In brief
Suorama (36220) has 5,490 residents, 16% of the population of Kangasala. It is the 3rd largest among the postal code areas of Kangasala. The age structure is close to Kangasala's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 20% are 65 or over. 44% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.
57% of homes are in blocks of flats and 42% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kangasala (75.9 m² compared with 88.7 m²). 56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Kangasala: 27% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kangasala. An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,889 per m² on average. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020. The price equals 10.0 years of rent at €15.77 per m² a month in new leases.
The median disposable monetary income of residents is €26,289 a year, about €2,191 a month: 6% lower than in Kangasala and about the same as in Finland. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Kangasala (9%). The area has 1,956 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (25%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 11% of jobs (Kangasala: 5%).
The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kangasala.
Rank among the city's areas
Households renting
43%
The highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 27%
Homes in small houses
42%
The lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 62%
Aged 16 to 34
23%
2nd highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 20%
Students
8%
2nd highest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 7%
Key figures
Residents and households 2024, prices and rents from the latest quarters
- Price per m², 1 bedroom
- €1,889
- -3.7% since 2020
- Kangasala–
- Rent per m², 1 bedroom
- €15.77
- Figure for Pirkanmaa
- Kangasala€15.77
- Residents
- 5,490
- +11.4% since 2014
- Mean age41.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €26,289
- +22.2% since 2014
- a year, about €2,191 a month
- Kangasala€27,850
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 43%
- of 2,758 households
- Kangasala27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 33%
- of residents aged 18 or over
- Kangasala40%
- Finland36%
Prices, rents and charges
An old one-bedroom flat sells for €1,889 per m² on average. The price per m² has fallen by 4% since 2020.
Price per m²
€1,889
Postal code area 36220
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 16 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
- 10.0 years
- Kangasala: –
- Gross rental yield
- 10.0%
- 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
Yearly average price of old flats in blocks of flats in this postal code area. Gaps are years with too few sales to publish. Source: Statistics Finland.
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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kangasala in 4 of 9 figures: households renting, aged 16 to 34, unemployment, average home size.
Price per m², 1 bedroom2/3
€1,719Kangasala Keskus€2,211VatialaSuorama €1,889€1,719Kangasala Keskus€2,211VatialaMedian disposable income13/16
€19,985Vehkajärvi€32,999Kangasala AsemanseutuKangasala €27,850Suorama €26,289€19,985Vehkajärvi€32,999Kangasala AsemanseutuHouseholds renting1/16
1%Tohkala43%SuoramaKangasala 27%Suorama 43%1%Tohkala43%SuoramaAged 16 to 342/16
7%Vehkajärvi26%VatialaKangasala 20%Suorama 23%7%Vehkajärvi26%VatialaAged 65 or over12/16
12%Kangasala Asemanseutu42%KuhmajärviKangasala 21%Suorama 20%12%Kangasala Asemanseutu42%KuhmajärviFamilies with children7/16
5%Vehkajärvi42%RuutanaKangasala 25%Suorama 24%5%Vehkajärvi42%RuutanaUniversity or college degree10/16
20%Kuhmajärvi56%PikonlinnaKangasala 40%Suorama 33%20%Kuhmajärvi56%PikonlinnaUnemployment3/16
5%Tohkala14%Kuhmalahti KeskusKangasala 9%Suorama 12%5%Tohkala14%Kuhmalahti KeskusAverage home size15/16
75.9 m²Vatiala125.9 m²KaivantoKangasala 88.7 m²Suorama 75.9 m²75.9 m²Vatiala125.9 m²Kaivanto
Residents
Age
The age structure is close to Kangasala's: 23% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 20% are 65 or over.
SuoramaKangasala
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Residents' main activities are much like Kangasala's: 45% are employed.
- Suorama45%22%17%
- 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
- 41.0
- Kangasala: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 12%
- Kangasala: 9%
- Household size
- 2.0
- Kangasala: 2.1
- Floor area per person
- 38.5 m²
- Kangasala: 42.8 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
56% of households own their home and 43% rent (Kangasala: 27% rent). This is the highest renting share among the postal code areas of Kangasala.
- Suorama56%43%
- Kangasala72%27%
- Finland61%38%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households.
Dwellings
57% of homes are in blocks of flats and 42% in detached, semi-detached or terraced houses. Homes are smaller on average than in Kangasala (75.9 m² compared with 88.7 m²).
- Suorama57%42%
- Kangasala37%62%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
44% of households are people living alone and 24% are families with children.
SuoramaKangasala
- Living alone44%, Kangasala 39%
- Living alone, under 3511%, Kangasala 9%
- Couple under 35, no children4%, Kangasala 4%
- With children24%, Kangasala 25%
- With a child under 35%, Kangasala 5%
- Single parent7%, Kangasala 4%
- All members aged 18–6448%, Kangasala 43%
- At least one member 65 or over28%, Kangasala 32%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 75.9 m²
- Kangasala: 88.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 2,982
- Summer cottages
- 11
Education and income
Highest qualification
33% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kangasala (40%).
- Suorama19%43%23%11%
- Kangasala17%39%25%15%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
18% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 16% in the highest, close to 20% each.
- Suorama18%66%16%
- 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
- €26,289
- a year, about €2,191 a month
- Kangasala: €27,850
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €37,304
- a year, about €3,109 a month
- Kangasala: €42,921
- University or college degree
- 33%
- Kangasala: 40%
Jobs
The area has 1,956 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (25%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 11% of jobs (Kangasala: 5%).
Largest industries
SuoramaKangasala
- Manufacturing25%, Kangasala 15%
- Wholesale and retail trade18%, Kangasala 11%
- Health and social work15%, Kangasala 24%
- Transport and storage11%, Kangasala 5%
- Construction10%, Kangasala 9%
- Administrative and support services8%, Kangasala 9%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 1,956
- Jobs per resident
- 0.36
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kangasala: 0.26
Sectors
- Suorama35%64%
- Kangasala25%71%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has grown by 11% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kangasala. Median income has risen by 22% since 2014, slower than in Kangasala (27%).
Permanent residents at the end of each year. Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo.
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).