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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.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population20,129people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.
Median gross salary (region)3,435EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi
Unemployment rate8.4%country median 10.6% — 21% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime5,758incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 36% belowOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi

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.

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesNaantali highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Naantali 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 broadband1Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.93 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Finland mobile plan16Official · national market
Dwellings9,942 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

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.

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–70%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on housing · range 57–75%
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

What is the unemployment rate in Naantali?

The unemployment rate is 8.4 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland9

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Naantali is 8.4%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment8,644 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Employment rate79.7 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,435 EUR/month31 Dec 2024pxweb2.stat.fi5Official
Unemployment rate8.4 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics 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.

Country-level information

Job Market Finland — Public employment service

Finnish public employment services

Job SearchRegistration

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher78 %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; 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

Recorded crime across major citiesNaantali highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Naantali highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vantaa13,982
Helsinki12,307
Turku11,977
Kouvola10,948
Tampere10,243
Lahti9,882
Jyväskylä9,685
Kuopio9,025
Joensuu9,008
Oulu8,794
Espoo7,549
Naantali5,758
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,758 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 2024statfin.stat.fi6Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport7 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat3Official
Nearest airportTKU13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport13.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

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.

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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Naantali.

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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 NCEI17Official
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 NCEI18Official
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 NCEI19Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
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 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

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area312.9 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi22Official
Foreign-resident share3.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Foreign residents589 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official
Population density64.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official
Population20,129 people31 Dec 2024Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.14Official
Population covered by crime statistics20,390 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)15Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share30.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics 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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL20,390100.0%
Finland19,34694.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1,0445.1%
EUROPE7283.6%
Former Soviet Union1951.0%
ASIA1780.9%
Ukraine1170.6%
Sweden1130.6%
Estonia830.4%
AMERICA570.3%
AFRICA380.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Unknown360.2%
Thailand350.2%
Iraq330.2%
United Kingdom270.1%
China220.1%
United States220.1%
Germany210.1%
Iran200.1%
Romania200.1%
Philippines190.1%
Russia180.1%
Lithuania130.1%
Latvia120.1%
Poland120.1%
Portugal110.1%
OCEANIA70.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL20,390100.0%
Finland19,73396.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL6573.2%
EUROPE5092.5%
Ukraine2221.1%
ASIA1010.5%
Estonia690.3%
Thailand230.1%
Lithuania220.1%
Sweden210.1%
United Kingdom200.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Portugal190.1%
Romania180.1%
AMERICA180.1%
AFRICA170.1%
China160.1%
Russia150.1%
Germany120.1%
Iraq120.1%
Latvia120.1%
Afghanistan110.1%
Philippines100.0%
Poland100.0%
OCEANIA40.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total20,390100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL19,45295.4%
Finnish19,17794.1%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL9384.6%
Swedish2741.3%
Ukrainian2141.0%
Russian1300.6%
Estonian860.4%
English760.4%
Arabic400.2%
Thai330.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Spanish; Castilian300.1%
Persian, Farsi240.1%
Lithuanian210.1%
Chinese210.1%
Portuguese200.1%
German190.1%
Kurdish190.1%
Romanian180.1%
Albanian170.1%
Tagalog150.1%
Polish140.1%
Latvian120.1%
Other language110.1%
Turkish100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher38.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households9,942 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Residents with a migration background4.7 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland10Official

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

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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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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. 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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