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Living in Alajärvi

In Alajärvi, unemployment is 7.9% (2024).

The population of Alajärvi totalled 8,982 at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Alajärvi showed €3,286 per month at the end of 2024. Alajärvi's unemployment stood at 7.9% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population8,982people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,286EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate7.9%country median 10.6% — 25% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime5,467incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 39% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Lower unemployment than 81% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Alajärvi recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesAlajärvi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Alajärvi highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DNA fixed broadband2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.93 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Finland mobile plan17Official · national market
Dwellings4,023 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

Is Alajärvi a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–65%
Student44%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 36–52%
Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 41–59%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €3,592 per month. Alajärvi had 3,320 at the end of 2024. Employment rates for Alajärvi measured 75.1% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Alajärvi?

The unemployment rate is 7.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland11

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Alajärvi is 7.9%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,592 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official · regional context
People in employment3,320 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Employment rate75.1 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
GDP per capita39,673 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland10Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,286 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.9 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland11Official

Public employment offices in Alajärvi

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Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher69.7 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

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; Alajärvi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Alajärvi?

Police recorded about 5,467 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 citiesAlajärvi highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Alajärvi highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,467 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Alajärvi's nearest airport was KOK, 87 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Distance to the nearest major airport87 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KOK3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alajärvi. 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

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 5.1 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 12.01 · Apr 19.62 · May 27.26 · Jun 28.65 · Jul 31.46 · Aug 27.99 · Sep 21.74 · Oct 16.37 · Nov 10.48 · Dec 6.85 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -37.36 · Feb -33.89 · Mar -23.56 · Apr -13.03 · May -4.37 · Jun -0.86 · Jul 5.17 · Aug 2.87 · Sep -2.67 · Oct -11 · Nov -26.31 · Dec -28.91 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -7.4 · Feb -7.8 · Mar -4 · Apr 2 · May 8.3 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.9 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 3 · Nov -1.4 · Dec -4.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 41.8 · Feb 33.3 · Mar 33.7 · Apr 34.2 · May 48.2 · Jun 71.7 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 74.9 · Sep 61.3 · Oct 63.8 · Nov 54 · Dec 49.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The number of households reached 4,023 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Alajärvi?

The published population was 8,982 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland7

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share4.3 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland6Official
Population8,982 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population covered by crime statistics8,982 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)16Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share18.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland12Official

International community in Alajärvi

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL8,982100.0%
Finland8,46194.2%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL5215.8%
EUROPE4034.5%
Former Soviet Union1251.4%
Russia971.1%
ASIA820.9%
Sweden540.6%
Ukraine490.5%
Estonia440.5%
Thailand230.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Myanmar220.2%
AFRICA170.2%
Vietnam140.2%
Turkey140.2%
AMERICA110.1%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL8,982100.0%
Finland8,59595.7%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL3874.3%
EUROPE2933.3%
Russia1391.5%
Ukraine760.8%
ASIA760.8%
Estonia490.5%
Myanmar220.2%
Thailand190.2%
Vietnam140.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AFRICA130.1%
AMERICA50.1%

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

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total8,982100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL8,51694.8%
Finnish8,50494.7%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL4665.2%
Russian2012.2%
Ukrainian780.9%
Estonian510.6%
Burmese220.2%
Thai220.2%
Turkish180.2%
Vietnamese140.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Swedish120.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher23.4 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
Households4,023 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Residents with a migration background5.3 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland12Official

Alternatives for people set on Alajärvi

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Alternative cities in Finland

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

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Keuruu9,014 residentsLeppävirta8,924 residentsEurajoki8,920 residentsOrivesi8,858 residentsLapinlahti8,803 residentsMuhos8,767 residents

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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 Alajärvi?

The published population was 8,982 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Alajärvi?

Police recorded about 5,467 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 reporting.

What is the unemployment rate in Alajärvi?

The unemployment rate is 7.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Alajärvi?

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

Is Alajärvi a good place to live?

Alajärvi 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 Finland live in Alajärvi?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,461 people (94.2%) 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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  4. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  4. Statistics Finland country of birth distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  5. Statistics Finland language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  6. Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population) statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-05
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