[1][2] Saarenmaa is also a statistical area which includes the nearby settlement of Vertaala.

[3][1] The road 16687 (Saarenmaantie) connects Saarenmaa to Palokka and Jyväskylä proper.

[3] The district (kaupunginosa, for local development) is smaller than the statistical area (tilastoalue) of Saarenmaa: the district only includes the Reijunperä area between and around the lakes Ylä-Tuomiojärvi and Kaitajärvi.

[3] Saarenmaa is located on the border area of the register villages (rekisterikylä) of Vesanka, Korttajärvi (Puuppola) and Palokka.

[4][5] The eponymous farm of Saarenmaa was officially located in the village of Vesanka and was established in 1837.