Living in Kemijärvi
In Kemijärvi, unemployment is 15.6% (2024).
Kemijärvi numbered 6,919 residents at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Kemijärvi showed €3,467 per month at the end of 2024. Kemijärvi registered an unemployment rate of 15.6% at the end of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 89% of Finnish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 64% of Finnish cities that publish it.
Which Finland-wide rules apply when you move to Kemijärvi?
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Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Kemijärvi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Kemijärvi 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
The average monthly gross earnings figure was €3,769 per month at the end of 2024. Employment totaled 2,293 in Kemijärvi at the end of 2024. Employment rates for Kemijärvi measured 68.5% at the end of 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Kemijärvi?
The unemployment rate is 15.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland11
Kemijärvi 15.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,769 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland8Official · regional context |
| People in employment | 2,293 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland9Official |
| Employment rate | 68.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland6Official |
| GDP per capita | 44,870 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | Statistics Finland10Official · regional context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,467 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 15.6 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland11Official |
Public employment offices in Kemijärvi
Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.
Kemijärvi — Verified local office
Kirkkokatu 16, 98100 KEMIJÄRVI, 98100
+358400610870 · tyollisyysalue@sodankyla.fi
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 | 73.1 % | 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; Kemijärvi's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Kemijärvi?
Police recorded about 9,785 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 | 9,785 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
Kemijärvi's nearest airport was RVN, 73 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kemijärvi. 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 0.31 · Feb 0.33 · Mar 0.45 · Apr 15.69 · May 24.77 · Jun 30.49 · Jul 29 · Aug 26.45 · Sep 19.77 · Oct 12.81 · Nov 6.82 · Dec 1.11 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -35.35 · Feb -36.47 · Mar -26.5 · Apr -18.24 · May -8.49 · Jun -0.48 · Jul 3.14 · Aug 1.28 · Sep -3.95 · Oct -14.08 · Nov -27.47 · Dec -34.14 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -13.07 · Feb -12.2 · Mar -7.81 · Apr -1.81 · May 6.02 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 15.29 · Aug 12.77 · Sep 7.57 · Oct 0.32 · Nov -5.79 · Dec -10.05 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
Kemijärvi counted 3,855 households at the end of 2024.
How many people live in Kemijärvi?
The published population was 6,919 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland7
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No religion or other, share | 31 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Finland12Official |
International community in Kemijärvi
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 | 6,919 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 6,444 | 93.1% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 475 | 6.9% |
| EUROPE | 338 | 4.9% |
| Former Soviet Union | 136 | 2.0% |
| ASIA | 107 | 1.5% |
| Ukraine | 72 | 1.0% |
| Sweden | 70 | 1.0% |
| Philippines | 49 | 0.7% |
| Myanmar | 27 | 0.4% |
| Russia | 20 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 17 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 12 | 0.2% |
| Germany | 10 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 10 | 0.1% |
| AFRICA | 10 | 0.1% |
| AMERICA | 2 | 0.0% |
| OCEANIA | 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 | 6,919 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 6,552 | 94.7% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 367 | 5.3% |
| EUROPE | 246 | 3.6% |
| Ukraine | 158 | 2.3% |
| ASIA | 107 | 1.5% |
| Philippines | 52 | 0.8% |
| Russia | 38 | 0.5% |
| Myanmar | 27 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 12 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 11 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 11 | 0.2% |
| AFRICA | 10 | 0.1% |
| AMERICA | 1 | 0.0% |
| OCEANIA | 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 | 6,919 | 100.0% |
| NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 6,524 | 94.3% |
| Finnish | 6,514 | 94.1% |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 395 | 5.7% |
| Ukrainian | 129 | 1.9% |
| Russian | 96 | 1.4% |
| Tagalog | 37 | 0.5% |
| Burmese | 26 | 0.4% |
| Estonian | 11 | 0.2% |
| Thai | 11 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 10 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Kemijärvi
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 Kemijärvi alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 708 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,919 Kemijärvi+650%
- Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 15.6% Kemijärvi−35%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,467 Kemijärvi+14%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 9,785 Kemijärvi−17%
- Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 5.3% Kemijärvi+23%
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Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Kemijärvi?
The published population was 6,919 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.
How safe is Kemijärvi?
Police recorded about 9,785 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 Kemijärvi?
The unemployment rate is 15.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.
What is the typical salary around Kemijärvi?
The median gross salary is 3,467 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.
Is Kemijärvi a good place to live?
Kemijärvi 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 Kemijärvi?
The official country of birth distribution records 6,444 people (93.1%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kemijärvi, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 099d0c8d8ac0dfe69841bb13359e59a3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/kemijarvi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- DNA fixed broadband dna.fi · checked 2026-09-15
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- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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- Statistics Finland pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-05
- 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
- Telia Finland mobile plan telia.fi · checked 2026-09-15
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