Living in Porvoo

Porvoo is a city in Finland. Porvoo numbered 51,863 residents at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary was €3,967 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 10.1% at the end of 2024.

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

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 Porvoo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Net rent across major citiesPorvoo highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	24,778 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official

Work and income

Porvoo's average monthly gross earnings totalled €4,513 per month at the end of 2024. Porvoo had 23,036 at the end of 2024. The employment rate of 78.3% was recorded at the end of 2024.

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Porvoo is 10.1%. Of 139 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,513 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
People in employment	23,036 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Employment rate	78.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
GDP per capita	62,093 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,967 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	10.1 %country median 10.5%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Porvoo. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct	73.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Porvoo's nearest airport was HEL, 39 km away and offered 88 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Airport Direct Destinations Count	88 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km	39 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports³Official
Nearest Major Airport Iata	HEL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports³Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 9.1 · May 15.9 · Jun 20 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.5 · Feb -8.2 · Mar -5.2 · Apr -0.4 · May 4.5 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 11.3 · Sep 7.1 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -1.2 · Dec -4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.4 · Feb -5 · Mar -1.6 · Apr 4.2 · May 10.5 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -1.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 54.5 · Feb 42.8 · Mar 35.3 · Apr 35.3 · May 39.5 · Jun 69.7 · Jul 63.6 · Aug 74.7 · Sep 62.9 · Oct 70.4 · Nov 75.2 · Dec 60.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Finland

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

All Finland cities

Salo50,339 residents Kotka50,210 residents Kokkola48,367 residents Järvenpää46,871 residents Lohja45,435 residents Nurmijärvi45,048 residents

Population and city profile

At the end of 2024, Porvoo had 24,778 households.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	6.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population	51,863 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population	51,863 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	35.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

