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Living in Lieto

In Lieto, unemployment is 6.5% (2024).

Lieto's population was 20,732 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,435 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 6.5% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population20,732people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,435EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate6.5%country median 10.6% — 39% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime5,962incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 34% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Lower unemployment than 92% 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 Lieto?

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 Lieto.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2024, the dwelling count totalled 8,986.

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesLieto highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lieto 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 plan18Official · national market
Dwellings8,986 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Is Lieto 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–73%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on housing · range 58–76%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 52–68%
Family59%strong on family, weak on housing · range 50–68%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

Lieto's average monthly gross earnings totalled €3,806 per month at the end of 2024. The employment figure in Lieto was 9,713 at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Lieto?

The unemployment rate is 6.5 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland12

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Lieto is 6.5%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,806 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
People in employment9,713 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Employment rate83.7 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
GDP per capita45,556 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland11Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,435 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.5 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland12Official

Public employment offices in Lieto

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Lieto — Verified local office

Hyvättyläntie 4 as 32, 21420 LIETO, 21420

yritysjatyollisyyspalvelut@lieto.fi

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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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher78.3 %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; Lieto's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Lieto?

Police recorded about 5,962 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 citiesLieto highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lieto 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 residents5,962 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Lieto's nearest airport was TKU, 11 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport7 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)TKU3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 9.1 · May 15.5 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 0.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -6.5 · Feb -7.1 · Mar -4.7 · Apr -0.2 · May 4.6 · Jun 9.3 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 7.4 · Oct 2.8 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.8 · Feb -4.5 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 4.1 · May 10 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 17.5 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -1.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54 · Feb 40.8 · Mar 37 · Apr 32.2 · May 35.1 · Jun 57.1 · Jul 71.1 · Aug 78.1 · Sep 56 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 67 · Dec 68.3 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 39.5 · Feb 66.8 · Mar 141 · Apr 204.5 · May 283.6 · Jun 282.6 · Jul 293.3 · Aug 238.6 · Sep 163.3 · Oct 87.8 · Nov 34.1 · Dec 24.2 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Vantaa ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.1 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.7 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.9 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±0.9 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±1.4 °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

Lieto counted 8,986 households at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Lieto?

The published population was 20,732 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population20,732 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Population covered by crime statistics20,732 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)17Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share28.6 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

International community in Lieto

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
TOTAL20,732100.0%
Finland19,77695.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL9564.6%
EUROPE5202.5%
ASIA3171.5%
Sweden900.4%
Former Soviet Union900.4%
Estonia890.4%
Iran660.3%
Iraq540.3%
AFRICA520.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand470.2%
Former Yugoslavia460.2%
Vietnam450.2%
AMERICA420.2%
Philippines280.1%
Ukraine280.1%
United Kingdom220.1%
Unknown220.1%
Poland210.1%
Syria210.1%
Romania180.1%
Russia180.1%
China140.1%
Somalia130.1%
United States130.1%
Germany110.1%
Spain110.1%
Afghanistan100.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo100.0%
OCEANIA30.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL20,732100.0%
Finland20,24497.6%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL4882.4%
EUROPE2891.4%
ASIA1420.7%
Estonia850.4%
Ukraine530.3%
AFRICA380.2%
Iran270.1%
Thailand270.1%
Poland220.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Former Serbia and Montenegro200.1%
Vietnam170.1%
Philippines130.1%
Somalia130.1%
AMERICA130.1%
Latvia110.1%
United Kingdom110.1%
Afghanistan100.0%
Democratic Republic of the Congo100.0%
Iraq100.0%
Spain100.0%
Sweden100.0%
OCEANIA20.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total20,732100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL19,75295.3%
Finnish19,43693.7%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL9804.7%
Swedish3141.5%
Kurdish1400.7%
Russian1170.6%
Estonian820.4%
Albanian650.3%
Vietnamese600.3%
Arabic570.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ukrainian570.3%
English560.3%
Thai480.2%
Persian, Farsi260.1%
Polish260.1%
Romanian250.1%
Spanish; Castilian200.1%
Chinese190.1%
Tagalog180.1%
Bosnian120.1%
German120.1%
Somali120.1%
Other language110.1%
Latvian100.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher37.9 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households8,986 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Residents with a migration background4.9 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

Alternatives for people set on Lieto

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.

Masku as a Lieto alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 9,612 Masku vs 20,732 Lieto−54%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,514 Masku vs 5,962 Lieto−8%
  • Foreign residents: 2.1% Masku vs 2.4% Lieto−12%
  • Unemployment: 6.2% Masku vs 6.5% Lieto−5%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,435 Masku vs €3,435 Lietosame level
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Cities near Lieto

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

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities
Valkeakoski20,762 residentsMäntsälä20,861 residentsTornio20,959 residentsIisalmi20,463 residentsPirkkala21,042 residentsSiilinjärvi21,269 residents

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Lieto in rankings

#1 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Finland #6 of 30 in Safest cities in Finland by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lieto 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Lieto part of Turku?

Lieto is in the published commuting zone of Turku; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Turku city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3

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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 Lieto?

The published population was 20,732 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Lieto?

Police recorded about 5,962 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 Lieto?

The unemployment rate is 6.5 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Lieto?

The median gross salary is 3,435 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Lieto a good place to live?

Lieto 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.

Is Lieto part of Turku?

Lieto is in the published commuting zone of Turku; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Lieto?

Paimio, Masku, Naantali are near Lieto. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Finland live in Lieto?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,776 people (95.4%) 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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