Living in Imatra

In Imatra, unemployment is 18.2% (2024).

The nearest airport was LPP, 37.7 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1919 sources

Population24,724people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.

Median gross salary (region)3,539EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi

Unemployment rate18.2%country median 10.6% — 72% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime9,942incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 10% aboveOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi

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

Higher unemployment than 97% of Finnish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 66% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Imatra. 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 citiesImatra 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 plan¹⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	13,814 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official

Is Imatra a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–70%

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

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

Family44%strong on family, weak on housing · range 35–53%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Imatra?

The unemployment rate is 18.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Imatra is 18.2%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Imatra 18.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	8,687 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Employment rate	66.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,539 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	pxweb2.stat.fi⁶Official
Unemployment rate	18.2 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Imatra. 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 Imatra. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	71.7 %	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; Imatra's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Imatra?

Police recorded about 9,942 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.fi⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesImatra highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vantaa13,982

Helsinki12,307

Turku11,977

Kouvola10,948

Tampere10,243

Imatra9,942

Lahti9,882

Jyväskylä9,685

Kuopio9,025

Joensuu9,008

Oulu8,794

Espoo7,549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,942 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016	31 Dec 2024	statfin.stat.fi⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	LPP	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	37.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Imatra. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Imatra?

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.

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 Imatra 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

Imatra 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
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 5.03 · Feb 5.31 · Mar 12.11 · Apr 19.44 · May 27.41 · Jun 29.15 · Jul 31.2 · Aug 30.62 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 16.29 · Nov 10.54 · Dec 7.53 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -39.85 · Feb -34.37 · Mar -24.65 · Apr -13.24 · May -3.11 · Jun 1.25 · Jul 6.8 · Aug 5.32 · Sep -0.96 · Oct -12.12 · Nov -30.55 · Dec -29.61 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.73 · Feb -8.84 · Mar -4.13 · Apr 3.33 · May 10.51 · Jun 14.91 · Jul 18.27 · Aug 16.39 · Sep 11.35 · Oct 4.27 · Nov -1.61 · Dec -6.22 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 48.7 · Feb 39.2 · Mar 39 · Apr 31 · May 45.8 · Jun 61.5 · Jul 73 · Aug 73.7 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 66.2 · Nov 58.9 · Dec 59.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

4.8

5.9

7.1

8.2

5.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 28.6% between 2013 and 2024, from 7.0 to 5.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Imatra?

The published population was 24,724 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.¹⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	155 km²	1 Jan 2024	www.maanmittauslaitos.fi¹⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	6.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,512 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁵Official
Population density	159.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁵Official
Population	24,724 people	31 Dec 2024	Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.¹⁵Official
Population covered by crime statistics	24,345 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	33.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

International community in Imatra

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	24,345	100.0%
Finland	21,929	90.1%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	2,416	9.9%
EUROPE	2,035	8.4%
Former Soviet Union	1,279	5.3%
Russia	297	1.2%
ASIA	236	1.0%
Ukraine	155	0.6%
Sweden	69	0.3%
Estonia	57	0.2%
Turkey	57	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
AFRICA	53	0.2%
Unknown	49	0.2%
Thailand	47	0.2%
AMERICA	41	0.2%
Philippines	38	0.2%
China	31	0.1%
Germany	30	0.1%
Syria	22	0.1%
Myanmar	17	0.1%
United States	15	0.1%
Sri Lanka	13	0.1%
Iraq	13	0.1%
Romania	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	13	0.1%
Poland	11	0.0%
OCEANIA	2	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	24,345	100.0%
Finland	22,799	93.6%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	1,546	6.4%
EUROPE	1,275	5.2%
Russia	745	3.1%
Ukraine	306	1.3%
ASIA	193	0.8%
Estonia	67	0.3%
Turkey	50	0.2%
AFRICA	44	0.2%
Philippines	35	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
China	30	0.1%
Thailand	23	0.1%
AMERICA	23	0.1%
Syria	22	0.1%
Myanmar	17	0.1%
Lithuania	15	0.1%
Romania	15	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	14	0.1%
Germany	12	0.0%
Iraq	11	0.0%
United Kingdom	11	0.0%
Sri Lanka	10	0.0%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

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	24,345	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	21,907	90.0%
Finnish	21,875	89.9%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	2,438	10.0%
Russian	1,549	6.4%
Ukrainian	265	1.1%
Estonian	65	0.3%
Kurdish	61	0.3%
English	56	0.2%
Thai	43	0.2%
Turkish	41	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Chinese	33	0.1%
Arabic	31	0.1%
Swedish	31	0.1%
Spanish; Castilian	28	0.1%
Tagalog	26	0.1%
German	23	0.1%
Romanian	18	0.1%
Burmese	17	0.1%
Persian, Farsi	15	0.1%
Lithuanian	14	0.1%
Other language	13	0.1%
Polish	11	0.0%
Sinhala; Sinhalese	11	0.0%
Kinyarwanda	10	0.0%

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	24.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Households	13,814 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Residents with a migration background	10.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Imatra

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.

Vaasa as an Imatra alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 70,361 Vaasa vs 24,724 Imatra+185%
Unemployment: 8.8% Vaasa vs 18.2% Imatra−52%
Nearest airport: 8.9 km Vaasa vs 37.7 km Imatra−76%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,184 Vaasa vs 9,942 Imatrano percentage
Foreign residents: 8.5% (2024) Vaasa vs 6.4% (2025) Imatrano percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,475 Vaasa vs €3,539 Imatrasame level

Full comparison More about Vaasa

Tallinn as an Imatra alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 296 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 37.7 km Imatra−85%
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Imatra−40%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,539 (2024) Imatrano percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 9,942 (2024) Imatrano percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities

Lempäälä24,854 residents Raisio25,738 residents Raahe23,571 residents Sastamala23,332 residents Sibbo23,006 residents Hollola22,849 residents

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Imatra in rankings

#18 of 30 in Most international cities in Finland #21 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Finland #24 of 30 in Safest cities in Finland by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Imatra when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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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 Imatra?

The published population was 24,724 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Imatra?

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

How safe is Imatra?

Police recorded about 9,942 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 Imatra?

The unemployment rate is 18.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Imatra?

The median gross salary is 3,539 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Imatra?

1,512 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra).

Is Imatra a good place to live?

Imatra 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 Imatra?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,929 people (90.1%) 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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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
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