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Living in Kauhajoki

In Kauhajoki, unemployment is 10.6% (2024).

Kauhajoki numbered 12,429 residents at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,286 per month. An unemployment rate of 10.6% was measured at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population12,429people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,286EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate10.6%country median 10.6% — about the sameOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime7,756incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 14% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Kauhajoki.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kauhajoki. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kauhajoki recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesKauhajoki highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kauhajoki highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DNA fixed broadband2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.93 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Finland mobile plan18Official · national market
Dwellings6,270 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Is Kauhajoki a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–65%
Student44%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 36–52%
Family46%strong on family, weak on housing · range 37–55%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

Average monthly gross earnings were €3,592 per month at the end of 2024. The employment figure in Kauhajoki was 4,850 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the employment rate stood at 74%.

What is the unemployment rate in Kauhajoki?

The unemployment rate is 10.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland12

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Kauhajoki is 10.6%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,592 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
People in employment4,850 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Employment rate74 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
GDP per capita39,673 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland11Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,286 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.6 %country median 10.6% — about the same31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland12Official

Public employment offices in Kauhajoki

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Verified locally

Kauhajoki — Verified local office

Opettajantie 1, 61800 KAUHAJOKI, 61800

+358405478375 · tyollisyysalue@vuoksi.fi

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Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher71 %31 Dec 2024Statistics 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; Kauhajoki's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Kauhajoki?

Police recorded about 7,756 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 citiesKauhajoki highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kauhajoki highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,756 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Kauhajoki's nearest airport was VAA, 72 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport72 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)VAA3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 5.6 · Feb 5.89 · Mar 13.23 · Apr 18.4 · May 26.79 · Jun 30.1 · Jul 29.78 · Aug 27.58 · Sep 21.77 · Oct 15.63 · Nov 11.18 · Dec 7.27 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -30.3 · Feb -29.34 · Mar -19.35 · Apr -9.82 · May -4.05 · Jun 0.09 · Jul 6.06 · Aug 4.5 · Sep -0.01 · Oct -6.76 · Nov -20.61 · Dec -24.18 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -5.6 · Feb -6.1 · Mar -2.9 · Apr 2.9 · May 8.9 · Jun 13.4 · Jul 16 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 4.1 · Nov -0.2 · Dec -3.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 37.5 · Feb 30.6 · Mar 27.4 · Apr 27.1 · May 39 · Jun 59.9 · Jul 71.4 · Aug 72.3 · Sep 53.8 · Oct 59.9 · Nov 48.1 · Dec 46.6 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2024, Kauhajoki had 6,270 households.

How many people live in Kauhajoki?

The published population was 12,429 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share3.8 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population12,429 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Population covered by crime statistics12,429 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)17Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share19 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

International community in Kauhajoki

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL12,429100.0%
Finland11,74594.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL6845.5%
EUROPE5204.2%
Sweden1561.3%
ASIA1150.9%
Hungary900.7%
Ukraine810.7%
Former Soviet Union660.5%
Thailand390.3%
Estonia360.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Vietnam330.3%
Russia300.2%
Unknown240.2%
Turkey200.2%
AMERICA160.1%
Iran120.1%
AFRICA70.1%
OCEANIA20.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL12,429100.0%
Finland11,95996.2%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL4703.8%
EUROPE3602.9%
Ukraine1201.0%
ASIA960.8%
Hungary910.7%
Estonia400.3%
Russia360.3%
Thailand340.3%
Vietnam250.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Sweden230.2%
Iran120.1%
Turkey100.1%
AMERICA80.1%
AFRICA30.0%
OCEANIA10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total12,429100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL11,88795.6%
Finnish11,84095.3%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL5424.4%
Ukrainian1301.0%
Hungarian1020.8%
Russian580.5%
Swedish470.4%
Estonian440.4%
Vietnamese410.3%
Thai360.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkish200.2%
English180.1%
Kurdish140.1%
Persian, Farsi120.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher22 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households6,270 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Residents with a migration background4.8 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

Alternatives for people set on Kauhajoki

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.

Kurikka as a Kauhajoki alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 8.4% Kurikka vs 10.6% Kauhajoki−21%
  • Residents: 19,441 Kurikka vs 12,429 Kauhajoki+56%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,114 Kurikka vs 7,756 Kauhajoki−8%
  • Foreign residents: 3.2% Kurikka vs 3.8% Kauhajoki−16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,286 Kurikka vs €3,286 Kauhajokisame level
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Porvoo as a Kauhajoki alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 293 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 12,429 Kauhajoki+317%
  • Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 3.8% Kauhajoki+71%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,286 Kauhajoki+21%
  • Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 10.6% Kauhajoki−5%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 7,756 Kauhajoki+5%
Full comparisonMore about Porvoo

Cities near Kauhajoki

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Finland

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

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Ilmajoki12,405 residentsKankaanpää12,508 residentsUlvila12,339 residentsKalajoki12,155 residentsLiperi11,980 residentsPaimio11,284 residents

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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 Kauhajoki?

The published population was 12,429 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Kauhajoki?

Police recorded about 7,756 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 Kauhajoki?

The unemployment rate is 10.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Kauhajoki?

The median gross salary is 3,286 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Kauhajoki a good place to live?

Kauhajoki 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 Kauhajoki?

Kurikka is near Kauhajoki. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Finland live in Kauhajoki?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,745 people (94.5%) 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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