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Sarkola

Postal code 37180 · Nokia · Pirkanmaa

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37180 Sarkola

In brief

Sarkola (37180) has 357 residents, 1% of the population of Nokia. It is the smallest among the postal code areas of Nokia. The age structure is close to Nokia's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over. 29% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Nokia (106.8 m² compared with 80.3 m²). 92% of households own their home and 4% rent (Nokia: 30% rent). This is the lowest 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 €28,566 a year, about €2,380 a month: 3% higher than in Nokia and 8% higher than in Finland. 18% of the labour force is unemployed, more than in Nokia (11%). The area has 46 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (37%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 33% of jobs (Nokia: 1%).

The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Nokia.

Rank among the city's areas

  • Households renting

    4%

    The lowest of 9 areas in Nokia

    Nokia 30%

  • Unemployment

    18%

    The highest of 9 areas in Nokia

    Nokia 11%

  • Aged 16 to 34

    15%

    The lowest of 9 areas in Nokia

    Nokia 21%

  • Students

    8%

    The highest 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
357
-7.5% since 2014
Mean age46.0
Disposable monetary income, median
€28,566
+41.8% since 2014
a year, about €2,380 a month
Nokia€27,660
Finland€26,351
Households renting
4%
of 158 households
Nokia30%
Finland38%
University or college degree
39%
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

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 Nokia in 6 of 8 figures: households renting, aged 16 to 34, families with children, university or college degree, unemployment, average home size.

  • Median disposable income6/9

    €23,764Nokia Keskus
    Nokia €27,660Sarkola €28,566
    €32,295Harjuniitty
    €23,764Nokia Keskus€32,295Harjuniitty

  • Households renting9/9

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

  • Aged 16 to 349/9

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

  • Aged 65 or over6/9

    11%Harjuniitty
    Nokia 21%Sarkola 19%
    29%Nokia Keskus
    11%Harjuniitty29%Nokia Keskus

  • Families with children7/9

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

  • University or college degree2/9

    21%Linnavuori
    Nokia 34%Sarkola 39%
    45%Harjuniitty
    21%Linnavuori45%Harjuniitty

  • Unemployment1/9

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

  • Average home size2/9

    58.5 m²Nokia Keskus
    Nokia 80.3 m²Sarkola 106.8 m²
    112.2 m²Tottijärvi
    58.5 m²Nokia Keskus112.2 m²Tottijärvi

Residents

Age

The age structure is close to Nokia's: 15% of residents are aged 16 to 34 and 19% are 65 or over.

SarkolaNokia

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

Main activity

Unemployed people make up 10% of residents, more than in Nokia (6%).

  • Sarkola47%10%21%12%
  • 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
46.0
Nokia: 43.0
Unemployed, share of the labour force
18%
Nokia: 11%
Household size
2.3
Nokia: 2.0
Floor area per person
47.7 m²
Nokia: 40.4 m²

Households and homes

Tenure

92% of households own their home and 4% rent (Nokia: 30% rent). This is the lowest renting share among the postal code areas of Nokia.

  • Sarkola92%
  • Nokia69%30%
  • Finland61%38%

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

Dwellings

Almost all homes are detached, semi-detached or terraced houses (97%). Homes are larger on average than in Nokia (106.8 m² compared with 80.3 m²).

  • Sarkola97%
  • Nokia44%55%
  • Finland48%50%

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

Household types

29% of households are people living alone and 25% are families with children.

SarkolaNokia

  • Living alone29%, Nokia 43%
  • Living alone, under 353%, Nokia 11%
  • Couple under 35, no children1%, Nokia 4%
  • With children25%, Nokia 24%
  • With a child under 34%, Nokia 5%
  • Single parent3%, Nokia 5%
  • All members aged 18–6449%, Nokia 45%
  • At least one member 65 or over30%, Nokia 31%

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

Average dwelling size
106.8 m²
Nokia: 80.3 m²
Dwellings
182
Summer cottages
261

Education and income

Highest qualification

39% of adults have a university or college degree, more than in Nokia (34%). This is the 2nd highest share among the postal code areas of Nokia.

  • Sarkola14%43%27%12%
  • Nokia19%42%23%11%
  • Finland22%36%22%13%

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

Income groups

27% of adults are in Finland's highest-earning fifth, more than the 20% across Finland.

  • Sarkola22%51%27%
  • 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
€28,566
a year, about €2,380 a month
Nokia: €27,660
Households' disposable monetary income, median
€55,486
a year, about €4,624 a month
Nokia: €40,567
University or college degree
39%
Nokia: 34%

Jobs

The area has 46 jobs; the largest industry is health and social work (37%). More common than usual is agriculture, forestry and fishing: 33% of jobs (Nokia: 1%).

Largest industries

SarkolaNokia

  • Health and social work37%, Nokia 22%
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing33%, Nokia 1%
  • Construction13%, Nokia 6%
  • Wholesale and retail trade7%, Nokia 10%
  • Information and communication4%, Nokia 1%
  • Manufacturing2%, Nokia 28%

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

Jobs located here
46
Jobs per resident
0.13
People working in the area divided by people living there
Nokia: 0.33

Sectors

  • Sarkola33%15%52%
  • Nokia35%64%
  • Finland20%77%

Source: Statistics Finland, Paavo, statistics year 2024

Change since 2010

The number of residents has fallen by 8% since 2014, while it has grown in Nokia. Median income has risen by 42% since 2014, faster than in Nokia (27%).

Residents

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

Disposable monetary income, medianSarkolaNokiaFinland

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).