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Kankaantaka

Postal code 37150 · Nokia · Pirkanmaa

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37150 Kankaantaka

In brief

Kankaantaka (37150) has 3,930 residents, 11% of the population of Nokia. The age structure is close to Nokia's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over. 41% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.

61% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 37% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 80.9 m². 66% of households own their home and 33% rent (Nokia: 30% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Nokia. There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,771 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 9.4 years of rent at €15.77 per m² a month in new leases.

The median disposable monetary income of residents is €27,310 a year, about €2,276 a month: about the same as in Nokia and 4% higher than in Finland. It is the 3rd lowest among the postal code areas of Nokia. 12% of the labour force is unemployed, about the same as in Nokia (11%). The area has 2,114 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (19%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 17% of jobs (Nokia: 5%).

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

Rank among the city's areas

  • Aged 65 or over

    24%

    2nd highest of 9 areas in Nokia

    Nokia 21%

  • Students

    6%

    2nd lowest of 9 areas in Nokia

    Nokia 7%

Key figures

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

Price per m², 1 bedroom
€1,771
Figure for Nokia
Nokia–
Rent per m², 1 bedroom
€15.77
Figure for Pirkanmaa
Nokia€15.77
Residents
3,930
-5.3% since 2014
Mean age44.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€27,310
+26.9% since 2014
a year, about €2,276 a month
Nokia€27,660
Finland€26,351
Households renting
33%
of 1,856 households
Nokia30%
Finland38%
University or college degree
33%
of residents aged 18 or over
Nokia34%
Finland36%

Prices, rents and charges

There are too few sales for the area to have its own price, so the price of €1,771 per m² is the average of old flats of all sizes in blocks of flats in the whole municipality (2025). The price equals 9.4 years of rent at €15.77 per m² a month in new leases.

Price per m²

€1,771

Nokia, all flat sizes
Sales of old flats in blocks of flats, 2025, 264 sales

Rent per m² a month

€15.77

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

Nokia: €15.77

Price-to-rent ratio
9.4 years
Nokia: –
Gross rental yield
10.7%
Nokia: –
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

Price per m² by flat sizeStudio1 bedroom2+ bedrooms

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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Compared with the other areas

The area is among the three highest or lowest postal code areas of Nokia in 4 of 8 figures: median income, households renting, aged 65 or over, average home size.

  • Median disposable income7/9

    €23,764Nokia Keskus
    Nokia €27,660Kankaantaka €27,310
    €32,295Harjuniitty
    €23,764Nokia Keskus€32,295Harjuniitty

  • Households renting3/9

    4%Sarkola
    Nokia 30%Kankaantaka 33%
    53%Nokia Keskus
    4%Sarkola53%Nokia Keskus

  • Aged 16 to 346/9

    15%Sarkola
    Nokia 21%Kankaantaka 18%
    28%Nokia Keskus
    15%Sarkola28%Nokia Keskus

  • Aged 65 or over2/9

    11%Harjuniitty
    Nokia 21%Kankaantaka 24%
    29%Nokia Keskus
    11%Harjuniitty29%Nokia Keskus

  • Families with children5/9

    12%Nokia Keskus
    Nokia 24%Kankaantaka 25%
    46%Harjuniitty
    12%Nokia Keskus46%Harjuniitty

  • University or college degree6/9

    21%Linnavuori
    Nokia 34%Kankaantaka 33%
    45%Harjuniitty
    21%Linnavuori45%Harjuniitty

  • Unemployment4/9

    5%Harjuniitty
    Nokia 11%Kankaantaka 12%
    18%Sarkola
    5%Harjuniitty18%Sarkola

  • Average home size7/9

    58.5 m²Nokia Keskus
    Nokia 80.3 m²Kankaantaka 80.9 m²
    112.2 m²Tottijärvi
    58.5 m²Nokia Keskus112.2 m²Tottijärvi

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Nokia's: 18% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 24% are 65 or over.

KankaantakaNokia

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

Main activity

Employed people make up 42% of residents, less than in Nokia (45%).

  • Kankaantaka42%26%17%
  • Nokia45%24%16%
  • Finland43%26%15%

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

Mean age
44.0
Nokia: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
12%
Nokia: 11%
Household size
2.1
Nokia: 2.0
Floor area per person
39.6 m²
Nokia: 40.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

66% of households own their home and 33% rent (Nokia: 30% rent). This is the 3rd highest renting share among the postal code areas of Nokia.

  • Kankaantaka66%33%
  • Nokia69%30%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

61% of homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses and 37% are in blocks of flats. The average home is 80.9 m².

  • Kankaantaka37%61%
  • Nokia44%55%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

41% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.

KankaantakaNokia

  • Living alone41%, Nokia 43%
  • Living alone, under 355%, Nokia 11%
  • Couple under 35, no children3%, Nokia 4%
  • With children25%, Nokia 24%
  • With a child under 36%, Nokia 5%
  • Single parent6%, Nokia 5%
  • All members aged 18–6441%, Nokia 45%
  • At least one member 65 or over34%, Nokia 31%

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

Average dwelling size
80.9 m²
Nokia: 80.3 m²
Dwellings
1,952
Summer cottages
14

Education and income

Highest qualification

33% of adults have a university or college degree, about the same as in Nokia (34%).

  • Kankaantaka20%43%21%11%
  • Nokia19%42%23%11%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

16% of adults are in Finland's lowest-earning fifth and 18% in the highest, close to 20% each.

  • Kankaantaka16%66%18%
  • Nokia17%63%20%
  • 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
€27,310
a year, about €2,276 a month
Nokia: €27,660
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€41,849
a year, about €3,487 a month
Nokia: €40,567
University or college degree
33%
Nokia: 34%

Jobs

The area has 2,114 jobs; the largest industry is manufacturing (19%). More common than usual is transport and storage: 17% of jobs (Nokia: 5%).

Largest industries

KankaantakaNokia

  • Manufacturing19%, Nokia 28%
  • Health and social work17%, Nokia 22%
  • Transport and storage17%, Nokia 5%
  • Wholesale and retail trade15%, Nokia 10%
  • Construction14%, Nokia 6%
  • Administrative and support services4%, Nokia 8%

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

Jobs located here
2,114
Jobs per resident
0.54
People working in the area divided by people living there
Nokia: 0.33

Sectors

  • Kankaantaka36%64%
  • Nokia35%64%
  • 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 Nokia. Median income has risen by 27% since 2014, at the same pace as in Nokia.

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianKankaantakaNokiaFinland

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).