Living in Heinola

In Heinola, unemployment is 17.2% (2024).

The nearest airport was HEL, 114.5 km away, with 88 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1918 sources

Population17,829people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.

Median gross salary (region)3,435EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi

Unemployment rate17.2%country median 10.6% — 62% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime11,678incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 30% aboveOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 4.9 — 2% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 95% of Finnish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 86% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Heinola.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Heinola. 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 citiesHeinola 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 broadband¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Finland mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	10,132 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Is Heinola a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–68%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–66%

Student45%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 37–53%

Family45%strong on family, weak on housing · range 36–54%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Heinola?

The unemployment rate is 17.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland⁹

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Heinola is 17.2%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Heinola 17.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	6,051 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Employment rate	68.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,435 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	pxweb2.stat.fi⁵Official
Unemployment rate	17.2 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Heinola. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	71.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

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; Heinola's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Heinola?

Police recorded about 11,678 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.fi⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesHeinola highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vantaa13,982

Helsinki12,307

Turku11,977

Heinola11,678

Kouvola10,948

Tampere10,243

Lahti9,882

Jyväskylä9,685

Kuopio9,025

Joensuu9,008

Oulu8,794

Espoo7,549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,678 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016	31 Dec 2024	statfin.stat.fi⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	88 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat³Official
Nearest airport	HEL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	114.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Heinola. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Heinola.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Heinola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

0°

-3°-9°

-3°-10°

2°-6°

9°-1°

16°5°

20°10°

23°13°

21°12°

15°7°

8°2°

2°-2°

-1°-6°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FinlandAnnual PM2.5 in Heinola is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 39 cities with data, 16 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–8

Heinola 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 4.9	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -3.3 · Feb -3 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 8.6 · May 16 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.9 · Feb -9.6 · Mar -6.2 · Apr -0.7 · May 4.7 · Jun 9.8 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 11.5 · Sep 7 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -1.7 · Dec -5.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.9 · Feb -6.3 · Mar -2.3 · Apr 3.8 · May 10.4 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -3.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 46.2 · Feb 36.3 · Mar 33.1 · Apr 30.2 · May 43 · Jun 66.2 · Jul 71.1 · Aug 66.5 · Sep 52.5 · Oct 65.3 · Nov 56.4 · Dec 50 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time5 published observations, 2020–2024

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.0202020222024

Annual PM2.5 was 5.0 in 2020 and 5.0 in 2024.

Similar climate. In Finland: Lahti ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.3 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.0 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.7 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±2.1 °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 Heinola?

The published population was 17,829 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.¹⁴

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	676 km²	1 Jan 2024	www.maanmittauslaitos.fi¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	4.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Foreign residents	741 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁴Official
Population density	26.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁴Official
Population	17,829 people	31 Dec 2024	Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.¹⁴Official
Population covered by crime statistics	17,694 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	33.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

International community in Heinola

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	17,694	100.0%
Finland	16,644	94.1%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	1,050	5.9%
EUROPE	711	4.0%
ASIA	262	1.5%
Former Soviet Union	217	1.2%
Estonia	176	1.0%
Sweden	55	0.3%
Thailand	54	0.3%
Philippines	47	0.3%
Russia	41	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	38	0.2%
India	36	0.2%
Ukraine	31	0.2%
AMERICA	27	0.2%
AFRICA	26	0.1%
Syria	22	0.1%
Unknown	22	0.1%
Poland	21	0.1%
United Kingdom	20	0.1%
Latvia	19	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Hungary	15	0.1%
Iraq	14	0.1%
Germany	12	0.1%
Bangladesh	10	0.1%
Iran	10	0.1%
Romania	10	0.1%
United States	10	0.1%
OCEANIA	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	17,694	100.0%
Finland	16,929	95.7%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	765	4.3%
EUROPE	506	2.9%
ASIA	223	1.3%
Estonia	184	1.0%
Russia	91	0.5%
Ukraine	63	0.4%
Philippines	46	0.3%
India	40	0.2%
Thailand	37	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	26	0.1%
Latvia	24	0.1%
Syria	24	0.1%
Poland	22	0.1%
China	17	0.1%
AMERICA	17	0.1%
AFRICA	15	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Afghanistan	12	0.1%
Sweden	12	0.1%
Hungary	11	0.1%
Pakistan	11	0.1%
Bangladesh	10	0.1%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

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	17,694	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	16,662	94.2%
Finnish	16,619	93.9%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	1,032	5.8%
Russian	254	1.4%
Estonian	193	1.1%
Ukrainian	62	0.4%
English	56	0.3%
Thai	52	0.3%
Arabic	47	0.3%
Swedish	42	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkish	39	0.2%
Malayalam	38	0.2%
Tagalog	32	0.2%
Polish	24	0.1%
Kurdish	23	0.1%
Chinese	19	0.1%
Spanish; Castilian	15	0.1%
Hungarian	15	0.1%
German	14	0.1%
Persian, Farsi	14	0.1%
Latvian	14	0.1%
Romanian	13	0.1%
Bengali, (Bangla)	12	0.1%
Other language	11	0.1%
Urdu	11	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	25.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Households	10,132 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Residents with a migration background	6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Heinola

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.

Kouvola as a Heinola alternative in the same region

52 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 78,386 Kouvola vs 17,829 Heinola+340%
Unemployment: 14.1% Kouvola vs 17.2% Heinola−18%
Nearest airport: 80.2 km Kouvola vs 114.5 km Heinola−30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,948 Kouvola vs 11,678 Heinola−6%
Median gross pay, region: €3,547 Kouvola vs €3,435 Heinola+3%
Foreign residents: 4.1% Kouvola vs 4.3% Heinola−5%

Full comparison More about Kouvola

Kotka as a Heinola alternative in the same country

96 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,210 Kotka vs 17,829 Heinola+182%
Foreign residents: 7.1% Kotka vs 4.3% Heinola+65%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,177 Kotka vs 11,678 Heinola−13%
Unemployment: 16.0% Kotka vs 17.2% Heinola−7%
Nearest airport: 91.5 km Kotka vs 114.5 km Heinola−20%
Median gross pay, region: €3,547 Kotka vs €3,435 Heinola+3%

Full comparison More about Kotka

Tallinn as a Heinola alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 209 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 114.5 km Heinola−95%
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Heinola−40%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,435 (2024) Heinolano percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 11,678 (2024) Heinolano percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Alternative cities in Finland

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

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Äänekoski17,740 residents Pieksämäki17,124 residents Laukaa18,878 residents Hamina19,113 residents Jämsä19,116 residents Forssa16,478 residents

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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 Heinola?

The published population was 17,829 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Heinola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Heinola?

Police recorded about 11,678 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 Heinola?

The unemployment rate is 17.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Heinola?

The median gross salary is 3,435 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Heinola?

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

Is Heinola a good place to live?

Heinola 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 Heinola?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,644 people (94.1%) 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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OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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Statistics Finland citizenship distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Finland country of birth distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Finland language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra) pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-07-14
Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population) statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-05
Telia Finland mobile plan telia.fi · checked 2026-09-15
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
www.maanmittauslaitos.fi maanmittauslaitos.fi · checked 2026-07-14

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