehkajärvi
Kangasala 25%Sahalahti Keskus 20%
42%Ruutana
5%Vehkajärvi42%Ruutana
University or college degree14/16
20%Kuhmajärvi
Kangasala 40%Sahalahti Keskus 27%
56%Pikonlinna
20%Kuhmajärvi56%Pikonlinna
Unemployment4/16
5%Tohkala
Kangasala 9%Sahalahti Keskus 11%
14%Kuhmalahti Keskus
5%Tohkala14%Kuhmalahti Keskus
Average home size10/16
75.9 m²Vatiala
Kangasala 88.7 m²Sahalahti Keskus 94.7 m²
125.9 m²Kaivanto
75.9 m²Vatiala125.9 m²Kaivanto

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Kangasala's: 16% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 26% are 65 or over.

Sahalahti KeskusKangasala

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

Main activity

Pensioners make up 29% of residents, more than in Kangasala (23%).

Sahalahti Keskus43%29%15%
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: 47.0; Kangasala: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force: 11%; Kangasala: 9%
Household size: 2.0; Kangasala: 2.1
Floor area per person: 47.2 m²; Kangasala: 42.8 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

77% of households own their home and 22% rent (Kangasala: 27% rent).

Sahalahti Keskus77%22%
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 (89%). Homes are larger on average than in Kangasala (94.7 m² compared with 88.7 m²).

Sahalahti Keskus89%
Kangasala37%62%
Finland48%50%

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

Household types

39% of households are people living alone and 20% are families with children.

Sahalahti KeskusKangasala

Living alone39%, Kangasala 39%
Living alone, under 355%, Kangasala 9%
Couple under 35, no children3%, Kangasala 4%
With children20%, Kangasala 25%
With a child under 34%, Kangasala 5%
Single parent4%, Kangasala 4%
All members aged 18–6442%, Kangasala 43%
At least one member 65 or over38%, Kangasala 32%

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

Average dwelling size: 94.7 m²; Kangasala: 88.7 m²
Dwellings: 908
Summer cottages: 417

Education and income

Highest qualification

27% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kangasala (40%). This is the 3rd lowest share among the postal code areas of Kangasala.

Sahalahti Keskus20%50%20%
Kangasala17%39%25%15%
Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

17% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 15% in the highest, close to 20% each.

Sahalahti Keskus17%67%15%
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: €26,483; a year, about €2,207 a month; Kangasala: €27,850
Households' disposable monetary income, median: €40,913; a year, about €3,409 a month; Kangasala: €42,921
University or college degree: 27%; Kangasala: 40%

Jobs

The area has 782 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (63%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kangasala (15%).

Largest industries

Sahalahti KeskusKangasala

Manufacturing63%, Kangasala 15%
Health and social work13%, Kangasala 24%
Construction5%, Kangasala 9%
Education4%, Kangasala 7%
Transport and storage3%, Kangasala 5%
Administrative and support services3%, Kangasala 9%

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

Jobs located here: 782
Jobs per resident: 0.47; People working in the area divided by people living there; Kangasala: 0.26

Sectors

Sahalahti Keskus70%28%
Kangasala25%71%
Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 5% since 2014, while it has grown in Kangasala. Median income has risen by 25% 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, medianSahalahti KeskusKangasalaFinland

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).