Living in Jõhvi

The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.3% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Population10,448people1 Jan 2026Official source · RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January

Median gross salary (region)1,364EUR/month26 Aug 2026Official source · andmed.stat.ee

Unemployment rate4.3%31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime3,080incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Jõhvi?

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 EstoniaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Jõhvi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Jõhvi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€20

Net rent across major citiesJõhvi highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Tallinn€7.33

Tartu linn€6.42

Pärnu€2.24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.9 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	20.32 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Estonia 16GB plan¹⁴Official · national market

Is Jõhvi 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 worker40%strong on work, weak on housing · range 29–51%

Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 42–62%

Student47%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 35–59%

Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–66%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Jõhvi?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹²

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Jõhvi is 4.3%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Jõhvi 4.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,364 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹²Official · parent municipality

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Eesti Töötukassa — Public employment service

Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund

Job Search

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

Safety

How safe is Jõhvi?

Police recorded 3,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,080 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Jõhvi's nearest airport was TAY, 124 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	124 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TAY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

2026 free Estonian language courses with named regional locations — State Language Course

Integration Foundation and named language schools

For permanent residents, returnees.

EstonianIn Person, OnlineFree

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Estonian language courses for newcomers and residents — State Language Course

Integration Foundation

For newly arrived residents, permanent residents, returnees.

EstonianIn Person, OnlineFree

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.6°C in January and 17.4°C in July. Jõhvi's monthly precipitation totalled 45.2 mm in January and 77.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Jõhvi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)³

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.3 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 9.5 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.5 · Feb -8.5 · Mar -5.5 · Apr -0.1 · May 4.3 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7 · Oct 2.4 · Nov -1.7 · Dec -5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.6 · Feb -5.2 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 4.5 · May 10.3 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.2 · Feb 33.5 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 33.9 · May 50.1 · Jun 84.1 · Jul 77.4 · Aug 92.9 · Sep 66.6 · Oct 83.9 · Nov 64.2 · Dec 49 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Tartu linn ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±0.3 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±0.7 °C, Turku (Finland) ±0.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Jõhvi?

The published population was 10,448 people in January 2026. Source: RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	10,448 people	1 Jan 2026	RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Jõhvi

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Tartu linn as a Jõhvi alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 99,900 Tartu linn vs 10,448 Jõhvi+856%
Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,364 Jõhvi+41%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 3,080 Jõhvino percentage

Full comparison More about Tartu linn

Alternative cities in Estonia

Other cities in Estonia to compare with Jõhvi, nearest in population first.

All Estonia cities

Paide linn10,471 residents Türi vald10,402 residents Tapa vald10,787 residents Saku vald10,050 residents Keila10,986 residents Keila linn11,024 residents

How does Jõhvi compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jõhvi when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 17, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: eesti keel teise keelena (Estonian as a second language remedial teaching + individual-curriculum support measures). How to enrol a child (hm.ee).

A country-wide rule for Estonia; Jõhvi's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Jõhvi part of Kohtla-Järve?

Jõhvi is near Kohtla-Järve, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 6.2 km away by straight-line distance. Kohtla-Järve city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source⁴

Common questions

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

How many people live in Jõhvi?

The published population was 10,448 people in January 2026. Source: RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January.

Is the air quality good in Jõhvi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Jõhvi?

Police recorded 3,080 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crimes per 10 000 people in counties.

What is the unemployment rate in Jõhvi?

The unemployment rate is about 4.3 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Jõhvi?

The median gross salary is 1,364 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

Is Jõhvi a good place to live?

Jõhvi 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.

Is Jõhvi part of Kohtla-Järve?

Jõhvi is near Kohtla-Järve, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 6.2 km away by straight-line distance.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Jõhvi, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 0cf99bb1b04358913e8db1a9b03ebbda]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/johvi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_johvi-estonia-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_abf1d7a951da,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Jõhvi, Estonia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {0cf99bb1b04358913e8db1a9b03ebbda},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/johvi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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andmed.stat.ee andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-21
Crimes per 10 000 people in counties statistika.justdigi.ee · checked 2026-10-05
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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RV0291U: Population number, area and density, 1 January andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-09-23
Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 · andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-26
Telia Estonia 100 Mbps internet telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15
Telia Estonia 16GB plan telia.ee · checked 2026-09-15

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