Living in Ähtäri

In Ähtäri, unemployment is 10.7% (2024).

Residents of Ähtäri numbered 5,121 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,286 per month at the end of 2024. Ähtäri registered an unemployment rate of 10.7% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population5,121people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,286EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate10.7%country median 10.6% — about the sameOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime5,604incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 38% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Which Finland-wide rules apply when you move to Ähtäri?

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 FinlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ähtäri.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2024, the dwelling count totalled 2,679.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Net rent across major citiesÄhtäri highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Järvenpää€16.41

Kerava€15.72

Porvoo€13.87

Riihimäki€13.02

Rauma€10.94

Kouvola€10.83

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Kajaani€12.27

Kokkola€12.19

Kotka€12.17

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DNA fixed broadband²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Finland mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	2,679 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

Is Ähtäri a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–64%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 38–54%

Family54%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 45–63%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €3,592 per month. At the end of 2024, employment in Ähtäri reached 1,882.

What is the unemployment rate in Ähtäri?

The unemployment rate is 10.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Ähtäri is 10.7%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Ähtäri 10.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,592 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
People in employment	1,882 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Employment rate	74.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
GDP per capita	39,673 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,286 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	10.7 %country median 10.6% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

Public employment offices in Ähtäri

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Ähtäri — Verified local office

Ostolantie 17, 63700 ÄHTÄRI, 63700

+358401405900

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	72.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: suomi/ruotsi toisena kielenä (S2) + valmistava opetus (preparatory education) + mother-tongue subsidies. How to enrol a child (oph.fi).

A country-wide rule for Finland; Ähtäri's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Ähtäri?

Police recorded about 5,604 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting¹

Recorded crime across major citiesÄhtäri highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vantaa13,982

Helsinki12,307

Turku11,977

Kouvola10,948

Tampere10,243

Lahti9,882

Jyväskylä9,685

Vaasa9,184

Kuopio9,025

Joensuu9,008

Oulu8,794

Espoo7,549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,604 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016	31 Dec 2025	13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting¹Official

Mobility and administration

Ähtäri's nearest airport was JYV, 85 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	85 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	JYV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course

Municipalities and employment services in Finland

For immigrants needing an integration plan.

Finnish, SwedishIn Person, Online

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Climate and air quality

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

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22°10°

20°9°

14°5°

6°1°

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-2°-7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -3.6 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 7.6 · May 14.7 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -10.8 · Feb -11.6 · Mar -8.7 · Apr -3 · May 2 · Jun 7.2 · Jul 10.3 · Aug 8.8 · Sep 4.7 · Oct 0.5 · Nov -3.3 · Dec -7.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -7 · Feb -7.4 · Mar -3.6 · Apr 2.3 · May 9 · Jun 14 · Jul 16.8 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 3.7 · Nov -0.7 · Dec -4.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 47.1 · Feb 35.2 · Mar 35.7 · Apr 33.8 · May 47 · Jun 64.9 · Jul 80.6 · Aug 73.7 · Sep 57.7 · Oct 62.8 · Nov 55.3 · Dec 52.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Jyväskylä ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.8 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±2.7 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±2.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±3.5 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±3.8 °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

Households in Ähtäri numbered 2,679 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Ähtäri?

The published population was 5,121 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	2.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Population	5,121 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	5,121 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁵Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	21.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

International community in Ähtäri

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

Country of birth

Population at the end of the statistical reference period; Statistics Finland population structure; total sex · 2025

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	5,121	100.0%
Finland	4,909	95.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	212	4.1%
EUROPE	171	3.3%
Former Soviet Union	47	0.9%
Ukraine	43	0.8%
Sweden	33	0.6%
ASIA	28	0.5%
AFRICA	4	0.1%
AMERICA	3	0.1%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Population at the end of the statistical reference period; Statistics Finland population structure; total sex · 2025

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	5,121	100.0%
Finland	4,978	97.2%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	143	2.8%
EUROPE	120	2.3%
Ukraine	73	1.4%
ASIA	18	0.4%
AFRICA	3	0.1%
AMERICA	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Language spoken at home

Population at the end of the statistical reference period; Statistics Finland population structure; total sex · 2025

Published group	People	Share
Total	5,121	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	4,941	96.5%
Finnish	4,935	96.4%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	180	3.5%
Ukrainian	68	1.3%
Russian	33	0.6%
Estonian	11	0.2%
Turkish	10	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	22.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Households	2,679 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Residents with a migration background	3.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ähtäri

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.

Porvoo as a Ähtäri alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 254 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 5,121 Ähtäri+913%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 2.8% Ähtäri+132%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 5,604 Ähtäri+45%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,286 Ähtäri+21%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 10.7% Ähtäri−6%

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Cities near Ähtäri

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Finland

Other cities in Finland to compare with Ähtäri, nearest in population first.

All Finland cities

Kannus5,246 residents Kangasniemi4,952 residents Ingå5,391 residents Malax5,392 residents Juva5,569 residents Viitasaari5,695 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ähtäri 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Ähtäri?

The published population was 5,121 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Ähtäri?

What is the unemployment rate in Ähtäri?

The unemployment rate is 10.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Ähtäri?

The median gross salary is 3,286 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Ähtäri a good place to live?

Ähtäri 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.

Which cities are near Ähtäri?

Alavus is near Ähtäri. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Finland live in Ähtäri?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,909 people (95.9%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Ähtäri, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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