Living in Asikkala

In Asikkala, unemployment is 11.8% (2024).

Asikkala had a population of 7,841 at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Asikkala showed €3,435 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 11.8% was measured at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population7,841people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,435EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate11.8%country median 10.6% — 11% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime6,925incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 23% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Higher unemployment than 64% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 74% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Asikkala.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Asikkala. 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 citiesAsikkala 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	3,990 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

Is Asikkala a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–65%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 39–55%

Family53%strong on family, weak on housing · range 44–62%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

The average monthly gross earnings figure was €3,785 per month at the end of 2024. The employment figure in Asikkala was 2,785 at the end of 2024. Employment rates for Asikkala measured 73% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Asikkala?

The unemployment rate is 11.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Asikkala is 11.8%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Asikkala 11.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,785 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
People in employment	2,785 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Employment rate	73 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
GDP per capita	37,213 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,435 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	11.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

Public employment offices in Asikkala

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

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Asikkala — Verified local office

Terveystie 1 C, 17200 VÄÄKSY, 17200

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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 %	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; Asikkala's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Asikkala?

Police recorded about 6,925 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 citiesAsikkala 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	6,925 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

Asikkala's nearest airport was TMP, 104 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	104 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TMP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Asikkala. 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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20°13°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -3 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 1 · Apr 7.1 · May 14.1 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.7 · Feb -9.9 · Mar -6.5 · Apr -0.9 · May 5.3 · Jun 11 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 3.8 · Nov -0.8 · Dec -4.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.5 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -2.5 · Apr 2.8 · May 9.5 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 16.1 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1 · Dec -2.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Tampere ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.6 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±1.7 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±1.8 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±1.8 °C, Saalfeld/Saale (Germany) ±2.0 °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 Asikkala numbered 3,990 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Asikkala?

The published population was 7,841 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	2.9 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Population	7,841 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	7,841 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	32 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

International community in Asikkala

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	7,841	100.0%
Finland	7,510	95.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	331	4.2%
EUROPE	252	3.2%
Former Soviet Union	66	0.8%
ASIA	64	0.8%
Estonia	44	0.6%
Ukraine	43	0.5%
Sweden	30	0.4%
Philippines	26	0.3%
Thailand	17	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	12	0.2%
Russia	12	0.2%
Germany	10	0.1%
AFRICA	7	0.1%
AMERICA	2	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	7,841	100.0%
Finland	7,614	97.1%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	227	2.9%
EUROPE	173	2.2%
Ukraine	72	0.9%
ASIA	48	0.6%
Estonia	42	0.5%
Philippines	23	0.3%
Russia	12	0.2%
Thailand	12	0.2%
AFRICA	2	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	7,841	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	7,543	96.2%
Finnish	7,530	96.0%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	298	3.8%
Ukrainian	76	1.0%
Estonian	50	0.6%
Russian	48	0.6%
Thai	16	0.2%
Tagalog	15	0.2%
Swedish	11	0.1%
Polish	10	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkish	10	0.1%

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	28.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Households	3,990 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Residents with a migration background	3.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Asikkala

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 an Asikkala alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 7,841 Asikkala+561%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 2.9% Asikkala+124%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,435 Asikkala+15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 6,925 Asikkala+17%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 11.8% Asikkala−14%

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Alternative cities in Finland

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Hausjärvi7,862 residents Nurmijärven kirkonkylä7,805 residents Pöytyä7,903 residents Hanko7,620 residents Sodankylä8,095 residents Keminmaa7,576 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Asikkala 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 Asikkala?

The published population was 7,841 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Asikkala?

What is the unemployment rate in Asikkala?

The unemployment rate is 11.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Asikkala?

The median gross salary is 3,435 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Asikkala a good place to live?

Asikkala 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 Asikkala?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,510 people (95.8%) 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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Statistics Finland language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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