Living in Ikaalinen

In Ikaalinen, unemployment is 12.8% (2024).

Ikaalinen's population was 6,704 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,558 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 12.8% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population6,704people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

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

Unemployment rate12.8%country median 10.6% — 21% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime9,233incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 2% aboveOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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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 Ikaalinen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ikaalinen. 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 citiesIkaalinen 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 plan¹⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	3,477 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Is Ikaalinen a good place to live?

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

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

Student46%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 38–54%

Family51%strong on family, weak on housing · range 42–60%

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

Work and income

Average monthly gross earnings for Ikaalinen reached €3,951 per month at the end of 2024. Ikaalinen's employment count was 2,436 at the end of 2024. Ikaalinen's employment rate reached 71.6% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Ikaalinen?

The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹²

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Ikaalinen is 12.8%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Ikaalinen 12.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,951 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
People in employment	2,436 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Employment rate	71.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
GDP per capita	45,706 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹¹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,558 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	12.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Public employment offices in Ikaalinen

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Verified locally

Ikaalinen — Verified local office

Vanha Tampereentie 11, 39500 IKAALINEN, 39500

+358447301499 · tyollisyyspalvelut@ikaalinen.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	72.2 %	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; Ikaalinen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Ikaalinen?

Police recorded about 9,233 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 citiesIkaalinen 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	9,233 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

Ikaalinen's nearest airport was TMP, 49 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	49 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TMP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ikaalinen. 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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Finnish, SwedishIn Person, Online

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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 5.68 · Feb 5.42 · Mar 13.22 · Apr 19.79 · May 28.08 · Jun 28.74 · Jul 30.48 · Aug 30.62 · Sep 21.91 · Oct 16.04 · Nov 11.25 · Dec 7.45 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -38.37 · Feb -33.15 · Mar -23.51 · Apr -11.97 · May -4.97 · Jun -0.6 · Jul 5.82 · Aug 2.4 · Sep -2.38 · Oct -11.55 · Nov -23.7 · Dec -27.04 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.87 · Feb -7.68 · Mar -3.79 · Apr 2.87 · May 9.26 · Jun 13.61 · Jul 16.78 · Aug 15.07 · Sep 10.23 · Oct 3.74 · Nov -0.87 · Dec -4.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · 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 / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2024, Ikaalinen had 3,477 households.

How many people live in Ikaalinen?

The published population was 6,704 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	4.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population	6,704 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Population covered by crime statistics	6,704 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	27.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

International community in Ikaalinen

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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	6,704	100.0%
Finland	6,353	94.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	351	5.2%
EUROPE	262	3.9%
Former Soviet Union	72	1.1%
ASIA	64	1.0%
Ukraine	63	0.9%
Estonia	32	0.5%
Sweden	32	0.5%
Philippines	30	0.4%
Unknown	12	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Russia	10	0.1%
AFRICA	6	0.1%
AMERICA	5	0.1%
OCEANIA	2	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,704	100.0%
Finland	6,426	95.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	278	4.1%
EUROPE	212	3.2%
Ukraine	115	1.7%
ASIA	58	0.9%
Estonia	32	0.5%
Philippines	29	0.4%
Russia	12	0.2%
AFRICA	4	0.1%
AMERICA	2	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

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	6,704	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	6,377	95.1%
Finnish	6,368	95.0%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	327	4.9%
Ukrainian	110	1.6%
Russian	41	0.6%
Estonian	33	0.5%
English	25	0.4%
Tagalog	20	0.3%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	25.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Households	3,477 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Residents with a migration background	4.9 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Ikaalinen

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Porvoo as an Ikaalinen alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,704 Ikaalinen+674%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 4.1% Ikaalinen+59%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 12.8% Ikaalinen−21%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,558 Ikaalinen+11%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 9,233 Ikaalinen−12%

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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 Ikaalinen?

The published population was 6,704 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Ikaalinen?

What is the unemployment rate in Ikaalinen?

The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Ikaalinen?

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

Is Ikaalinen a good place to live?

Ikaalinen 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 Ikaalinen?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,353 people (94.8%) 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 = {Ikaalinen, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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DNA fixed broadband dna.fi · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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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 StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population) statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-05
Telia Finland mobile plan telia.fi · checked 2026-09-15

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