Living in Malax

In Malax, unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

Residents of Malax numbered 5,392 at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Malax showed €3,475 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.5% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population5,392people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,475EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate4.5%country median 10.6% — 58% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime4,470incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 50% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

PM2.5, annual mean3µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than any other Finnish city that publishes it, less recorded crime than any other Finnish city that publishes it and cleaner air than 95% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Malax.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Malax. 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 citiesMalax 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	2,532 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Is Malax a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–69%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 56–74%

Student54%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 46–62%

Family63%strong on family, weak on housing · range 54–72%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–70%

Work and income

Average monthly gross earnings were €3,823 per month at the end of 2024. The employment figure in Malax was 2,441 at the end of 2024. For Malax, the employment rate was 86.5% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Malax?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹²

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Malax is 4.5%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Malax 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,823 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
People in employment	2,441 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Employment rate	86.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
GDP per capita	49,187 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹¹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,475 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.5 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Malax. 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

Finnish public employment services

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	74.3 %	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; Malax's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Malax?

Police recorded about 4,470 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 citiesMalax 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	4,470 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

Malax's nearest airport was VAA, 15 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	15 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	VAA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Is the air quality good in Malax?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.53WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FinlandAnnual PM2.5 in Malax is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 39 cities with data, 16 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

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Malax 3.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2023	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 7.3 · May 13.6 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.4 · Feb -9.1 · Mar -6.3 · Apr -1.2 · May 3.6 · Jun 8.7 · Jul 12 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 6.4 · Oct 1.8 · Nov -2.3 · Dec -6.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -5 · Feb -5.8 · Mar -2.5 · Apr 2.9 · May 8.7 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -2.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 38.4 · Feb 29.8 · Mar 30.1 · Apr 28.7 · May 38.5 · Jun 56 · Jul 69 · Aug 70.2 · Sep 53 · Oct 66.6 · Nov 52.9 · Dec 47.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Tampere ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.8 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.8 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.8 °C, Haninge (Sweden) ±2.5 °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 city had 2,532 households at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Malax?

The published population was 5,392 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	5.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population	5,392 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Population covered by crime statistics	5,392 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	20.2 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

International community in Malax

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	5,392	100.0%
Finland	4,926	91.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	466	8.6%
EUROPE	359	6.7%
Sweden	136	2.5%
ASIA	79	1.5%
Former Soviet Union	50	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	44	0.8%
Former Yugoslavia	39	0.7%
Ukraine	37	0.7%
Vietnam	18	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	17	0.3%
Myanmar	15	0.3%
AMERICA	14	0.3%
Germany	12	0.2%
AFRICA	8	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	5,392	100.0%
Finland	5,119	94.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	273	5.1%
EUROPE	232	4.3%
Ukraine	81	1.5%
Sweden	51	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	45	0.8%
ASIA	30	0.6%
Romania	16	0.3%
AMERICA	6	0.1%
AFRICA	5	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	5,392	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	5,049	93.6%
Swedish	4,552	84.4%
Finnish	497	9.2%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	343	6.4%
Bosnian	98	1.8%
Ukrainian	80	1.5%
Other language	22	0.4%
Vietnamese	18	0.3%
Russian	16	0.3%
Romanian	13	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Thai	13	0.2%
English	11	0.2%

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	30.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Households	2,532 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Residents with a migration background	7.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Malax

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Alternative cities in Finland

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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 Malax?

The published population was 5,392 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is the air quality good in Malax?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Malax?

What is the unemployment rate in Malax?

The unemployment rate is 4.5 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Malax?

The median gross salary is 3,475 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Malax a good place to live?

Malax 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 Malax?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,926 people (91.4%) 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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