Living in Jalasjärvi
At the end of 2024, unemployment in Jalasjärvi reached 8.4%.
Lower unemployment than 78% 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 Jalasjärvi?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Jalasjärvi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Jalasjärvi 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Jalasjärvi?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland9
Jalasjärvi 8.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Jalasjärvi. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Market Finland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Jalasjärvi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Jalasjärvi?
Police recorded about 7,114 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,114 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Jalasjärvi's nearest airport was VAA, 80 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Jalasjärvi. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course
Municipalities and employment services in Finland
For immigrants needing an integration plan.
Climate and air quality
Jalasjärvi's monthly mean temperatures were −7.3°C in January and 16.5°C in July. Jalasjärvi's monthly precipitation totalled 40.9 mm in January and 85.2 mm in July.
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 4.9 · Feb 5.69 · Mar 13.63 · Apr 19.9 · May 28.23 · Jun 31.06 · Jul 31.07 · Aug 29.04 · Sep 24.53 · Oct 16.47 · Nov 11.49 · Dec 7.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · parent municipality |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -35.82 · Feb -33.73 · Mar -22.21 · Apr -12.49 · May -5.18 · Jun -1.31 · Jul 5.2 · Aug 2.41 · Sep -1.89 · Oct -10.35 · Nov -23.55 · Dec -28.82 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -7.32 · Feb -7.33 · Mar -3.54 · Apr 2.79 · May 8.88 · Jun 13.33 · Jul 16.52 · Aug 14.85 · Sep 10.15 · Oct 3.82 · Nov -0.62 · Dec -4.4 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · parent municipality |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 40.9 · Feb 30.5 · Mar 27.7 · Apr 29.4 · May 41.3 · Jun 62.8 · Jul 85.2 · Aug 70.6 · Sep 58.7 · Oct 58.9 · Nov 47 · Dec 42.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Jalasjärvi?
The published population was 3,176 people in 2024. Source: Population 31.12. by Year, Municipality and urban settlement, Sex, Age and Information8
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,176 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Population 31.12. by Year, Municipality and urban settlement, Sex, Age and Information8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Jalasjärvi
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Jalasjärvi from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Jalasjärvi
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Finland
Other cities in Finland to compare with Jalasjärvi, nearest in population first.
How does Jalasjärvi compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Jalasjärvi 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 guideSchool 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; Jalasjärvi's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Jalasjärvi?
The published population was 3,176 people in 2024. Source: Population 31.12. by Year, Municipality and urban settlement, Sex, Age and Information.
How safe is Jalasjärvi?
Police recorded about 7,114 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 reporting.
What is the unemployment rate in Jalasjärvi?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.
What is the typical salary around Jalasjärvi?
The median gross salary is 3,286 EUR/month. Source: 15b2 Earnings of full-time wage and salary earners per month by sector, region and sex, 2024.
Is Jalasjärvi a good place to live?
Jalasjärvi 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.
Which cities are near Jalasjärvi?
Kurikka is near Jalasjärvi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Jalasjärvi, Finland: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5026f76bd2ae05d3d3fb2a212a0371ec]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/jalasjarvi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting 13ex · pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-10-05
- 15b2 Earnings of full-time wage and salary earners per month by sector, region and sex, 2024 pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-10-07
- 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
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Population 31.12. by Year, Municipality and urban settlement, Sex, Age and Information pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-23
- Statistics Finland pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-05
- Telia Finland mobile plan telia.fi · checked 2026-09-15
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- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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