Living in Juva

In Juva, unemployment is 9.8% (2024).

The population of Juva totalled 5,569 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary was €3,348 per month at the end of 2024. Juva's unemployment stood at 9.8% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population5,569people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,348EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate9.8%country median 10.6% — 8% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime7,937incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 12% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Juva.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Juva. 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 citiesJuva 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 plan¹⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	3,074 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official

Is Juva a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%

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

Student43%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 35–51%

Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 41–59%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Work and income

Juva's average monthly gross earnings totalled €3,644 per month at the end of 2024. Juva had 2,105 at the end of 2024. The employment rate was 77.3% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Juva?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹¹

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Juva is 9.8%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Juva 9.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,644 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
People in employment	2,105 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Employment rate	77.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
GDP per capita	38,404 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,348 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	9.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Public employment offices in Juva

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Juva — Verified local office

Sairaalatie 3, 51900 JUVA, 51900

+358151942200 · tyollisyyspalvelut@mikkeli.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	70.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official

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; Juva's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Juva?

Police recorded about 7,937 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 citiesJuva 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	7,937 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

Juva's nearest airport was SVL, 58 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	58 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SVL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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-5°-11°

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1°-8°

8°-2°

15°3°

19°9°

22°12°

20°10°

14°6°

7°2°

1°-3°

-2°-7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -4.8 · Feb -4.1 · Mar 0.8 · Apr 7.5 · May 14.9 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 20 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -10.9 · Feb -11.1 · Mar -7.9 · Apr -1.9 · May 3.5 · Jun 8.8 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 6 · Oct 1.6 · Nov -2.9 · Dec -7.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.5 · Feb -7.5 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 2.8 · May 9.6 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 15 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 49.2 · Feb 37.6 · Mar 35.3 · Apr 29.3 · May 42 · Jun 62.8 · Jul 80.3 · Aug 72.7 · Sep 60.3 · Oct 64 · Nov 58.6 · Dec 52.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Jyväskylä ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.6 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±2.4 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±2.4 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±3.3 °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

The number of households reached 3,074 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Juva?

The published population was 5,569 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	3.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population	5,569 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	5,569 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	18.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

International community in Juva

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	5,569	100.0%
Finland	5,307	95.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	262	4.7%
EUROPE	201	3.6%
Former Soviet Union	87	1.6%
ASIA	48	0.9%
Ukraine	43	0.8%
Estonia	21	0.4%
Philippines	18	0.3%
Thailand	13	0.2%
AMERICA	3	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
AFRICA	1	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	5,569	100.0%
Finland	5,367	96.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	202	3.6%
EUROPE	154	2.8%
Ukraine	76	1.4%
ASIA	43	0.8%
Russia	25	0.4%
Estonia	23	0.4%
Philippines	16	0.3%
Thailand	12	0.2%
AMERICA	2	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
AFRICA	1	0.0%

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

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	5,569	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	5,314	95.4%
Finnish	5,298	95.1%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	255	4.6%
Ukrainian	79	1.4%
Russian	64	1.1%
Estonian	27	0.5%
Swedish	16	0.3%
Thai	13	0.2%
Tagalog	12	0.2%
German	10	0.2%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	21.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Households	3,074 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Residents with a migration background	4.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Juva

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.

Porvoo as a Juva alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 5,569 Juva+831%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 3.6% Juva+81%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,348 Juva+18%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 9.8% Juva+3%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 7,937 Juvasame level

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Alternative cities in Finland

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Viitasaari5,695 residents Malax5,392 residents Ingå5,391 residents Tammela5,777 residents Kannus5,246 residents Larsmo5,955 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Juva 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.

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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 Juva?

The published population was 5,569 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Juva?

What is the unemployment rate in Juva?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Juva?

The median gross salary is 3,348 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Juva a good place to live?

Juva 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 Juva?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,307 people (95.3%) 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 language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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