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Living in Nurmijärvi

In Nurmijärvi, unemployment is 8.5% (2024).

The nearest airport was HEL, 18.2 km away, with 88 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population45,048people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.
Median gross salary (region)3,967EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi
Unemployment rate8.5%country median 10.6% — 20% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime7,383incidents 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

Lower unemployment than 76% of Finnish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 70% 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 Nurmijärvi?

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 Nurmijärvi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesNurmijärvi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nurmijärvi 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 plan17Official · national market
Dwellings19,928 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official

Is Nurmijärvi 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on housing · range 56–76%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 56–74%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 47–63%
Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 41–59%
Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nurmijärvi?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland10

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Nurmijärvi is 8.5%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment21,413 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Employment rate81.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,967 EUR/month31 Dec 2024pxweb2.stat.fi5Official
Unemployment rate8.5 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher73.8 %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; Nurmijärvi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Nurmijärvi?

Police recorded about 7,383 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 citiesNurmijärvi highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nurmijärvi 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
Nurmijärvi7,383
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,383 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 2024statfin.stat.fi7Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport88 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat3Official
Nearest airportHEL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport18.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nurmijärvi. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Nurmijärvi.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nurmijärvi?

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
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Nurmijärvi 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 -2.4 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 9 · May 16 · Jun 20 · Jul 22.8 · Aug 21 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 8 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.1 · Feb -9 · Mar -6 · Apr -0.9 · May 3.9 · Jun 8.8 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 10.4 · Sep 6.4 · Oct 1.8 · Nov -1.8 · Dec -5.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average temperature by monthJan -5.1 · Feb -5.6 · Mar -2 · Apr 3.9 · May 10.2 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 15.5 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 57.1 · Feb 41.6 · Mar 37.1 · Apr 34.1 · May 39 · Jun 65.6 · Jul 68.1 · Aug 77.6 · Sep 59.9 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 67.9 · Dec 58.7 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 37.4 · Feb 68.4 · Mar 143.2 · Apr 195.9 · May 285.4 · Jun 272.5 · Jul 291.9 · Aug 237.8 · Sep 149.5 · Oct 83.8 · Nov 33.9 · Dec 23.9 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Annual PM2.5 over time9 published observations, 2016–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.0% between 2016 and 2024, from 5.0 to 4.0.

Similar climate. In Finland: Vantaa ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.6 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.2 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±1.6 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.4 °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 Nurmijärvi?

The published population was 45,048 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 area361.9 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi23Official
Foreign-resident share6 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Foreign residents2,659 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)15Official
Population density124.5 people/km²31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)15Official
Population45,048 people31 Dec 2024Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.15Official
Population covered by crime statistics45,333 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)16Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share35.7 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland11Official

International community in Nurmijärvi

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
TOTAL45,333100.0%
Finland41,79092.2%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL3,5437.8%
EUROPE2,5525.6%
Estonia1,1152.5%
ASIA5971.3%
Former Soviet Union4891.1%
Sweden2370.5%
AFRICA1830.4%
Unknown1140.3%
Thailand1100.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AMERICA940.2%
Ukraine910.2%
Russia900.2%
Turkey860.2%
Romania780.2%
Philippines740.2%
Syria620.1%
Iraq590.1%
Germany510.1%
United Kingdom470.1%
China450.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo370.1%
United States350.1%
India340.1%
Iran340.1%
Former Yugoslavia330.1%
Afghanistan310.1%
Greece310.1%
Latvia300.1%
Pakistan260.1%
Nigeria210.0%
Lithuania200.0%
Vietnam200.0%
Poland190.0%
Bulgaria180.0%
Sri Lanka180.0%
Zambia160.0%
Italy150.0%
Canada140.0%
Hungary140.0%
Spain130.0%
Ethiopia120.0%
Kenya120.0%
Bangladesh110.0%
Brazil110.0%
Cameroon110.0%
Israel110.0%
Morocco110.0%
Netherlands110.0%
Algeria100.0%
France100.0%
Norway100.0%
OCEANIA30.0%

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
TOTAL45,333100.0%
Finland42,61094.0%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL2,7236.0%
EUROPE2,1494.7%
Estonia1,4173.1%
ASIA3740.8%
Ukraine1630.4%
Russia1280.3%
AFRICA1170.3%
Romania740.2%
Thailand680.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkey640.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo600.1%
Philippines510.1%
AMERICA480.1%
Syria440.1%
Iraq360.1%
Germany310.1%
China300.1%
Latvia290.1%
United Kingdom280.1%
Sweden260.1%
United States220.0%
India210.0%
Poland200.0%
Former Serbia and Montenegro190.0%
Lithuania180.0%
Afghanistan170.0%
Unknown170.0%
Italy160.0%
Pakistan160.0%
Bulgaria150.0%
Greece150.0%
Without citizenship150.0%
Sri Lanka140.0%
Spain140.0%
Nigeria120.0%
France110.0%
OCEANIA30.0%

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
Total45,333100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL41,53791.6%
Finnish40,96190.4%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL3,7968.4%
Estonian1,3953.1%
Russian6561.4%
Swedish5751.3%
English1600.4%
Ukrainian1600.4%
Arabic1370.3%
Kurdish1110.2%
Show 28 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Romanian1000.2%
Thai980.2%
Persian, Farsi720.2%
Turkish690.2%
Tagalog610.1%
Swahili530.1%
German500.1%
Chinese490.1%
Spanish; Castilian450.1%
Albanian420.1%
Urdu360.1%
Other language310.1%
French260.1%
Vietnamese250.1%
Greek (modern)230.1%
Polish230.1%
Kinyarwanda230.1%
Portuguese210.0%
Bulgarian200.0%
Hungarian200.0%
Italian190.0%
Panjabi; Punjabi190.0%
Latvian170.0%
Tamil150.0%
Bengali, (Bangla)140.0%
Lithuanian140.0%
Unknown140.0%
Dutch130.0%

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 higher32.8 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Households19,928 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Residents with a migration background8.6 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland11Official

Alternatives for people set on Nurmijärvi

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.

Tallinn as a Nurmijärvi alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 114 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.

  • Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 18.2 km Nurmijärvi−69%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,967 (2024) Nurmijärvino percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 7,383 (2024) Nurmijärvino percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 4.0 µg/m³ Nurmijärvi−25%
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Cities near Nurmijärvi

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

Järvenpää 15.5 km away
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16.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-27
Kerava 17.4 km away
Rent
15.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-27

Alternative cities in Finland

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

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Lohja45,435 residentsJärvenpää46,871 residentsKokkola48,367 residentsKirkkonummi41,635 residentsKotka50,210 residentsSalo50,339 residents

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Nurmijärvi in rankings

#6 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Finland #7 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Finland #11 of 30 in Safest cities in Finland by recorded crime #20 of 30 in Most international cities in Finland #21 of 30 in Largest cities in Finland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nurmijärvi when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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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 Nurmijärvi?

The published population was 45,048 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Nurmijärvi?

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

How safe is Nurmijärvi?

Police recorded about 7,383 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 Nurmijärvi?

The unemployment rate is 8.5 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Nurmijärvi?

The median gross salary is 3,967 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Nurmijärvi?

2,659 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra).

Is Nurmijärvi a good place to live?

Nurmijärvi 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.

Which cities are near Nurmijärvi?

Klaukkala, Järvenpää, Kerava are near Nurmijärvi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Finland live in Nurmijärvi?

The official country of birth distribution records 41,790 people (92.2%) 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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