In brief
Vehkajärvi (36880) has 105 residents, under 1% of the population of Kangasala. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Kangasala. Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Kangasala: 21%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Kangasala. 48% of households are people living alone and 5% are families with children.
Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). The average home is 88.7 m². 92% of households own their home and 5% 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 €19,985 a year, about €1,665 a month: 28% lower than in Kangasala and 24% lower than in Finland. It is the lowest among the postal code areas of Kangasala. 10% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Kangasala (9%). The area has 12 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (58%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kangasala (3%).
The number of residents has fallen by 25% since 2014, while it has grown in Kangasala.
Rank among the city's areas
Students
1%
The lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 7%
Families with children
5%
The lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 25%
Aged 16 to 34
7%
The lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala 20%
Median disposable income
€19,985
The lowest of 16 areas in Kangasala
Kangasala €27,850
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
- 105
- -25.0% since 2014
- Mean age61.0
- Disposable monetary income, median
- €19,985
- +27.1% since 2014
- a year, about €1,665 a month
- Kangasala€27,850
- Finland€26,351
- Households renting
- 5%
- of 62 households
- Kangasala27%
- Finland38%
- University or college degree
- 28%
- 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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The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Kangasala in 4 of 8 figures: median income, aged 16 to 34, aged 65 or over, families with children.
Median disposable income16/16
€19,985Vehkajärvi€32,999Kangasala AsemanseutuKangasala €27,850Vehkajärvi €19,985€19,985Vehkajärvi€32,999Kangasala AsemanseutuHouseholds renting12/16
1%Tohkala43%SuoramaKangasala 27%Vehkajärvi 5%1%Tohkala43%SuoramaAged 16 to 3416/16
7%Vehkajärvi26%VatialaKangasala 20%Vehkajärvi 7%7%Vehkajärvi26%VatialaAged 65 or over2/16
12%Kangasala Asemanseutu42%KuhmajärviKangasala 21%Vehkajärvi 42%12%Kangasala Asemanseutu42%KuhmajärviFamilies with children16/16
5%Vehkajärvi42%RuutanaKangasala 25%Vehkajärvi 5%5%Vehkajärvi42%RuutanaUniversity or college degree13/16
20%Kuhmajärvi56%PikonlinnaKangasala 40%Vehkajärvi 28%20%Kuhmajärvi56%PikonlinnaUnemployment6/16
5%Tohkala14%Kuhmalahti KeskusKangasala 9%Vehkajärvi 10%5%Tohkala14%Kuhmalahti KeskusAverage home size13/16
75.9 m²Vatiala125.9 m²KaivantoKangasala 88.7 m²Vehkajärvi 88.7 m²75.9 m²Vatiala125.9 m²Kaivanto
Residents
Age
Older residents stand out: 42% are 65 or over (Kangasala: 21%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Kangasala.
VehkajärviKangasala
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents in each age group.
Main activity
Pensioners make up 50% of residents, more than in Kangasala (23%).
- Vehkajärvi36%50%
- 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
- 61.0
- Kangasala: 43.0
- Unemployed, share of the labour force
- 10%
- Kangasala: 9%
- Household size
- 1.7
- Kangasala: 2.1
- Floor area per person
- 58.2 m²
- Kangasala: 42.8 m²
Households and homes
Tenure
92% of households own their home and 5% rent (Kangasala: 27% rent).
- Vehkajärvi92%
- 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 (97%). The average home is 88.7 m².
- Vehkajärvi97%
- Kangasala37%62%
- Finland48%50%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of dwellings by building type.
Household types
48% of households are people living alone and 5% are families with children.
VehkajärviKangasala
- Living alone48%, Kangasala 39%
- Living alone, under 355%, Kangasala 9%
- Couple under 35, no children0%, Kangasala 4%
- With children5%, Kangasala 25%
- With a child under 32%, Kangasala 5%
- Single parent2%, Kangasala 4%
- All members aged 18–6444%, Kangasala 43%
- At least one member 65 or over52%, Kangasala 32%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of households. A household can belong to several types.
- Average dwelling size
- 88.7 m²
- Kangasala: 88.7 m²
- Dwellings
- 96
- Summer cottages
- 474
Education and income
Highest qualification
28% of adults have a university or college degree, fewer than in Kangasala (40%).
- Vehkajärvi32%38%23%
- Kangasala17%39%25%15%
- Finland22%36%22%13%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of residents aged 18 or over.
Income groups
30% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.
- Vehkajärvi30%58%12%
- 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
- €19,985
- a year, about €1,665 a month
- Kangasala: €27,850
- Households' disposable monetary income, median
- €32,068
- a year, about €2,672 a month
- Kangasala: €42,921
- University or college degree
- 28%
- Kangasala: 40%
Jobs
The area has 12 jobs; the largest industry is agriculture, forestry and fishing (58%). Its share is clearly higher than in Kangasala (3%).
Largest industries
VehkajärviKangasala
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing58%, Kangasala 3%
- Transport and storage17%, Kangasala 5%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation17%, Kangasala 2%
- Construction8%, Kangasala 9%
- Mining and quarrying0%, Kangasala 0%
- Manufacturing0%, Kangasala 15%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024 · Share of jobs with a known industry.
- Jobs located here
- 12
- Jobs per resident
- 0.11
- People working in the area divided by people living there
- Kangasala: 0.26
Sectors
- Vehkajärvi58%33%
- Kangasala25%71%
- Finland20%77%
Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024
Change since 2010
The number of residents has fallen by 25% since 2014, while it has grown in Kangasala. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Kangasala.
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
- Padasjoki Keskus17500 · PadasjokiShow on the map
- Kasiniemi-Torittu17740 · PadasjokiShow on the map
- Kuhmoinen Keskus17800 · KuhmoinenShow on the map
- Päijälä17930 · KuhmoinenShow on the map
- Ristakallio35240 · OrivesiShow on the map
- Västilä35270 · OrivesiShow on the map
- Kuhmajärvi36840 · Kangasala
- Kyynärö36930 · PälkäneShow on the map
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).