Living in Kuhmo

In Kuhmo, unemployment is 13.9% (2024).

Kuhmo's population was 7,300 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary was €3,442 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Kuhmo reached 13.9%.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population7,300people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,442EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate13.9%country median 10.6% — 31% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime6,616incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 27% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Higher unemployment than 83% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 74% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Kuhmo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kuhmo. 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 citiesKuhmo 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 plan¹⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	4,144 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Is Kuhmo a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–63%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 36–52%

Family51%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 42–60%

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

Work and income

The average monthly gross earnings figure was €3,679 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, 2,500 were in employment in Kuhmo. The employment rate was 70.6% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Kuhmo?

The unemployment rate is 13.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹²

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Kuhmo is 13.9%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Kuhmo 13.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,679 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
People in employment	2,500 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Employment rate	70.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
GDP per capita	37,805 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹¹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,442 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	13.9 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kuhmo. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Job Market Finland — Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	73 %	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; Kuhmo's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Kuhmo?

Police recorded about 6,616 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 citiesKuhmo 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	6,616 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

Kuhmo's nearest airport was KAJ, 90 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	90 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KAJ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kuhmo. 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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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 0.43 · Feb 0.47 · Mar 0.99 · Apr 17.44 · May 25.01 · Jun 28.93 · Jul 29.7 · Aug 30.22 · Sep 21.62 · Oct 14.86 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 5.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -39.41 · Feb -35.29 · Mar -27.4 · Apr -17.49 · May -6.07 · Jun -0.56 · Jul 4.36 · Aug 2.01 · Sep -2.31 · Oct -15.46 · Nov -23.59 · Dec -31.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -12.36 · Feb -11.29 · Mar -6.68 · Apr -0.31 · May 7.83 · Jun 12.89 · Jul 16.39 · Aug 14.04 · Sep 8.91 · Oct 1.64 · Nov -4.23 · Dec -9.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 47.4 · Feb 42.7 · Mar 37.8 · Apr 34.1 · May 60.7 · Jun 68.7 · Jul 82 · Aug 78.8 · Sep 67.2 · Oct 63.9 · Nov 58.5 · Dec 58.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2024, Kuhmo had 4,144 households.

How many people live in Kuhmo?

The published population was 7,300 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	2.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population	7,300 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Population covered by crime statistics	7,300 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	20.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

International community in Kuhmo

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	7,300	100.0%
Finland	7,019	96.2%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	281	3.8%
EUROPE	215	2.9%
Former Soviet Union	144	2.0%
ASIA	49	0.7%
Philippines	34	0.5%
Russia	21	0.3%
Sweden	15	0.2%
AMERICA	5	0.1%
AFRICA	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

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	7,300	100.0%
Finland	7,131	97.7%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	169	2.3%
EUROPE	118	1.6%
Russia	85	1.2%
ASIA	43	0.6%
Philippines	34	0.5%
AFRICA	4	0.1%
AMERICA	4	0.1%

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	7,300	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	7,039	96.4%
Finnish	7,034	96.4%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	261	3.6%
Russian	159	2.2%
Tagalog	21	0.3%
Other language	15	0.2%
English	12	0.2%
Ukrainian	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	19.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Households	4,144 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Residents with a migration background	3.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Kuhmo

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 Kuhmo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 460 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 7,300 Kuhmo+610%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 2.3% Kuhmo+183%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 13.9% Kuhmo−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 6,616 Kuhmo+23%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,442 Kuhmo+15%

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Alternative cities in Finland

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All Finland cities

Kiuruvesi7,255 residents Inari7,244 residents Nykarleby7,391 residents Mynämäki7,424 residents Pudasjärvi7,168 residents Laihia7,534 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 Kuhmo?

The published population was 7,300 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Kuhmo?

What is the unemployment rate in Kuhmo?

The unemployment rate is 13.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Kuhmo?

The median gross salary is 3,442 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Kuhmo a good place to live?

Kuhmo 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 Kuhmo?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,019 people (96.2%) 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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DNA fixed broadband dna.fi · checked 2026-09-15
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
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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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