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Living in Orivesi

In Orivesi, unemployment is 11.2% (2024).

Residents of Orivesi numbered 8,858 at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Orivesi showed €3,558 per month at the end of 2024. Orivesi registered an unemployment rate of 11.2% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population8,858people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,558EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate11.2%country median 10.6% — 6% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime11,470incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 27% aboveOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Orivesi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesOrivesi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Orivesi 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 plan17Official · national market
Dwellings4,454 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

Is Orivesi 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–67%
Student51%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 43–59%
Family53%strong on family, weak on housing · range 44–62%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

Orivesi's average monthly gross earnings totalled €3,951 per month at the end of 2024. Orivesi's employment count was 3,460 at the end of 2024. Employment rates for Orivesi measured 76.4% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Orivesi?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland11

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Orivesi is 11.2%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,951 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official · regional context
People in employment3,460 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Employment rate76.4 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
GDP per capita45,706 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland10Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,558 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate11.2 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland11Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher74.1 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

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; Orivesi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Orivesi?

Police recorded about 11,470 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 citiesOrivesi highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Orivesi 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 residents11,470 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Orivesi's nearest airport was TMP, 49 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport10 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Distance to the nearest major airport49 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)TMP3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

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

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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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -3.6 · Feb -3.3 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 7.9 · May 15.1 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 20 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.5 · Feb -10.3 · Mar -7.2 · Apr -2 · May 3 · Jun 8 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 9.8 · Sep 5.7 · Oct 1.2 · Nov -2.5 · Dec -6.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -6.3 · Feb -6.7 · Mar -2.9 · Apr 2.7 · May 9.1 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -3.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 51.4 · Feb 36.9 · Mar 36.3 · Apr 37 · May 43.6 · Jun 74.2 · Jul 84.9 · Aug 74.7 · Sep 63.7 · Oct 71 · Nov 59.1 · Dec 57.6 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Jyväskylä ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±2.2 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±2.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±2.1 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±2.6 °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

Orivesi counted 4,454 households at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Orivesi?

The published population was 8,858 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland7

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.1 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland6Official
Population8,858 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population covered by crime statistics8,858 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)16Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share28.8 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland12Official

International community in Orivesi

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
TOTAL8,858100.0%
Finland8,57996.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL2793.1%
EUROPE1711.9%
ASIA700.8%
Estonia440.5%
Sweden360.4%
Former Soviet Union240.3%
Philippines200.2%
India190.2%
AFRICA160.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand140.2%
AMERICA130.1%
Germany120.1%
United Kingdom100.1%
OCEANIA20.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL8,858100.0%
Finland8,67497.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1842.1%
EUROPE1071.2%
ASIA540.6%
Estonia510.6%
India190.2%
Philippines190.2%
Ukraine150.2%
AFRICA130.1%
AMERICA90.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
OCEANIA10.0%

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

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total8,858100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL8,60597.1%
Finnish8,59297.0%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL2532.9%
Estonian520.6%
English340.4%
Russian300.3%
Thai190.2%
Ukrainian160.2%
German140.2%
Tagalog140.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Swedish130.1%
Malayalam110.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher27.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
Households4,454 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Residents with a migration background2.7 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland12Official

Alternatives for people set on Orivesi

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.

Porvoo as an Orivesi alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 159 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 8,858 Orivesi+485%
  • Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 2.1% Orivesi+210%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 11,470 Orivesi−29%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,558 Orivesi+11%
  • Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 11.2% Orivesi−10%
Full comparisonMore about Porvoo

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities
Lapinlahti8,803 residentsEurajoki8,920 residentsLeppävirta8,924 residentsMuhos8,767 residentsSaarijärvi8,763 residentsNurmes8,760 residents

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

Orivesi 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 Orivesi?

The published population was 8,858 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Orivesi?

Police recorded about 11,470 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 Orivesi?

The unemployment rate is 11.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Orivesi?

The median gross salary is 3,558 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Orivesi a good place to live?

Orivesi 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 Orivesi part of Tampere?

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

How many people born in Finland live in Orivesi?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,579 people (96.9%) 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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