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Living in Kempele

In Kempele, unemployment is 9.8% (2024).

Kempele covers 110.1 km², with a population density of 178.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population19,657people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.
Median gross salary (region)3,526EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi
Unemployment rate9.8%country median 10.6% — 8% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime5,250incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 42% belowOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 4.9 — 2% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Kempele.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesKempele highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kempele 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 broadband1Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.93 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Finland mobile plan16Official · national market
Dwellings8,151 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Is Kempele 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 worker64%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–74%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on housing · range 58–76%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 54–70%
Family61%strong on family, weak on housing · range 52–70%
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kempele?

The unemployment rate is 9.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland9

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

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment8,699 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Employment rate80.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,526 EUR/month31 Dec 2024pxweb2.stat.fi5Official
Unemployment rate9.8 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kempele. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kempele. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher80.7 %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; Kempele's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Kempele?

Police recorded 5,250 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi6

Recorded crime across major citiesKempele highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kempele highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vantaa13,982
Helsinki12,307
Turku11,977
Kouvola10,948
Tampere10,243
Lahti9,882
Jyväskylä9,685
Kuopio9,025
Joensuu9,008
Oulu8,794
Espoo7,549
Kempele5,250
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,250 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 2024statfin.stat.fi6Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OUL, 7.5 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat3Official
Nearest airportOUL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport7.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Kempele?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2021) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FinlandAnnual PM2.5 in Kempele is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 39 cities with data, 16 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³country median 4.931 Dec 2021European Environment Agency2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -4.8 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 5.8 · May 12.6 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.9 · Feb -12.1 · Mar -8.3 · Apr -2.5 · May 3.4 · Jun 9.3 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 10.6 · Sep 6 · Oct 0.6 · Nov -4.2 · Dec -8.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average temperature by monthJan -8.2 · Feb -8.4 · Mar -4.4 · Apr 1.6 · May 8 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 3.3 · Nov -1.6 · Dec -5.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 31.6 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 26.4 · Apr 22.7 · May 39.5 · Jun 51.1 · Jul 79.9 · Aug 62.3 · Sep 49 · Oct 51.1 · Nov 43.4 · Dec 38.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2013–2021

Annual PM2.5 fell 28.6% between 2013 and 2021, from 7.0 to 5.0.

Similar climate. In Finland: Kuopio ±0.9 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±3.4 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±3.7 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±3.8 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±3.2 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±3.9 °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

How many people live in Kempele?

The published population was 19,657 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area110.1 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi21Official
Foreign-resident share0.9 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Foreign residents180 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official
Population density178.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official
Population19,657 people31 Dec 2024Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.14Official
Population covered by crime statistics19,702 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)15Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share23 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland10Official

International community in Kempele

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
TOTAL19,702100.0%
Finland19,21797.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL4852.5%
EUROPE3281.7%
Sweden1630.8%
ASIA1120.6%
Former Soviet Union600.3%
Thailand350.2%
China200.1%
AMERICA190.1%
Vietnam160.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russia150.1%
Unknown140.1%
Turkey130.1%
Philippines110.1%
Ukraine110.1%
AFRICA110.1%
OCEANIA10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL19,702100.0%
Finland19,52699.1%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1760.9%
EUROPE1000.5%
ASIA680.3%
Thailand230.1%
China160.1%
Russia140.1%
Ukraine140.1%
Estonia110.1%
Turkey100.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AMERICA40.0%
AFRICA30.0%
OCEANIA10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total19,702100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL19,39698.4%
Finnish19,35798.2%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL3061.6%
Russian660.3%
Thai290.1%
Swedish270.1%
Vietnamese260.1%
Arabic190.1%
Chinese170.1%
Turkish140.1%
Show 6 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Estonian130.1%
Hungarian130.1%
Ukrainian130.1%
Sami120.1%
English110.1%
Spanish; Castilian110.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher38.9 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households8,151 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Residents with a migration background1.7 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland10Official

Alternatives for people set on Kempele

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.

Tyrnävä as a Kempele alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, region: €3,526 Tyrnävä vs €3,526 Kempeleno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,235 (2025) Tyrnävä vs 5,250 (2024) Kempeleno percentage
  • Unemployment: 9.6% Tyrnävä vs 9.8% Kempelesame level
  • Foreign residents: 0.9% Tyrnävä vs 0.9% Kempelesame level
Full comparisonMore about Tyrnävä

Porvoo as a Kempele alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 502 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 0.9% Kempele+622%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,526 Kempeleno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 (2025) Porvoo vs 5,250 (2024) Kempeleno percentage
  • Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 9.8% Kempele+3%
Full comparisonMore about Porvoo

Cities near Kempele

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

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities
Varkaus19,669 residentsKurikka19,441 residentsKemi19,402 residentsNaantali20,129 residentsJämsä19,116 residentsHamina19,113 residents

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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 Kempele?

The published population was 19,657 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Kempele?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2021) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Kempele?

Police recorded 5,250 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi.

What is the unemployment rate in Kempele?

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

What is the typical salary around Kempele?

The median gross salary is 3,526 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Kempele?

180 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra).

Is Kempele a good place to live?

Kempele 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 Kempele?

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

How many people born in Finland live in Kempele?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,217 people (97.5%) 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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  4. Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra) pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-07-14
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