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Living in Kokemäki

In Kokemäki, unemployment is 11.7% (2024).

The population of Kokemäki totalled 6,583 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,434 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Kokemäki reached 11.7%.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population6,583people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,434EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate11.7%country median 10.6% — 10% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime12,061incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 34% aboveOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Kokemäki.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesKokemäki highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kokemäki 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 plan16Official · national market
Dwellings3,539 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland5Official

Is Kokemäki 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–63%
Student43%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 35–51%
Family49%strong on family, weak on housing · range 40–58%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

Kokemäki's average monthly gross earnings totalled €3,790 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, 2,545 were in employment in Kokemäki. The employment rate was 73.6% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Kokemäki?

The unemployment rate is 11.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland10

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Kokemäki is 11.7%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,790 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official · regional context
People in employment2,545 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Employment rate73.6 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland5Official
GDP per capita46,185 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,434 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate11.7 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher71.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland5Official

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; Kokemäki's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Kokemäki?

Police recorded about 12,061 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 citiesKokemäki highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kokemäki 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 residents12,061 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Kokemäki's nearest airport was POR, 37 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights3Official
Distance to the nearest major airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports4Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)POR3 Aug 2026OurAirports4Official

Language courses and integration

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.8 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 8.9 · May 15.5 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 21 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 2.9 · Dec 0.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.7 · Feb -8.7 · Mar -5.6 · Apr -0.3 · May 4.2 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 10.6 · Sep 6.6 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -1.3 · Dec -4.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.5 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -1.6 · Apr 4.1 · May 10.1 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 5.2 · Nov 1 · Dec -2.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 44.3 · Feb 32.7 · Mar 28.7 · Apr 29.4 · May 36 · Jun 61.2 · Jul 61.4 · Aug 69.4 · Sep 56.5 · Oct 65.1 · Nov 52.7 · Dec 52 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Tampere ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.1 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.0 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.4 °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

The number of households reached 3,539 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Kokemäki?

The published population was 6,583 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share3.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland5Official
Population6,583 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland6Official
Population covered by crime statistics6,583 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)15Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share27.1 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland11Official

International community in Kokemäki

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
TOTAL6,583100.0%
Finland6,30495.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL2794.2%
EUROPE2143.3%
Former Soviet Union590.9%
Estonia540.8%
ASIA450.7%
Thailand240.4%
Poland190.3%
Sweden160.2%
Turkey140.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukraine140.2%
Russia110.2%
Unknown110.2%
AMERICA60.1%
AFRICA30.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL6,583100.0%
Finland6,35696.6%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL2273.4%
EUROPE1872.8%
Estonia761.2%
ASIA350.5%
Ukraine260.4%
Poland230.3%
Russia230.3%
Thailand140.2%
AMERICA30.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AFRICA10.0%

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

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,583100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL6,30895.8%
Finnish6,29295.6%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL2754.2%
Estonian731.1%
Russian560.9%
Thai240.4%
Ukrainian230.3%
Polish220.3%
Swedish160.2%
English130.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kurdish120.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher23 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland5Official
Households3,539 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Residents with a migration background4.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland11Official

Alternatives for people set on Kokemäki

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 Kokemäki alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,583 Kokemäki+688%
  • Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 3.4% Kokemäki+91%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 12,061 Kokemäki−33%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,434 Kokemäki+16%
  • Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 11.7% Kokemäki−14%
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Alternative cities in Finland

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

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Harjavalta6,565 residentsSuonenjoki6,549 residentsTyrnävä6,470 residentsIkaalinen6,704 residentsHaapajärvi6,441 residentsRusko6,381 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 Kokemäki?

The published population was 6,583 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Kokemäki?

Police recorded about 12,061 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 Kokemäki?

The unemployment rate is 11.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Kokemäki?

The median gross salary is 3,434 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Kokemäki a good place to live?

Kokemäki 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 Kokemäki?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,304 people (95.8%) 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). Kokemäki, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a0f1e6f58e2ad60d4f996171cefd8515]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/kokemaki/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Kokemäki, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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