Living in Karkkila

Karkkila is a city in Finland. Its population was 8,274 at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,967 per month. Karkkila registered an unemployment rate of 12.8% at the end of 2024.

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

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 Karkkila.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Karkkila yet. Finland has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesKarkkila highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	4,293 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €4,513 per month. At the end of 2024, employment in Karkkila reached 3,420. For Karkkila, the employment rate was 73.9% at the end of 2024.

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Karkkila is 12.8%. Of 139 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,513 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
People in employment	3,420 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Employment rate	73.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
GDP per capita	62,093 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹¹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,967 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	12.8 %country median 10.5%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct	66.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Karkkila's nearest airport was HEL, 48 km away and offered 88 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Airport Direct Destinations Count	88 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km	48 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest Major Airport Iata	HEL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -2 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 9.2 · May 16.1 · Jun 19.9 · Jul 22.7 · Aug 21.3 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.5 · Feb -9.8 · Mar -6.9 · Apr -1.5 · May 2.7 · Jun 7.5 · Jul 10.2 · Aug 8.9 · Sep 5.2 · Oct 1.3 · Nov -1.9 · Dec -5.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.8 · Feb -5.5 · Mar -2.2 · Apr 3.7 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 57.1 · Feb 41.6 · Mar 37.1 · Apr 34.1 · May 39 · Jun 65.6 · Jul 68.1 · Aug 77.6 · Sep 59.9 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 67.9 · Dec 58.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO²Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Finland

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Finland cities

Somero8,339 residents Laitila8,400 residents Sodankylä8,095 residents Pöytyä7,903 residents Hausjärvi7,862 residents Asikkala7,841 residents

Population and city profile

Karkkila counted 4,293 households at the end of 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	6.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population	8,274 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population	8,274 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	36.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

International community in Karkkila

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	8,274	100.0%
Finland	7,582	91.6%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	692	8.4%
EUROPE	493	6.0%
Estonia	157	1.9%
ASIA	133	1.6%
Former Soviet Union	117	1.4%
Sweden	39	0.5%
Ukraine	34	0.4%
China	30	0.4%
AFRICA	29	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Philippines	23	0.3%
Turkey	22	0.3%
AMERICA	21	0.3%
Russia	19	0.2%
Syria	19	0.2%
Thailand	17	0.2%
Poland	15	0.2%
Former Yugoslavia	15	0.2%
Unknown	14	0.2%
Kenya	13	0.2%
Serbia	12	0.1%
Afghanistan	11	0.1%
Germany	11	0.1%
Iraq	10	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	8,274	100.0%
Finland	7,718	93.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	556	6.7%
EUROPE	420	5.1%
Estonia	177	2.1%
ASIA	101	1.2%
Ukraine	70	0.8%
Russia	56	0.7%
China	34	0.4%
Philippines	22	0.3%
AFRICA	21	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkey	17	0.2%
Poland	16	0.2%
Kenya	13	0.2%
Thailand	13	0.2%
Afghanistan	12	0.1%
Romania	12	0.1%
Bulgaria	11	0.1%
AMERICA	11	0.1%
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	8,274	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	7,562	91.4%
Finnish	7,505	90.7%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	712	8.6%
Estonian	183	2.2%
Russian	132	1.6%
Ukrainian	60	0.7%
Swedish	57	0.7%
English	41	0.5%
Chinese	35	0.4%
Arabic	25	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Turkish	23	0.3%
Kurdish	20	0.2%
Serbian	20	0.2%
Thai	17	0.2%
Bulgarian	16	0.2%
Polish	16	0.2%
Persian, Farsi	14	0.2%
Tagalog	14	0.2%
German	11	0.1%
Romanian	11	0.1%
Other language	10	0.1%

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

Is Karkkila 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–64%

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

Family53%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 44–62%

Retirement61%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–73%

Population8,274 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Dwellings4,293 dwellings31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Average gross earnings4,513 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

People in employment3,420 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Employment rate73.9 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

GDP per capita62,093 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · Statistics Finland

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	21.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Households	4,293 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Residents with a migration background	8.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Karkkila 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

What should a first-home buyer know about Karkkila?

Official price, transaction-count and household-income context; not an affordability score or recommendation.

Published sales — old dwellings in housing companies74 transactionsofficial_municipality · 2025Official source⁵

Average price per m² — old dwellings in housing companies1,094 EUR/m²official_municipality · 2025Official source⁵

Median disposable cash income of household-dwelling units36,589 EUR/yearofficial_municipality · 2024Official source¹

Prices, incomes and transaction counts retain their source-native dwelling and geographic scope. ImmigrationDB does not estimate a deposit, borrowing capacity or whether buying is affordable for an individual household.

Which comparable places record less crime than Karkkila?

9 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Karkkila in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Karkkila: 8,092.4 offences/100k (2024).

Kauniainen — 4,749.8 offences/100k2024 Loppi — 5,171.7 offences/100k2024 Siuntio — 6,001.3 offences/100k2024 Ingå — 6,553.1 offences/100k2024 Mäntsälä — 7,571.4 offences/100k2024 Sibbo — 7,679.8 offences/100k2024 Hausjärvi — 7,771.2 offences/100k2024

city:fi:geonames:656913 — 8,062.8 offences/100k2024

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source¹⁷

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Karkkila?

The median gross salary is 3,967 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the unemployment rate in Karkkila?

The unemployment rate is 12.8 %. Source: Statistics Finland.

How many people live in Karkkila?

The published population is 8,274 people. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Karkkila a good place to live?

Karkkila 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 Afghanistan live in Karkkila?

The official country of birth distribution records 11 people (0.1%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Is Karkkila a good place for a first-home buyer?

The current official set provides 3 factual inputs for Published sales — old dwellings in housing companies, Average price per m² — old dwellings in housing companies, Median disposable cash income of household-dwelling units. They provide local context, but do not establish individual affordability or a buy recommendation.

Which comparable places record less crime than Karkkila?

9 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Karkkila in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Statistics Finland PxWeb 13ex + 11ra, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Karkkila, Finland: salary, jobs, safety, climate, schools [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/karkkila/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_karkkila-finland-salary-jobs-safety-climate-schools_f1806dcb159d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Karkkila, Finland: salary, jobs, safety, climate, schools},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/karkkila/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Prices per square meter of old dwellings in housing companies and numbers of transactions by municipality, yearly by Year, Municipality, Building type and Information pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-29
statfin.stat.fi recorded crime data statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
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 StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population) statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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