Living in Naantali
In Naantali, unemployment is 8.4% (2024).
The nearest airport was TKU, 13.9 km away, with 7 listed destinations in June 2026.
Lower unemployment than 78% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 86% of Finnish cities that publish it.
Which Finland-wide rules apply when you move to Naantali?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Naantali. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Naantali 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Naantali?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland9
Naantali 8.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 8,644 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland8Official |
| Employment rate | 79.7 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland7Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,435 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | pxweb2.stat.fi5Official |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland9Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Naantali. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Market Finland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Naantali. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school education or higher | 78 % | 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; Naantali's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Naantali?
Police recorded about 5,758 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,758 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 | 31 Dec 2024 | statfin.stat.fi6Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Naantali. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course
Municipalities and employment services in Finland
For immigrants needing an integration plan.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 57.8 · Feb 42.4 · Mar 38.5 · Apr 31.9 · May 35 · Jun 54.9 · Jul 74 · Aug 72.7 · Sep 59.1 · Oct 73.4 · Nov 71.1 · Dec 73.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 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 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official |
Similar climate. In Finland: Vantaa ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.1 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.9 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.7 °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
How many people live in Naantali?
The published population was 20,129 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.14
By nationality
National passport97.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 312.9 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | www.maanmittauslaitos.fi22Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.2 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Finland7Official |
| Foreign residents | 589 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official |
| Population density | 64.3 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official |
| Population | 20,129 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.14Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 20,390 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)15Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No religion or other, share | 30.4 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Finland10Official |
International community in Naantali
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 | 20,390 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 19,346 | 94.9% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 1,044 | 5.1% |
| EUROPE | 728 | 3.6% |
| Former Soviet Union | 195 | 1.0% |
| ASIA | 178 | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | 117 | 0.6% |
| Sweden | 113 | 0.6% |
| Estonia | 83 | 0.4% |
| AMERICA | 57 | 0.3% |
| AFRICA | 38 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 36 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 35 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 33 | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | 27 | 0.1% |
| China | 22 | 0.1% |
| United States | 22 | 0.1% |
| Germany | 21 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 20 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 20 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 19 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 18 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 13 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Poland | 12 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 11 | 0.1% |
| OCEANIA | 7 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Citizenship
Population at the end of the statistical reference period; Statistics Finland population structure; total sex · 2025
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 20,390 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 19,733 | 96.8% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 657 | 3.2% |
| EUROPE | 509 | 2.5% |
| Ukraine | 222 | 1.1% |
| ASIA | 101 | 0.5% |
| Estonia | 69 | 0.3% |
| Thailand | 23 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 22 | 0.1% |
| Sweden | 21 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 20 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 19 | 0.1% |
| Romania | 18 | 0.1% |
| AMERICA | 18 | 0.1% |
| AFRICA | 17 | 0.1% |
| China | 16 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 15 | 0.1% |
| Germany | 12 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 12 | 0.1% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 10 | 0.0% |
| Poland | 10 | 0.0% |
| OCEANIA | 4 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
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 | 20,390 | 100.0% |
| NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 19,452 | 95.4% |
| Finnish | 19,177 | 94.1% |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 938 | 4.6% |
| Swedish | 274 | 1.3% |
| Ukrainian | 214 | 1.0% |
| Russian | 130 | 0.6% |
| Estonian | 86 | 0.4% |
| English | 76 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 40 | 0.2% |
| Thai | 33 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish; Castilian | 30 | 0.1% |
| Persian, Farsi | 24 | 0.1% |
| Lithuanian | 21 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 21 | 0.1% |
| Portuguese | 20 | 0.1% |
| German | 19 | 0.1% |
| Kurdish | 19 | 0.1% |
| Romanian | 18 | 0.1% |
| Albanian | 17 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 15 | 0.1% |
| Polish | 14 | 0.1% |
| Latvian | 12 | 0.1% |
| Other language | 11 | 0.1% |
| Turkish | 10 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Naantali
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.
Lieto as a Naantali alternative in the same region
24 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 6.5% Lieto vs 8.4% Naantali−23%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,435 Lieto vs €3,435 Naantalino percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,962 (2025) Lieto vs 5,758 (2024) Naantalino percentage
- Foreign residents: 2.4% Lieto vs 3.2% Naantali−25%
Vaasa as a Naantali alternative in the same country
Better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 70,361 Vaasa vs 20,129 Naantali+250%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,184 Vaasa vs 5,758 Naantalino percentage
- Nearest airport: 8.9 km Vaasa vs 13.9 km Naantali−36%
- Foreign residents: 8.5% (2024) Vaasa vs 3.2% (2025) Naantalino percentage
- Unemployment: 8.8% Vaasa vs 8.4% Naantali+5%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,475 Vaasa vs €3,435 Naantalisame level
Cities near Naantali
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Finland
Other cities in Finland to compare with Naantali, nearest in population first.
How does Naantali compare?
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Naantali in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Naantali 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.
Open the official coverage guideIs Naantali part of Turku?
Naantali 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. Source2
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Naantali?
The published population was 20,129 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..
How safe is Naantali?
Police recorded about 5,758 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi.
What is the unemployment rate in Naantali?
The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.
What is the typical salary around Naantali?
The median gross salary is 3,435 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.
How many foreign residents live in Naantali?
589 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra).
Is Naantali a good place to live?
Naantali 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 Naantali part of Turku?
Naantali is in the published commuting zone of Turku; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Naantali?
Masku, Mynämäki, Lieto, Lempäälä are near Naantali. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Finland live in Naantali?
The official country of birth distribution records 19,346 people (94.9%) 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). Naantali, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 01d209a7caf20a599050126d86d751ef]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/naantali/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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