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Living in Nokia

In Nokia, unemployment is 11% (2024).

The nearest airport was TMP, 8.7 km away, with 10 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population36,176people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.
Median gross salary (region)3,558EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi
Unemployment rate11%country median 10.6% — 4% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime7,359incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 18% belowOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi
PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³country median 4.9 — 18% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Less recorded crime than 72% of Finnish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Nokia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesNokia highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nokia highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Järvenpää€16.41
Kerava€15.72
Porvoo€13.87
Riihimäki€13.02
Rauma€10.94
Kouvola€10.83
Show the other 3 cities
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 plan17Official · national market
Dwellings17,556 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official

Is Nokia 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 housing · range 53–73%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–73%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 48–64%
Family52%strong on family, weak on housing · range 43–61%
Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nokia?

The unemployment rate is 11 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland10

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Nokia is 11.0%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment16,156 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Employment rate77.9 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,558 EUR/month31 Dec 2024pxweb2.stat.fi6Official
Unemployment rate11 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher76.8 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official

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; Nokia's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Nokia?

Police recorded about 7,359 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.fi7

Recorded crime across major citiesNokia highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nokia 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
Nokia7,359
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,359 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 2024statfin.stat.fi7Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport10 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat4Official
Nearest airportTMP13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv5Official
Distance to nearest airport8.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv5Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nokia. 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
Open official information
Open the full Finland section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Nokia.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nokia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency2

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Nokia is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 39 cities with data, 16 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4 µg/m³country median 4.931 Dec 2024European Environment Agency2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -2.7 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 8.5 · May 15.2 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 2.3 · Dec -0.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.6 · Feb -9.3 · Mar -6.3 · Apr -1 · May 3.9 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 6.5 · Oct 1.7 · Nov -1.9 · Dec -5.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average temperature by monthJan -5.6 · Feb -6 · Mar -2.3 · Apr 3.6 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 15.5 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 4.6 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -3.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.5 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 31.4 · May 40.1 · Jun 67.1 · Jul 76.1 · Aug 67.3 · Sep 57.1 · Oct 64 · Nov 54.3 · Dec 51.9 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 42.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 7.0 to 4.0.

Similar climate. In Finland: Tampere ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.8 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.6 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.5 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±2.2 °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 Nokia?

The published population was 36,176 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area288.3 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi22Official
Foreign-resident share2.7 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Foreign residents912 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)15Official
Population density125.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)15Official
Population36,176 people31 Dec 2024Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.15Official
Population covered by crime statistics36,571 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)16Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share36.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland11Official

International community in Nokia

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
TOTAL36,571100.0%
Finland34,94095.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1,6314.5%
EUROPE9812.7%
ASIA4151.1%
Former Soviet Union2570.7%
Sweden1710.5%
AFRICA1220.3%
Estonia1080.3%
Ukraine870.2%
Thailand720.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan630.2%
Russia630.2%
Philippines610.2%
Turkey610.2%
AMERICA610.2%
China410.1%
Iraq390.1%
Unknown390.1%
Germany340.1%
India310.1%
United States280.1%
United Kingdom270.1%
Vietnam210.1%
Former Yugoslavia190.1%
Italy170.0%
Kenya170.0%
Nigeria170.0%
Brazil160.0%
Sri Lanka160.0%
Iran150.0%
Tunisia150.0%
OCEANIA130.0%
Latvia120.0%
Spain120.0%
Australia110.0%
Morocco110.0%
France100.0%
Netherlands100.0%
Poland100.0%
South Africa100.0%

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

Citizenship

Population at the end of the statistical reference period; Statistics Finland population structure; total sex · 2025

