Living in Lääne-Harju vald

In Lääne-Harju vald, unemployment is 4.1% (2025).

Lääne-Harju vald is in Estonia; its population was 12,700 at the start of 2024. For Lääne-Harju vald, the nearest airport was TKD, 579 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population13,754people31 Dec 2026Official source · RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR

Median gross salary (region)1,525EUR/month26 Aug 2026Official source · andmed.stat.ee

Unemployment rate4.08%country median 2.9% — 40% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share

Recorded crime2,030incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Crimes per 10 000 people in counties

Which Estonia-wide rules apply when you move to Lääne-Harju vald?

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 Lääne-Harju vald.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Lääne-Harju vald. 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 citiesLääne-Harju vald 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 Lääne-Harju vald a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on housing · range 37–59%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 39–63%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.08% at the end of 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Lääne-Harju vald?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2025).

Unemployment rate: 4.08 % · Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹²

Unemployment across cities in EstoniaUnemployment in Lääne-Harju vald is 4.1%. Of 47 cities with data, 35 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Lääne-Harju vald 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	1,525 EUR/month	26 Aug 2026	andmed.stat.ee¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.08 %country median 2.9%	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share¹²Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lääne-Harju vald. 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 Lääne-Harju vald. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Lääne-Harju vald?

Police recorded 2,030 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	2,030 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Crimes per 10 000 people in counties²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁵Official
Nearest airport	TKD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	579 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lääne-Harju vald. 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 Lääne-Harju vald.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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8°2°

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18°11°

21°14°

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16°10°

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5°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

148

217

306

294

312

256

162

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hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-5 °C	28 Aug 2026	Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb -0.7 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 7.8 · May 13.2 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAKRI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -5 · Mar -2.5 · Apr 1.5 · May 6 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 5.2 · Nov 1 · Dec -2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAKRI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb -2.9 · Mar -0.2 · Apr 4.3 · May 9.3 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 12.9 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2.9 · Dec 0 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAKRI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 56.1 · Feb 40.1 · Mar 36.8 · Apr 35.1 · May 36.8 · Jun 68.1 · Jul 82 · Aug 84.9 · Sep 58.2 · Oct 77.8 · Nov 65.5 · Dec 58.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 29.7 · Feb 58.8 · Mar 148.4 · Apr 217.3 · May 306 · Jun 294.3 · Jul 312.1 · Aug 255.6 · Sep 162.3 · Oct 88.3 · Nov 29.1 · Dec 20.7 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Estonia: Pärnu ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Espoo (Finland) ±0.7 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±1.0 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±1.7 °C, Turku (Finland) ±1.6 °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 Lääne-Harju vald?

The published population was 13,754 people in 2026. Source: RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.9%
Foreign residents16.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	646 km²	31 Dec 2026	RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,211 people	1 Jan 2025	Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence¹¹Official
Population density	21.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2026	RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR⁷Official
Population	13,754 people	31 Dec 2026	RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR⁷Official

International community in Lääne-Harju vald

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

Country of birth

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Country of birth total	12,997	100.0%
Estonia	10,573	81.3%
Russian Federation	1,345	10.3%
Ukraine	477	3.7%
Belarus	170	1.3%
Other foreign country	149	1.1%
Kazakhstan	69	0.5%
Latvia	59	0.5%
Finland	46	0.4%
Lithuania	27	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	24	0.2%
United Kingdom	18	0.1%
Georgia	17	0.1%
Azerbaidjan	11	0.1%
Uzbekistan	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship total	12,997	100.0%
Estonian citizenship	10,292	79.2%
Russian citizenship	1,222	9.4%
Citizenship undetermined	1,090	8.4%
Citizenship of another country	390	3.0%
Citizenship unknown	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population in the 2021 Population and Housing Census; total age group and total sex · 2021 Census (31 December 2021)

Published group	People	Share
Ethnic nationalities total	12,997	100.0%
Estonian	8,312	64.0%
Russian	3,619	27.8%
Ukrainian	457	3.5%
Belarusian	180	1.4%
Other ethnic nationalities	161	1.2%
Finn	68	0.5%
Ethnic nationality unknown	38	0.3%
Pole	31	0.2%
Latvian	30	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuanian	28	0.2%
Tatar	27	0.2%
Armenian	19	0.1%
German	16	0.1%
Jew	11	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Alternatives for people set on Lääne-Harju vald

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 Lääne-Harju vald alternative in the same country

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

Median gross pay, region: €1,924 Tartu linn vs €1,525 Lääne-Harju vald+26%
Nearest airport: 8.3 km Tartu linn vs 579.0 km Lääne-Harju vald−99%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,370 Tartu linn vs 2,030 Lääne-Harju valdno percentage

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Alternative cities in Estonia

Other cities in Estonia to compare with Lääne-Harju vald, nearest in population first.

All Estonia cities

Viljandi vald13,900 residents Saaremaa vald13,390 residents Rapla vald13,373 residents Tartu vald13,256 residents Põlva vald13,049 residents Haapsalu13,033 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lääne-Harju vald 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; Lääne-Harju vald's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Lääne-Harju vald part of Tallinn?

Lääne-Harju vald is in the published commuting zone of Tallinn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tallinn city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source³

Common questions

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

How many people live in Lääne-Harju vald?

The published population was 13,754 people in 2026. Source: RV0291U: RAHVAARV, PINDALA JA ASUSTUSTIHEDUS, 1. JAANUAR.

How safe is Lääne-Harju vald?

Police recorded 2,030 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 Lääne-Harju vald?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2025). Source: Statistics Estonia TT065 + RV0240 — registered unemployment share.

What is the typical salary around Lääne-Harju vald?

The median gross salary is 1,525 EUR/month. Source: andmed.stat.ee.

How many foreign residents live in Lääne-Harju vald?

2,211 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence.

Is Lääne-Harju vald a good place to live?

Lääne-Harju vald 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 Lääne-Harju vald part of Tallinn?

Lääne-Harju vald is in the published commuting zone of Tallinn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Country of birth total live in Lääne-Harju vald?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,997 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (31 December 2021). This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lääne-Harju vald, Estonia: population, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ee977580a3f4f79809f991bb0bc57d84]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/laane-harju-vald/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_laane-harju-vald-estonia-population-salary-jobs-safety_3cd830f1b790,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lääne-Harju vald, Estonia: population, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ee977580a3f4f79809f991bb0bc57d84},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ee/laane-harju-vald/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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Keskkonnaagentuur (KAUR) / ilmateenistus.ee ilmateenistus.ee · checked 2026-06-12
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) ancestry or ethnicity distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) citizenship distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Estonia (Statistical database) country of birth distribution andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-08-28

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Statistics Estonia RV068 — population by citizenship and place of residence Statistics Estonia RV068 · andmed.stat.ee · checked 2026-07-26
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
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PAKRI WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TALLINN-HARKU WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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