Living in Keuruu

In Keuruu, unemployment is 12.3% (2024).

At the end of 2025, Keuruu had a population of 9,014. The regional median gross salary was €3,471 per month at the end of 2024. Keuruu had an unemployment rate of 12.3% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population9,014people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,471EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate12.3%country median 10.6% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime5,957incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 34% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Higher unemployment than 69% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 84% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Keuruu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2024, the dwelling count totalled 4,877.

No city-level rent figure is published for Keuruu. 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 citiesKeuruu 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	4,877 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official

Is Keuruu a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–63%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–65%

Student47%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 39–55%

Family52%strong on family, weak on housing · range 43–61%

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

Work and income

Average monthly gross earnings for Keuruu reached €3,806 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, 3,185 were in employment in Keuruu.

What is the unemployment rate in Keuruu?

The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹¹

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Keuruu is 12.3%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Keuruu 12.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,806 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
People in employment	3,185 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Employment rate	72.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
GDP per capita	40,168 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,471 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	12.3 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	72.5 %	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; Keuruu's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Keuruu?

Police recorded about 5,957 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 citiesKeuruu 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	5,957 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

Keuruu's nearest airport was JYV, 53 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	53 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	JYV	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 4.41 · Feb 4.39 · Mar 11.97 · Apr 18.68 · May 26.83 · Jun 27.43 · Jul 29.5 · Aug 28.73 · Sep 22.43 · Oct 15.53 · Nov 10.28 · Dec 6.93 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -40.51 · Feb -33.39 · Mar -23.47 · Apr -13.75 · May -4.15 · Jun -0.79 · Jul 4.77 · Aug 3.44 · Sep -2.44 · Oct -13.46 · Nov -28.58 · Dec -28.71 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -9.54 · Feb -8.96 · Mar -4.86 · Apr 2.29 · May 9.24 · Jun 13.69 · Jul 16.92 · Aug 15.02 · Sep 9.93 · Oct 3.08 · Nov -2.04 · Dec -6.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.1 · Feb 43.3 · Mar 41.8 · Apr 38.5 · May 45.4 · Jun 72.8 · Jul 88.7 · Aug 79.4 · Sep 65 · Oct 72.9 · Nov 67.1 · Dec 64.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The number of households reached 4,877 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Keuruu?

The published population was 9,014 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	3.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population	9,014 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	9,014 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	25.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

International community in Keuruu

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	9,014	100.0%
Finland	8,562	95.0%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	452	5.0%
EUROPE	330	3.7%
Former Soviet Union	117	1.3%
ASIA	74	0.8%
Ukraine	58	0.6%
Sweden	41	0.5%
AFRICA	26	0.3%
Estonia	25	0.3%
Russia	22	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
India	18	0.2%
Latvia	16	0.2%
Unknown	15	0.2%
Thailand	12	0.1%
Vietnam	10	0.1%
AMERICA	7	0.1%

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	9,014	100.0%
Finland	8,671	96.2%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	343	3.8%
EUROPE	252	2.8%
Ukraine	115	1.3%
ASIA	67	0.7%
Russia	53	0.6%
Estonia	21	0.2%
India	20	0.2%
Latvia	20	0.2%
AFRICA	20	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	10	0.1%
AMERICA	3	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	9,014	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	8,595	95.4%
Finnish	8,582	95.2%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	419	4.6%
Russian	117	1.3%
Ukrainian	111	1.2%
Estonian	25	0.3%
English	24	0.3%
Swedish	13	0.1%
Latvian	11	0.1%
Marathi	11	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Thai	11	0.1%

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	24.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Households	4,877 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Residents with a migration background	4.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Keuruu

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 Keuruu alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 9,014 Keuruu+475%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 5,957 Keuruu+36%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 3.8% Keuruu+71%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 12.3% Keuruu−18%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,471 Keuruu+14%

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Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities

Alajärvi8,982 residents Leppävirta8,924 residents Eurajoki8,920 residents Orivesi8,858 residents Lapinlahti8,803 residents Muhos8,767 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Keuruu 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 Keuruu?

The published population was 9,014 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Keuruu?

What is the unemployment rate in Keuruu?

The unemployment rate is 12.3 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Keuruu?

The median gross salary is 3,471 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Keuruu a good place to live?

Keuruu 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 Keuruu?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,562 people (95.0%) 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
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
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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