Living in Pälkäne

In Pälkäne, unemployment is 8.1% (2024).

Pälkäne had a population of 6,146 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,558 per month at the end of 2024. Pälkäne's unemployment stood at 8.1% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population6,146people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,558EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate8.1%country median 10.6% — 24% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime5,695incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 37% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Lower unemployment than 81% 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 Pälkäne?

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 Pälkäne.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Net rent across major citiesPälkäne highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DNA fixed broadband²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Finland mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	3,032 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official

Is Pälkäne a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on housing · range 50–68%

Student50%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 42–58%

Family57%strong on family, weak on housing · range 48–66%

Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–69%

Work and income

Average monthly gross earnings were €3,951 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, 2,560 were in employment in Pälkäne. For Pälkäne, the employment rate was 78.1% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Pälkäne?

The unemployment rate is 8.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹¹

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Pälkäne is 8.1%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Pälkäne 8.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,951 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
People in employment	2,560 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Employment rate	78.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
GDP per capita	45,706 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,558 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	8.1 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pälkäne. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	72.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics 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; Pälkäne's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Pälkäne?

Police recorded about 5,695 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 citiesPälkäne highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,695 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016	31 Dec 2025	13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting¹Official

Mobility and administration

Pälkäne's nearest airport was TMP, 37 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	37 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TMP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pälkäne. 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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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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-3°-9°

2°-6°

9°-1°

16°4°

20°9°

23°12°

21°11°

15°7°

8°2°

2°-2°

-1°-6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.7 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 2 · Apr 8.9 · May 15.9 · Jun 20 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.6 · Feb -9.4 · Mar -6.3 · Apr -0.8 · May 4.4 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 6.8 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -1.6 · Dec -5.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.4 · Feb -5.9 · Mar -2.1 · Apr 3.9 · May 10.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 5 · Nov 0.6 · Dec -2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Tampere ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.2 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±1.7 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±1.7 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±1.7 °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

The household count for Pälkäne was 3,032 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Pälkäne?

The published population was 6,146 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	3.4 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population	6,146 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	6,146 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	27.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

International community in Pälkäne

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 group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,146	100.0%
Finland	5,882	95.7%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	264	4.3%
EUROPE	208	3.4%
Former Soviet Union	43	0.7%
ASIA	42	0.7%
Estonia	40	0.7%
Ukraine	31	0.5%
Sweden	24	0.4%
Philippines	17	0.3%
Poland	14	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Latvia	12	0.2%
Thailand	11	0.2%
AFRICA	4	0.1%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,146	100.0%
Finland	5,934	96.6%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	212	3.4%
EUROPE	173	2.8%
Ukraine	65	1.1%
Estonia	43	0.7%
ASIA	34	0.6%
Latvia	18	0.3%
Philippines	16	0.3%
Poland	15	0.2%
AFRICA	3	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	6,146	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	5,896	95.9%
Finnish	5,875	95.6%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	250	4.1%
Ukrainian	62	1.0%
Estonian	45	0.7%
Russian	24	0.4%
Swedish	21	0.3%
Latvian	20	0.3%
Polish	15	0.2%
Tagalog	11	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Thai	10	0.2%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	26.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Households	3,032 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Residents with a migration background	4.2 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Pälkäne

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Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities

Virrat6,126 residents Vörå6,185 residents Vuokatti6,106 residents Siuntio6,192 residents Säkylä6,221 residents Kronoby6,268 residents

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

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

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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 Pälkäne?

The published population was 6,146 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Pälkäne?

What is the unemployment rate in Pälkäne?

The unemployment rate is 8.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Pälkäne?

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

Is Pälkäne a good place to live?

Pälkäne 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 Pälkäne part of Tampere?

Pälkäne 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 Pälkäne?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,882 people (95.7%) 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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  title = {Pälkäne, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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