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Living in Finsterwalde

Finsterwalde is a city in Germany. In May 2022, the unemployment rate was 9.16%. A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €7.51 per m² per month in June 2026. Finsterwalde had a population of 15,496 at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 97% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 91% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Finsterwalde?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Finsterwalde.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Finsterwalde?

Average net cold rent is 7.51 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 7.51 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Finsterwalde22

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Finsterwalde yet.

Net rent across major citiesFinsterwalde highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Finsterwalde highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.51 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Finsterwalde22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 451 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.51 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: June 2026

Work and income

The regional median gross salary was €3,250 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €24,701 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Finsterwalde?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.16 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Finsterwalde is 9.2%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Finsterwalde 9.2%24 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability81.41 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Gigabit broadband availability81.41 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official
Disposable income per resident24,701 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita32,792 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts18Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)3,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate9.16 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Finsterwalde. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Finsterwalde. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k554.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)2Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Finsterwalde through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k554.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport18 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportDRS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport55.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Finsterwalde. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Finsterwalde.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Finsterwalde?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda)11

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Finsterwalde average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Finsterwalde average monthly precipitation, mm020406080463439285753696146394344JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Finsterwalde average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024055781251912242192282201641146248JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Finsterwalde annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154015.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Finsterwalde is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–11Finsterwalde 10.05 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda)10Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda)11Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.4 · Feb 5 · Mar 9.2 · Apr 15.3 · May 19.7 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 4.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.4 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 3.3 · May 7.5 · Jun 11 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 12.8 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -0.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 45.7 · Feb 34 · Mar 38.8 · Apr 27.9 · May 57.2 · Jun 53.4 · Jul 69.4 · Aug 61.2 · Sep 45.8 · Oct 39.4 · Nov 43.3 · Dec 44.1 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 55.2 · Feb 78 · Mar 124.7 · Apr 190.8 · May 224.2 · Jun 218.7 · Jul 228.4 · Aug 220.4 · Sep 163.7 · Oct 114.1 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 48.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Doberlug-Kirchhain19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature9.7 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Altdorf b.Nürnberg15,478 residentsGrenzach-Wyhlen15,476 residentsSchwarzenberg/Erzgeb.15,475 residentsMarbach am Neckar15,474 residentsFreiberg am Neckar15,520 residentsRatekau15,527 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 77.5 km² in 2024. Population density was 199.9 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Finsterwalde?

The published population was 15,496 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Finsterwalde residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport94.9%Foreign residents 5.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents511 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality12Official
City area77.52 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official
Foreign residents798 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official
Population density199.9 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.13Official
Population15,496 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis6Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents634 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Catholic share4.1 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other12,525 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
No religion or other, share80.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant residents2,452 people31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official
Protestant share15.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis4Official

International community in Finsterwalde

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total15,606100.0%
Germany14,35892.0%
Czech Republic1831.2%
Syrian Arab Republic1631.0%
Poland1420.9%
Russian Federation1120.7%
Afghanistan1070.7%
Ukraine940.6%
Kazakhstan630.4%
Viet Nam410.3%
Turkey270.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Romania200.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of190.1%
Austria180.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of170.1%
Bulgaria140.1%
India140.1%
Not stated140.1%
Hungary110.1%
Spain90.1%
Slovakia80.1%
Switzerland80.1%
Eritrea80.1%
Lebanon70.0%
Italy60.0%
Moldova, Republic of60.0%
United Kingdom60.0%
Serbia60.0%
Kenya60.0%
Colombia60.0%
Iraq60.0%
Jordan60.0%
Kyrgyzstan60.0%
Albania50.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina40.0%
France40.0%
Latvia40.0%
Libya40.0%
Croatia30.0%
Greece30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Nigeria30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Congo30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Chad30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
Thailand30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total15,606100.0%
Germany14,80994.9%
Syrian Arab Republic1821.2%
Afghanistan1350.9%
Ukraine910.6%
Russian Federation490.3%
Viet Nam300.2%
Turkey280.2%
Poland260.2%
Romania260.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of230.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Eritrea150.1%
Bulgaria130.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of130.1%
Spain110.1%
Uncertain90.1%
Albania80.1%
Croatia70.0%
Austria70.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina60.0%
Czech Republic60.0%
Iraq60.0%
Sweden50.0%
Serbia50.0%
Chad50.0%
India50.0%
Italy40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Kenya40.0%
Lebanon40.0%
France30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Hungary30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Mauritania30.0%
Congo30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Sudan30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Japan30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Jordan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Turkmenistan30.0%
China30.0%
Not stated30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is Finsterwalde a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Student53%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Family46%strong on family, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–65%
Foreign residents798 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population15,496 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.51 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Finsterwalde
Fibre-to-the-building availability81.41 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability81.41 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident24,701 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–698 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 360.7 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional5Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier320 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official
Local property-tax multiplier400 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich7Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Finsterwalde?

The published population was 15,496 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Finsterwalde?

Average net cold rent is 7.51 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 526 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Finsterwalde.

Is the air quality good in Finsterwalde?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Elsterwerda).

What is the unemployment rate in Finsterwalde?

The unemployment rate is about 9.2 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Finsterwalde?

The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Finsterwalde?

798 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Finsterwalde a good place to live?

Finsterwalde may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Total live in Finsterwalde?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,606 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Finsterwalde, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/finsterwalde/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  2. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas) bundes-klinik-atlas.de · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV · gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de · checked 2026-07-14
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  6. Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
  7. Destatis Realsteuervergleich destatis.de · checked 2026-07-14
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