Living in Muhos

In Muhos, unemployment is 10.8% (2024).

Muhos had a population of 8,767 at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Muhos showed €3,526 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 10.8% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population8,767people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,526EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate10.8%country median 10.6% — 2% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime8,509incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 6% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Muhos.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Muhos. 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 citiesMuhos 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	3,692 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Is Muhos a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–64%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–69%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 45–61%

Family56%strong on family, weak on housing · range 47–65%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €3,893 per month. The employment figure in Muhos was 3,400 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the employment rate stood at 74.4%.

What is the unemployment rate in Muhos?

The unemployment rate is 10.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹²

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Muhos is 10.8%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Muhos 10.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,893 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
People in employment	3,400 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Employment rate	74.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
GDP per capita	42,484 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹¹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,526 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	10.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	77.2 %	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; Muhos's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Muhos?

Police recorded about 8,509 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 citiesMuhos 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	8,509 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

Muhos's nearest airport was OUL, 33 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	33 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OUL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Muhos. 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 1.93 · Feb 1.16 · Mar 5.65 · Apr 17.18 · May 25.74 · Jun 29.69 · Jul 31.24 · Aug 26.84 · Sep 21.68 · Oct 16.49 · Nov 8.95 · Dec 3.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -33.33 · Feb -35.78 · Mar -23.88 · Apr -15.22 · May -4.59 · Jun 0.45 · Jul 4.96 · Aug 2.59 · Sep -2.39 · Oct -12.83 · Nov -24.06 · Dec -31.43 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.01 · Feb -10.44 · Mar -6.18 · Apr 0.43 · May 7.78 · Jun 12.86 · Jul 16.38 · Aug 14.23 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -3.14 · Dec -7.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37 · Feb 29.6 · Mar 28.6 · Apr 27.8 · May 46.4 · Jun 63.4 · Jul 82.5 · Aug 67.6 · Sep 50.7 · Oct 50.9 · Nov 46.6 · Dec 43.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city had 3,692 households at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Muhos?

The published population was 8,767 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population	8,767 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Population covered by crime statistics	8,767 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	20.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

International community in Muhos

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	8,767	100.0%
Finland	8,572	97.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	195	2.2%
EUROPE	138	1.6%
Sweden	59	0.7%
ASIA	37	0.4%
Former Soviet Union	24	0.3%
AMERICA	14	0.2%
Estonia	13	0.1%
Vietnam	11	0.1%
Philippines	10	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
AFRICA	2	0.0%
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	8,767	100.0%
Finland	8,676	99.0%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	91	1.0%
EUROPE	63	0.7%
ASIA	24	0.3%
Estonia	20	0.2%
AMERICA	4	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	8,767	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	8,625	98.4%
Finnish	8,619	98.3%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	142	1.6%
Russian	23	0.3%
Estonian	20	0.2%
Vietnamese	18	0.2%
English	12	0.1%
Thai	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	28.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Households	3,692 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Residents with a migration background	1.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Muhos

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 Muhos alternative in the same country

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

Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 1.0% Muhos+550%
Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 8,767 Muhos+492%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,526 Muhos+13%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 10.8% Muhos−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 8,509 Muhos−5%

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Alternative cities in Finland

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Muhos 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Muhos?

The published population was 8,767 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Muhos?

What is the unemployment rate in Muhos?

The unemployment rate is 10.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Muhos?

The median gross salary is 3,526 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Muhos a good place to live?

Muhos 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 Muhos?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,572 people (97.8%) 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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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
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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Statistics Finland language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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