Living in Haapajärvi

In Haapajärvi, unemployment is 12.3% (2024).

At the end of 2025, Haapajärvi had a population of 6,441. Regional median gross salary figures for Haapajärvi showed €3,526 per month at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 12.3% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population6,441people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,526EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate12.3%country median 10.6% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime6,645incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 26% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Higher unemployment than 69% 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 Haapajärvi?

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Haapajärvi. 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 citiesHaapajärvi 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 plan¹⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	3,090 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official

Is Haapajärvi a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 44–62%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 34–50%

Family49%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 40–58%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €3,893 per month. Haapajärvi's employment count was 2,431 at the end of 2024. For Haapajärvi, the employment rate was 72.8% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Haapajärvi?

The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹¹

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Haapajärvi is 12.3%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Haapajärvi 12.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,893 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
People in employment	2,431 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Employment rate	72.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
GDP per capita	42,484 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,526 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	12.3 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Public employment offices in Haapajärvi

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Haapajärvi — Verified local office

Kirkkokatu 2, 85800 HAAPAJÄRVI, 85800

084394000 · info.tyollisyys@raahe.fi

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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	70 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics 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; Haapajärvi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Haapajärvi?

Police recorded about 6,645 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 citiesHaapajärvi 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	6,645 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

Haapajärvi's nearest airport was KOK, 108 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	108 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KOK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 2.52 · Feb 2.46 · Mar 11.03 · Apr 18.21 · May 26.54 · Jun 29.56 · Jul 31.47 · Aug 27.6 · Sep 21.67 · Oct 16.84 · Nov 9.67 · Dec 6.12 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -38.28 · Feb -34.51 · Mar -23.97 · Apr -15.88 · May -4 · Jun -1.12 · Jul 4.33 · Aug 2.84 · Sep -2.64 · Oct -13.31 · Nov -26.81 · Dec -29.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.39 · Feb -9.8 · Mar -5.55 · Apr 1.34 · May 8.33 · Jun 13.1 · Jul 16.44 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 9.37 · Oct 2.49 · Nov -2.72 · Dec -7.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The number of households reached 3,090 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Haapajärvi?

The published population was 6,441 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	1.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population	6,441 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	6,441 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	15.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

International community in Haapajärvi

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Country of birth

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,441	100.0%
Finland	6,262	97.2%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	179	2.8%
EUROPE	151	2.3%
Sweden	50	0.8%
Former Soviet Union	48	0.7%
ASIA	15	0.2%
Turkey	12	0.2%
Ukraine	12	0.2%
AFRICA	5	0.1%
AMERICA	3	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,441	100.0%
Finland	6,342	98.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	99	1.5%
EUROPE	79	1.2%
Russia	24	0.4%
Ukraine	17	0.3%
Turkey	15	0.2%
ASIA	10	0.2%
AFRICA	6	0.1%
AMERICA	3	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	6,441	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	6,303	97.9%
Finnish	6,301	97.8%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	138	2.1%
Russian	49	0.8%
Ukrainian	18	0.3%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	21.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Households	3,090 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Residents with a migration background	2.2 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Haapajärvi

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 Haapajärvi alternative in the same country

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

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,441 Haapajärvi+705%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 1.5% Haapajärvi+333%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 6,645 Haapajärvi+22%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 12.3% Haapajärvi−18%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,526 Haapajärvi+13%

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Alternative cities in Finland

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Common questions

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How many people live in Haapajärvi?

The published population was 6,441 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Haapajärvi?

What is the unemployment rate in Haapajärvi?

The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Haapajärvi?

The median gross salary is 3,526 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Haapajärvi a good place to live?

Haapajärvi 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 Haapajärvi?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,262 people (97.2%) 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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Statistics Finland language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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Telia Finland mobile plan telia.fi · checked 2026-09-15

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