Living in Haapavesi

In Haapavesi, unemployment is 10.7% (2024).

The population of Haapavesi totalled 6,298 at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Haapavesi showed €3,526 per month at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 10.7% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population6,298people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

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

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

Recorded crime7,717incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 14% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Haapavesi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Haapavesi. 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 citiesHaapavesi 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	2,868 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

Is Haapavesi a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–63%

Student43%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 35–51%

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

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

Work and income

Average monthly gross earnings were €3,893 per month at the end of 2024. Employment totaled 2,420 in Haapavesi at the end of 2024. The employment rate of 75.4% was recorded at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Haapavesi?

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

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Haapavesi 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

Haapavesi 10.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,893 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
People in employment	2,420 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Employment rate	75.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
GDP per capita	42,484 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,526 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 Haapavesi

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

Verified locally

Haapavesi — Verified local office

Tähtelänkuja 1, 86600 HAAPAVESI, 86600

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	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; Haapavesi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Haapavesi?

Police recorded about 7,717 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 citiesHaapavesi 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	7,717 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

Haapavesi's nearest airport was OUL, 89 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	89 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OUL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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-5°-12°

0°-8°

7°-3°

14°3°

19°8°

22°11°

19°9°

13°5°

6°0°

0°-4°

-3°-8°

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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 -5.1 · Feb -4.9 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 6.6 · May 13.9 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 5.5 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -11.7 · Feb -12.1 · Mar -8.4 · Apr -2.7 · May 2.7 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 9.3 · Sep 5.1 · Oct 0.3 · Nov -4.2 · Dec -8.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -8.2 · Feb -8.4 · Mar -4.1 · Apr 1.9 · May 8.4 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 2.8 · Nov -1.9 · Dec -5.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 33.6 · Feb 28 · Mar 23.6 · Apr 23.6 · May 43.8 · Jun 56.8 · Jul 74.4 · Aug 67.9 · Sep 51.2 · Oct 46.5 · Nov 41.4 · Dec 39.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Oulu ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±3.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±3.1 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±3.9 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±3.9 °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

The household count for Haapavesi was 2,868 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Haapavesi?

The published population was 6,298 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	3.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Population	6,298 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	6,298 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	20.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

International community in Haapavesi

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	6,298	100.0%
Finland	6,011	95.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	287	4.6%
EUROPE	231	3.7%
Former Soviet Union	75	1.2%
Sweden	52	0.8%
Russia	36	0.6%
ASIA	35	0.6%
Ukraine	28	0.4%
Estonia	20	0.3%
Philippines	17	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
AFRICA	14	0.2%
AMERICA	3	0.0%
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	6,298	100.0%
Finland	6,077	96.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	221	3.5%
EUROPE	179	2.8%
Russia	73	1.2%
Ukraine	48	0.8%
Estonia	31	0.5%
ASIA	29	0.5%
Philippines	16	0.3%
AFRICA	13	0.2%

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	6,298	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	6,059	96.2%
Finnish	6,056	96.2%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	239	3.8%
Russian	95	1.5%
Ukrainian	44	0.7%
Estonian	35	0.6%
Tagalog	12	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	18.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Households	2,868 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Residents with a migration background	3.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Haapavesi

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 Haapavesi alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 416 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,298 Haapavesi+723%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 3.5% Haapavesi+86%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,526 Haapavesi+13%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 10.7% Haapavesi−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 7,717 Haapavesi+5%

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Alternative cities in Finland

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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 Haapavesi?

The published population was 6,298 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Haapavesi?

What is the unemployment rate in Haapavesi?

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

What is the typical salary around Haapavesi?

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

Is Haapavesi a good place to live?

Haapavesi 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 Haapavesi?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,011 people (95.4%) 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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