Living in Hämeenlinna

In Hämeenlinna, rents across existing tenancies average €14.42 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 11.9% (2024).

The nearest airport was TMP, 65.7 km away, with 10 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1915 sources

Population68,614people31 Dec 2025Official source · 11ra.px

Median gross salary (region)3,444EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi

Average net rent14.42EUR/m²/monthcountry median €12.27 — 18% aboveOfficial source · pxweb2.stat.fi

Unemployment rate11.9%country median 10.6% — 12% aboveOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi

Recorded crime10,060incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 12% aboveOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi

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

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 Hämeenlinna.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Hämeenlinna?

Average net cold rent is 14.42 EUR/m² per month (2026Q2), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 14.42 EUR/m²/month · pxweb2.stat.fi⁶

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€54

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Net rent across major citiesHämeenlinna 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

Show the other 3 cities

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 broadband¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Finland mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	54 EUR/month	13 Sept 2026	Hämeenlinna regional public transport²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	14.42 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €12.27	27 Aug 2026	pxweb2.stat.fi⁶Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 865 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.42 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026Q2

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hämeenlinna?

The unemployment rate is 11.9 % (2024). Source: statfin.stat.fi⁸

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Hämeenlinna is 11.9%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Hämeenlinna 11.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,444 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	pxweb2.stat.fi⁷Official
Unemployment rate	11.9 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	statfin.stat.fi⁸Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hämeenlinna. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Market Finland — Public employment service

Finnish public employment services

Job SearchRegistration

Open the Finland service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hämeenlinna. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Hämeenlinna?

Police recorded about 10,060 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesHämeenlinna 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	10,060 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016	31 Dec 2024	statfin.stat.fi⁹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	10 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	TMP	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	65.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

Open the full Finland section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hämeenlinna.

Find courses near Hämeenlinna

Climate and air quality

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

0°

-3°-9°

2°-6°

9°-1°

16°4°

20°9°

23°12°

21°11°

15°7°

8°2°

2°-2°

-1°-6°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.7 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 2 · Apr 8.9 · May 15.9 · Jun 20 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.6 · Feb -9.4 · Mar -6.3 · Apr -0.8 · May 4.4 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 6.8 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -1.6 · Dec -5.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.4 · Feb -5.9 · Mar -2.1 · Apr 3.9 · May 10.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 5 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 49 · Feb 36.9 · Mar 33.8 · Apr 31.6 · May 41.3 · Jun 64.3 · Jul 79.1 · Aug 72.1 · Sep 53.7 · Oct 65.9 · Nov 58.1 · Dec 52.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Tampere ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.7 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.2 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °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

How many people live in Hämeenlinna?

The published population was 68,614 people in 2025. Source: 11ra.px¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,786 km²	1 Jan 2024	www.maanmittauslaitos.fi¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	3,809 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁰Official
Population density	38.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁰Official
Population	68,614 people	31 Dec 2025	11ra.px¹⁰Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hämeenlinna 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.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Hämeenlinna's school authority applies it locally.

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

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities

Seinäjoki67,283 residents Vaasa70,361 residents Rovaniemi65,722 residents Kouvola78,386 residents Joensuu78,741 residents Porvoo51,863 residents

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Hämeenlinna?

The published population was 68,614 people in 2025. Source: 11ra.px.

How much does it cost to rent in Hämeenlinna?

Average net cold rent is 14.42 EUR/m² per month (2026Q2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,009 EUR a month before utilities. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How safe is Hämeenlinna?

Police recorded about 10,060 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi.

What is the unemployment rate in Hämeenlinna?

The unemployment rate is 11.9 % (2024). Source: statfin.stat.fi.

What is the typical salary around Hämeenlinna?

The median gross salary is 3,444 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Hämeenlinna?

3,809 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra).

Is Hämeenlinna a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hämeenlinna, Finland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f307aaf55a05e46da3e6cf992dd83d99]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/hameenlinna/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hämeenlinna, Finland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f307aaf55a05e46da3e6cf992dd83d99},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/hameenlinna/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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DNA fixed broadband dna.fi · checked 2026-09-15
Hämeenlinna regional public transport hameenlinnanjoukkoliikenne.fi · checked 2026-09-15
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
pxweb2.stat.fi pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-27
pxweb2.stat.fi pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-27
statfin.stat.fi statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-26
statfin.stat.fi statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-26
Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra) pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-07-14

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Telia Finland mobile plan telia.fi · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
www.maanmittauslaitos.fi maanmittauslaitos.fi · checked 2026-07-14

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