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Living in Nykarleby

In Nykarleby, unemployment is 4.9% (2024).

Nykarleby had a population of 7,391 at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,475 per month. Nykarleby had an unemployment rate of 4.9% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population7,391people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,475EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate4.9%country median 10.6% — 54% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime5,358incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 41% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 98% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 92% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesNykarleby highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Nykarleby 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 broadband2Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB24.93 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia Finland mobile plan18Official · national market
Dwellings3,233 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Is Nykarleby a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–69%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–70%
Student47%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 39–55%
Family54%strong on family, weak on housing · range 45–63%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

Average monthly gross earnings were €3,823 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, employment in Nykarleby reached 3,208. Employment rates for Nykarleby measured 82.4% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Nykarleby?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland12

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Nykarleby is 4.9%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,823 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
People in employment3,208 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Employment rate82.4 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
GDP per capita49,187 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland11Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,475 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.9 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland12Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher69.6 %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; Nykarleby's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Nykarleby?

Police recorded about 5,358 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 citiesNykarleby highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Nykarleby highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,358 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Nykarleby's nearest airport was KOK, 37 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KOK3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nykarleby. 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 Nykarleby.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Nykarleby?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)3

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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 Nykarleby is 5.0 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 mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 5.64 · Feb 5.68 · Mar 10.09 · Apr 17.16 · May 23.29 · Jun 27.37 · Jul 29.61 · Aug 26.31 · Sep 20.87 · Oct 15.63 · Nov 10.63 · Dec 6.11 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -25.51 · Feb -29.31 · Mar -18.52 · Apr -11 · May -3.27 · Jun 1.61 · Jul 6.65 · Aug 6.37 · Sep 1.16 · Oct -6.17 · Nov -17.72 · Dec -22.49 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -5.79 · Feb -6.58 · Mar -3.33 · Apr 2.25 · May 7.67 · Jun 12.43 · Jul 16.28 · Aug 15.33 · Sep 10.98 · Oct 4.86 · Nov 0.66 · Dec -2.82 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Households in Nykarleby numbered 3,233 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Nykarleby?

The published population was 7,391 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share8.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population7,391 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Population covered by crime statistics7,391 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)17Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share24.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

International community in Nykarleby

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
TOTAL7,391100.0%
Finland6,53888.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL85311.5%
EUROPE5347.2%
ASIA1852.5%
Ukraine1411.9%
Sweden1321.8%
Former Soviet Union1121.5%
Vietnam660.9%
AFRICA580.8%
Unknown390.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Philippines360.5%
AMERICA360.5%
Albania320.4%
Estonia320.4%
Syria230.3%
Thailand190.3%
Iraq160.2%
Canada110.1%
Russia110.1%
South Africa100.1%
Zambia100.1%
OCEANIA10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL7,391100.0%
Finland6,77391.6%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL6188.4%
EUROPE3965.4%
Ukraine1942.6%
ASIA1632.2%
Vietnam560.8%
Estonia530.7%
AFRICA440.6%
Philippines420.6%
Sweden420.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Albania340.5%
Democratic Republic of the Congo180.2%
Iraq180.2%
Syria170.2%
Thailand130.2%
AMERICA130.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.1%
Romania100.1%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total7,391100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL6,65090.0%
Swedish6,18983.7%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL74110.0%
Finnish4616.2%
Ukrainian2283.1%
Vietnamese831.1%
Estonian550.7%
Arabic510.7%
Albanian490.7%
Russian440.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
English330.4%
Tagalog270.4%
Spanish; Castilian160.2%
Swahili160.2%
Thai160.2%
Bosnian110.1%
Romanian100.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher26.9 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households3,233 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Residents with a migration background10.9 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

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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 Nykarleby?

The published population was 7,391 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is the air quality good in Nykarleby?

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

How safe is Nykarleby?

Police recorded about 5,358 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 reporting.

What is the unemployment rate in Nykarleby?

The unemployment rate is 4.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Nykarleby?

The median gross salary is 3,475 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Nykarleby a good place to live?

Nykarleby 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 Nykarleby?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,538 people (88.5%) 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). Nykarleby, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8dee05d099aa9bdf1e8f3129ed0c6a3f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/nykarleby/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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