Living in Hämeenkyrö

In Hämeenkyrö, unemployment is 12.2% (2024).

The population of Hämeenkyrö totalled 10,249 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,558 per month at the end of 2024. Hämeenkyrö had an unemployment rate of 12.2% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population10,249people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,558EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate12.2%country median 10.6% — 15% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime7,084incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 21% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Higher unemployment than 67% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 72% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Hämeenkyrö.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Hämeenkyrö. 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 citiesHämeenkyrö 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 plan¹⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	4,921 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official

Is Hämeenkyrö a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–68%

Student52%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 44–60%

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

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

Work and income

The average monthly gross earnings figure was €3,951 per month at the end of 2024. Employment totaled 4,219 in Hämeenkyrö at the end of 2024. The employment rate of 75% was recorded at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Hämeenkyrö?

The unemployment rate is 12.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹³

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Hämeenkyrö is 12.2%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Hämeenkyrö 12.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,951 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official · regional context
People in employment	4,219 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹¹Official
Employment rate	75 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
GDP per capita	45,706 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹²Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,558 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	12.2 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹³Official

Public employment offices in Hämeenkyrö

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

Verified locally

Hämeenkyrö — Verified local office

Tietotie 2, 39200 KYRÖSKOSKI, 39200

+358417308884 · tyollisyyspalvelut@hameenkyro.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	75.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official

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; Hämeenkyrö's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Hämeenkyrö?

Police recorded about 7,084 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 citiesHämeenkyrö 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	7,084 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

Hämeenkyrö's nearest airport was TMP, 33 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	33 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TMP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 6.53 · Feb 5.58 · Mar 13.12 · Apr 19.63 · May 27.81 · Jun 29.09 · Jul 30.72 · Aug 29.13 · Sep 22.71 · Oct 15.88 · Nov 11.46 · Dec 8.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -38.35 · Feb -34.25 · Mar -22.92 · Apr -9.34 · May -4.33 · Jun 0.38 · Jul 6.05 · Aug 3.67 · Sep -1.43 · Oct -11.23 · Nov -23.91 · Dec -27.51 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.37 · Feb -7.2 · Mar -3.21 · Apr 3.52 · May 9.87 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 17.29 · Aug 15.66 · Sep 10.78 · Oct 4.28 · Nov -0.39 · Dec -4.42 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 57.9 · Feb 44.9 · Mar 38.6 · Apr 34.9 · May 45.9 · Jun 73.7 · Jul 75.8 · Aug 72.7 · Sep 66.6 · Oct 77.3 · Nov 68.1 · Dec 65.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The household count for Hämeenkyrö was 4,921 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Hämeenkyrö?

The published population was 10,249 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	1.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Population	10,249 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Population covered by crime statistics	10,249 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁸Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	29.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹⁴Official

International community in Hämeenkyrö

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	10,249	100.0%
Finland	9,975	97.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	274	2.7%
EUROPE	176	1.7%
ASIA	64	0.6%
Former Soviet Union	45	0.4%
Sweden	44	0.4%
Estonia	27	0.3%
AMERICA	20	0.2%
Philippines	15	0.1%
Thailand	15	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	12	0.1%
Ukraine	12	0.1%
United States	11	0.1%
Germany	10	0.1%
India	10	0.1%
AFRICA	10	0.1%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	10,249	100.0%
Finland	10,084	98.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	165	1.6%
EUROPE	110	1.1%
ASIA	41	0.4%
Ukraine	34	0.3%
Estonia	30	0.3%
Philippines	12	0.1%
Russia	12	0.1%
Turkey	10	0.1%
AMERICA	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
AFRICA	4	0.0%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

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

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	10,249	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	10,025	97.8%
Finnish	10,006	97.6%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	224	2.2%
Ukrainian	35	0.3%
Estonian	34	0.3%
English	26	0.3%
Russian	26	0.3%
Turkish	19	0.2%
Swedish	16	0.2%
Thai	15	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Other language	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	25.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Households	4,921 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹¹Official
Residents with a migration background	2.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Hämeenkyrö

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 Hämeenkyrö alternative in the same country

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

Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 1.6% Hämeenkyrö+306%
Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 10,249 Hämeenkyrö+406%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 12.2% Hämeenkyrö−17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 7,084 Hämeenkyrö+14%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,558 Hämeenkyrö+11%

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Alternative cities in Finland

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Nivala10,300 residents Liminka10,190 residents Kauniainen10,318 residents Sotkamo10,161 residents Muurame10,614 residents Alavus10,634 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hämeenkyrö 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Hämeenkyrö part of Tampere?

Hämeenkyrö is in the published commuting zone of Tampere; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tampere city profile

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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 Hämeenkyrö?

The published population was 10,249 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Hämeenkyrö?

What is the unemployment rate in Hämeenkyrö?

The unemployment rate is 12.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Hämeenkyrö?

The median gross salary is 3,558 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Hämeenkyrö a good place to live?

Hämeenkyrö 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.

Is Hämeenkyrö part of Tampere?

Hämeenkyrö is in the published commuting zone of Tampere; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Finland live in Hämeenkyrö?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,975 people (97.3%) 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 = {Hämeenkyrö, Finland: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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