Living in Kittilä
In Kittilä, unemployment is 5.9% (2024).
Kittilä's population was 6,973 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,467 per month at the end of 2024. Kittilä registered an unemployment rate of 5.9% at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 94% of Finnish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 96% of Finnish cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Finnish city that publishes it.
Which Finland-wide rules apply when you move to Kittilä?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Kittilä. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Kittilä 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
At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €3,769 per month. Kittilä's employment count was 3,622 at the end of 2024. Kittilä's employment rate reached 85.2% at the end of 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Kittilä?
The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland12
Kittilä 5.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,769 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland9Official · regional context |
| People in employment | 3,622 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland10Official |
| Employment rate | 85.2 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland7Official |
| GDP per capita | 44,870 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | Statistics Finland11Official · regional context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,467 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland12Official |
Public employment offices in Kittilä
Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.
Kittilä — Verified local office
Valtatie 82, 99100 KITTILÄ, 99100
+358166455200 · tyollisyysalue@kittila.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 | 77.8 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics 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; Kittilä's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Kittilä?
Police recorded about 12,864 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 | 12,864 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
Kittilä's nearest airport was KTT, 4 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kittilä. 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
Is the air quality good in Kittilä?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 1.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 20243
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Kittilä 1.9
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 1.9 µg/m³country median 4.9 | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 20243Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 0.35 · Feb 0.64 · Mar 0.44 · Apr 14.53 · May 27.85 · Jun 30.06 · Jul 28.58 · Aug 26.27 · Sep 19.16 · Oct 11.34 · Nov 5.46 · Dec 1.26 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -38.78 · Feb -35.75 · Mar -28.03 · Apr -18.9 · May -9.99 · Jun -0.68 · Jul 1.67 · Aug -0.66 · Sep -4.3 · Oct -16.61 · Nov -32.84 · Dec -31.87 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -13.49 · Feb -12.62 · Mar -8.18 · Apr -2.49 · May 5.23 · Jun 11.18 · Jul 14.62 · Aug 12.19 · Sep 6.91 · Oct -0.37 · Nov -7.17 · Dec -10.65 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
The household count for Kittilä was 2,945 at the end of 2024.
How many people live in Kittilä?
The published population was 6,973 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland8
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No religion or other, share | 33.1 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Finland13Official |
International community in Kittilä
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 | 6,973 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 6,479 | 92.9% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 494 | 7.1% |
| EUROPE | 333 | 4.8% |
| ASIA | 117 | 1.7% |
| Sweden | 88 | 1.3% |
| Philippines | 57 | 0.8% |
| Former Soviet Union | 39 | 0.6% |
| Ukraine | 28 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 0.3% |
| Unknown | 20 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 19 | 0.3% |
| Germany | 16 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 15 | 0.2% |
| Russia | 14 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 13 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 13 | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 12 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 10 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 10 | 0.1% |
| AFRICA | 10 | 0.1% |
| AMERICA | 8 | 0.1% |
| OCEANIA | 6 | 0.1% |
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 | 6,973 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 6,621 | 95.0% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 352 | 5.0% |
| EUROPE | 224 | 3.2% |
| ASIA | 115 | 1.6% |
| Philippines | 59 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 43 | 0.6% |
| Bulgaria | 26 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 16 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 15 | 0.2% |
| Russia | 15 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 14 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 0.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 0.2% |
| Netherlands | 12 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 10 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 10 | 0.1% |
| AFRICA | 7 | 0.1% |
| OCEANIA | 3 | 0.0% |
| AMERICA | 2 | 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 | 6,973 | 100.0% |
| NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 6,555 | 94.0% |
| Finnish | 6,494 | 93.1% |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 418 | 6.0% |
| Russian | 53 | 0.8% |
| English | 47 | 0.7% |
| Ukrainian | 37 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 35 | 0.5% |
| Tagalog | 28 | 0.4% |
| Bulgarian | 26 | 0.4% |
| Sami | 26 | 0.4% |
Show 10 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other language | 25 | 0.4% |
| German | 25 | 0.4% |
| Estonian | 18 | 0.3% |
| Thai | 18 | 0.3% |
| Turkish | 17 | 0.2% |
| Arabic | 15 | 0.2% |
| Sinhala; Sinhalese | 13 | 0.2% |
| Hungarian | 11 | 0.2% |
| Dutch | 11 | 0.2% |
| Albanian | 10 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Kittilä
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 Kittilä alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 809 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,973 Kittilä+644%
- Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 5.9% Kittilä+71%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 12,864 Kittilä−37%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,467 Kittilä+14%
- Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 5.0% Kittilä+30%
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Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Kittilä?
The published population was 6,973 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.
Is the air quality good in Kittilä?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 1.9 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 2024.
How safe is Kittilä?
Police recorded about 12,864 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 Kittilä?
The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.
What is the typical salary around Kittilä?
The median gross salary is 3,467 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.
Is Kittilä a good place to live?
Kittilä 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 Kittilä?
The official country of birth distribution records 6,479 people (92.9%) 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). Kittilä, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 13724745b3e61715b226d7dcd128a7ca]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/kittila/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 2024 assets.ctfassets.net · checked 2026-09-23
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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- Statistics Finland country of birth distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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