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Living in Pirkkala

Pirkkala covers 81.42 km², with a population density of 258.4 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Lower unemployment than 73% of Finnish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 71% of Finnish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 91% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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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 Pirkkala.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Pirkkala yet. Finland has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesPirkkala highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Pirkkala highlighted€16.41Järvenpää€15.72Kerava€13.02Riihimäki€12.27Kajaani€12.19Kokkola€12.17Kotka€10.94Rauma€10.83Kouvolanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings9,675 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Pirkkala?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland8

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Pirkkala is 8.7%. Of 139 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Finland per band1 city: 2% to under 4%12–48 cities: 4% to under 6%84–619 cities: 6% to under 8%196–836 cities: 8% to under 10%368–10Pirkkala 8.7%30 cities: 10% to under 12%3010–1223 cities: 12% to under 14%2312–1410 cities: 14% to under 16%1014–166 cities: 16% to under 18%616–186 cities: 18% to under 20%618–20

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment10,053 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Employment rate81.6 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,558 EUR/month31 Dec 2024pxweb2.stat.fi4Official
Unemployment rate8.7 %country median 10.5%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct81.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

Safety

How safe is Pirkkala?

Police recorded about 7,029 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.fi5

Recorded crime across major citiesPirkkala highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Pirkkala highlighted11,977Turku10,948Kouvola10,625Rovaniemi10,243Tampere10,177Kotka9,685Jyväskylä9,184Vaasa9,025Kuopio9,008Joensuu8,849Kokkola8,269Seinäjoki7,029Pirkkalarecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,029 incidents per 100,000country median 9,00831 Dec 2024statfin.stat.fi5Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was TMP, 6.3 km away, with 10 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport10 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat2Official
Nearest airportTMP13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official
Distance to nearest airport6.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Pirkkala?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency1

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
Pirkkala average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-9°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Pirkkala average monthly precipitation, mm020406080413029323666746556575146JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Pirkkala annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.0PM2.5µg/m³

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 Pirkkala is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 23 cities with data, 11 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Finland per band1 city: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³12–31 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–5Pirkkala 4.011 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³115–61 city: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³16–7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean4 µg/m³country median 5.031 Dec 2024European Environment Agency1Official
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 NCEI15Official
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 NCEI16Official
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 NCEI17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 40.7 · Feb 30.3 · Mar 29.1 · Apr 31.7 · May 36.4 · Jun 65.7 · Jul 74.3 · Aug 64.9 · Sep 56.4 · Oct 57.3 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 45.7 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Pirkkala by year, µg/m³3.84.96.17.2201320152017202120244.0µg/m³

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

Cities of a similar size in Finland

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Finland cities
Tornio20,959 residentsMäntsälä20,861 residentsSiilinjärvi21,269 residentsValkeakoski20,762 residentsLieto20,732 residentsIisalmi20,463 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pirkkala?

The published population was 21,042 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Pirkkala residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.4%Foreign residents 2.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area81.42 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi19Official
City area81.42 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi19Official
Foreign-resident share2.5 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland6Official
Foreign residents548 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)13Official
Population density258.4 people/km²31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)13Official
Population21,042 people31 Dec 2024Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.13Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population21,373 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)14Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share31.9 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland9Official

International community in Pirkkala

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
TOTAL21,373100.0%
Finland20,30595.0%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1,0685.0%
EUROPE5552.6%
ASIA3251.5%
Former Soviet Union1150.5%
Sweden1030.5%
AFRICA880.4%
Iraq800.4%
Estonia700.3%
AMERICA690.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan490.2%
Thailand340.2%
Iran310.1%
China300.1%
India270.1%
Poland270.1%
Former Yugoslavia260.1%
Russia240.1%
Unknown240.1%
Germany230.1%
United States230.1%
Philippines190.1%
Kenya180.1%
Turkey180.1%
United Kingdom180.1%
Albania160.1%
Brazil150.1%
Latvia150.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina140.1%
France130.1%
Sudan120.1%
Ukraine120.1%
Hungary110.1%
OCEANIA70.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL21,373100.0%
Finland20,82897.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL5452.5%
EUROPE2681.3%
ASIA1760.8%
AFRICA650.3%
Estonia610.3%
Afghanistan430.2%
Iraq350.2%
AMERICA310.1%
Ukraine280.1%
Show 16 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
India270.1%
Poland230.1%
Sudan220.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina210.1%
Albania180.1%
Thailand180.1%
China170.1%
Kenya160.1%
Sweden140.1%
Brazil130.1%
Philippines130.1%
Turkey120.1%
Latvia100.0%
Russia100.0%
United States100.0%
OCEANIA20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total21,373100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL20,34195.2%
Finnish20,25394.8%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL1,0324.8%
Arabic1420.7%
Russian1420.7%
Persian, Farsi880.4%
English860.4%
Swedish860.4%
Estonian730.3%
Kurdish400.2%
Show 17 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Albanian360.2%
Thai330.2%
Bosnian320.1%
Polish320.1%
Chinese270.1%
Ukrainian240.1%
Portuguese230.1%
Other language220.1%
Spanish; Castilian220.1%
Malayalam170.1%
French140.1%
Hungarian140.1%
Serbo-Croatian130.1%
Turkish130.1%
Latvian120.1%
Somali120.1%
German110.1%

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

Is Pirkkala 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–75%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on housing · range 59–77%
Student63%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 55–71%
Family61%strong on family, weak on housing · range 52–70%
Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–74%
Foreign residents548 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)
Population21,042 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.
Dwellings9,675 dwellings31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
People in employment10,053 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Employment rate81.6 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (regional)3,558 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct44 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
Households9,675 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Residents with a migration background4.9 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pirkkala 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Pirkkala?

The published population was 21,042 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Pirkkala?

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

How safe is Pirkkala?

Police recorded about 7,029 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 Pirkkala?

The unemployment rate is 8.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Pirkkala?

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

How many foreign residents live in Pirkkala?

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

Is Pirkkala a good place to live?

Pirkkala 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 Afghanistan live in Pirkkala?

The official country of birth distribution records 49 people (0.2%) 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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  2. Statistics Finland language_spoken_at_home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  3. Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra) pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population) statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-05
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