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL36,571100.0%
Finland35,58597.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL9862.7%
EUROPE5681.6%
ASIA2950.8%
Ukraine1540.4%
Estonia1090.3%
Russia960.3%
AFRICA800.2%
Philippines590.2%
Turkey470.1%
Show 19 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand460.1%
China320.1%
Afghanistan300.1%
AMERICA300.1%
India260.1%
Iraq210.1%
Sweden180.0%
Kenya170.0%
Nigeria170.0%
United States170.0%
Sri Lanka160.0%
Germany160.0%
Kyrgyzstan150.0%
United Kingdom140.0%
Latvia130.0%
Italy120.0%
Lithuania110.0%
Vietnam100.0%
OCEANIA60.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Language spoken at home

Population at the end of the statistical reference period; Statistics Finland population structure; total sex · 2025

Published groupPeopleShare
Total36,571100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL35,02895.8%
Finnish34,90695.4%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL1,5434.2%
Russian2700.7%
Ukrainian1490.4%
Swedish1170.3%
Estonian1130.3%
English960.3%
Persian, Farsi960.3%
Thai750.2%
Show 28 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Turkish710.2%
Arabic680.2%
Chinese480.1%
Tagalog390.1%
Other language280.1%
Chechen280.1%
Spanish; Castilian260.1%
Kurdish260.1%
German230.1%
Vietnamese190.1%
Azerbaijani180.0%
French160.0%
Italian160.0%
Sinhala; Sinhalese160.0%
Swahili160.0%
Portuguese150.0%
Hindi140.0%
Bosnian130.0%
Kirghiz; Kyrgyz130.0%
Malayalam130.0%
Dutch130.0%
Lithuanian120.0%
Nepali120.0%
Pushto; Pashto120.0%
Albanian120.0%
Igbo110.0%
Bulgarian100.0%
Polish100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher32 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Households17,556 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Residents with a migration background4.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland11Official

Alternatives for people set on Nokia

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.

Pirkkala as a Nokia alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 8.7% Pirkkala vs 11.0% Nokia−21%
  • Residents: 21,042 Pirkkala vs 36,176 Nokia−42%
  • Nearest airport: 6.3 km Pirkkala vs 8.7 km Nokia−28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,029 Pirkkala vs 7,359 Nokia−4%
  • Foreign residents: 2.5% Pirkkala vs 2.7% Nokia−7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,558 Pirkkala vs €3,558 Nokiasame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³ Pirkkala vs 4.0 µg/m³ Nokiasame level
Full comparisonMore about Pirkkala

Porvoo as a Nokia alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 168 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 2.7% Nokia+141%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,558 Nokiano percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 (2025) Porvoo vs 7,359 (2024) Nokiano percentage
  • Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 11.0% Nokia−8%
Full comparisonMore about Porvoo

Tallinn as a Nokia alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 237 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,558 (2024) Nokiano percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 7,359 (2024) Nokiano percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 4.0 µg/m³ Nokia−25%
  • Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 8.7 km Nokia−36%
Full comparisonMore about Tallinn

Cities near Nokia

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

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities
Kajaani36,433 residentsKerava38,461 residentsKangasala33,951 residentsYlöjärvi33,704 residentsRauma38,968 residentsKirkkonummi41,635 residents

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Nokia in rankings

#6 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Finland #10 of 30 in Safest cities in Finland by recorded crime #25 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Finland #26 of 30 in Largest cities in Finland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nokia 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 Nokia part of Tampere?

Nokia is in the published commuting zone of Tampere; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tampere 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 Nokia?

The published population was 36,176 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Nokia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Nokia?

Police recorded about 7,359 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 Nokia?

The unemployment rate is 11 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Nokia?

The median gross salary is 3,558 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Nokia?

912 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra).

Is Nokia a good place to live?

Nokia 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 Nokia part of Tampere?

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

Which cities are near Nokia?

Pirkkala, Ylöjärvi are near Nokia. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Finland live in Nokia?

The official country of birth distribution records 34,940 people (95.5%) 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). Nokia, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4d13c9bc718ada0925cf3d256841802b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/nokia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nokia, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4d13c9bc718ada0925cf3d256841802b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/nokia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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