International community in Porvoo

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	51,863	100.0%
Finland	46,847	90.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	5,016	9.7%
EUROPE	2,882	5.6%
ASIA	1,380	2.7%
Former Soviet Union	659	1.3%
Estonia	474	0.9%
Sweden	355	0.7%
AFRICA	347	0.7%
Ukraine	269	0.5%
Unknown	226	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Vietnam	221	0.4%
Thailand	185	0.4%
Russia	166	0.3%
AMERICA	158	0.3%
Former Yugoslavia	150	0.3%
China	149	0.3%
Philippines	129	0.2%
Syria	119	0.2%
Turkey	113	0.2%
Nepal	107	0.2%
Iraq	105	0.2%
Germany	87	0.2%
United Kingdom	81	0.2%
Romania	68	0.1%
Myanmar	59	0.1%
Poland	56	0.1%
United States	55	0.1%
India	54	0.1%
Sudan	52	0.1%
Sri Lanka	45	0.1%
Latvia	43	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	42	0.1%
Norway	41	0.1%
Spain	39	0.1%
Iran	38	0.1%
Rwanda	37	0.1%
Former Serbia and Montenegro	37	0.1%
Afghanistan	35	0.1%
Morocco	34	0.1%
Egypt	28	0.1%
Bangladesh	26	0.1%
Somalia	23	0.0%
OCEANIA	23	0.0%
Denmark	21	0.0%
Canada	20	0.0%
France	20	0.0%
Italy	20	0.0%
Brazil	19	0.0%
Colombia	19	0.0%
Nigeria	18	0.0%
Switzerland	18	0.0%
Australia	17	0.0%
Lebanon	15	0.0%
Moldova	15	0.0%
Netherlands	15	0.0%
Albania	14	0.0%
Bulgaria	14	0.0%
Greece	14	0.0%
South Africa	14	0.0%
Gambia	13	0.0%
Pakistan	13	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.0%
Hungary	11	0.0%
Lithuania	11	0.0%
Algeria	10	0.0%
Eritrea	10	0.0%
Israel	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	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	51,863	100.0%
Finland	48,466	93.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	3,397	6.5%
EUROPE	2,080	4.0%
ASIA	979	1.9%
Estonia	574	1.1%
Ukraine	491	0.9%
AFRICA	214	0.4%
Russia	206	0.4%
Former Serbia and Montenegro	157	0.3%
Vietnam	148	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
China	130	0.3%
Philippines	112	0.2%
Thailand	100	0.2%
Nepal	90	0.2%
Syria	90	0.2%
AMERICA	85	0.2%
Sweden	81	0.2%
Turkey	78	0.2%
Iraq	70	0.1%
Romania	67	0.1%
Poland	54	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	50	0.1%
Sudan	49	0.1%
United Kingdom	49	0.1%
Latvia	46	0.1%
India	44	0.1%
Myanmar	39	0.1%
Germany	39	0.1%
Sri Lanka	38	0.1%
United States	34	0.1%
Afghanistan	31	0.1%
Bangladesh	24	0.0%
Spain	22	0.0%
Italy	20	0.0%
Norway	19	0.0%
Unknown	19	0.0%
Eritrea	16	0.0%
Iran	16	0.0%
Nigeria	15	0.0%
France	14	0.0%
Morocco	14	0.0%
Rwanda	13	0.0%
Serbia	13	0.0%
Albania	12	0.0%
OCEANIA	12	0.0%
Greece	11	0.0%
Mexico	11	0.0%
Moldova	11	0.0%
Somalia	11	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	0.0%
Brazil	10	0.0%
Bulgaria	10	0.0%
Canada	10	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	51,863	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	46,820	90.3%
Finnish	32,727	63.1%
Swedish	14,091	27.2%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	5,043	9.7%
Russian	699	1.3%
Estonian	612	1.2%
Ukrainian	460	0.9%
Arabic	406	0.8%
Albanian	404	0.8%
Vietnamese	313	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
English	251	0.5%
Thai	157	0.3%
Chinese	148	0.3%
Kurdish	125	0.2%
Nepali	119	0.2%
Turkish	113	0.2%
Romanian	95	0.2%
Tagalog	84	0.2%
Spanish; Castilian	80	0.2%
Other language	78	0.2%
Kinyarwanda	77	0.1%
German	75	0.1%
Burmese	67	0.1%
Polish	65	0.1%
Persian, Farsi	54	0.1%
Latvian	41	0.1%
Sinhala; Sinhalese	38	0.1%
Somali	29	0.1%
Bengali, (Bangla)	28	0.1%
Serbo-Croatian	25	0.0%
French	23	0.0%
Swahili	21	0.0%
Urdu	20	0.0%
Portuguese	19	0.0%
Italian	18	0.0%
Norwegian	18	0.0%
Greek (modern)	16	0.0%
Dutch	16	0.0%
Unknown	16	0.0%
Bulgarian	15	0.0%
Hungarian	15	0.0%
Tigrinya	14	0.0%
Lithuanian	13	0.0%
Hindi	12	0.0%

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

Is Porvoo 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–72%

Student55%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 47–63%

Family52%strong on family, weak on housing · range 43–61%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–65%

Population51,863 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Dwellings24,778 dwellings31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Average gross earnings4,513 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

People in employment23,036 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Employment rate78.3 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

GDP per capita62,093 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · Statistics Finland

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct	35.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Households	24,778 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Residents with a migration background	10 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Porvoo 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.

What should a first-home buyer know about Porvoo?

Official price, transaction-count and household-income context; not an affordability score or recommendation.

Published sales — old dwellings in housing companies453 transactionsofficial_municipality · 2025Official source⁴

Average price per m² — old dwellings in housing companies2,597 EUR/m²official_municipality · 2025Official source⁴

Median disposable cash income of household-dwelling units44,561 EUR/yearofficial_municipality · 2024Official source¹

Prices, incomes and transaction counts retain their source-native dwelling and geographic scope. ImmigrationDB does not estimate a deposit, borrowing capacity or whether buying is affordable for an individual household.

Which comparable places record less crime than Porvoo?

8 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Porvoo in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Porvoo: 8,077.4 offences/100k (2024).

Kauniainen — 4,749.8 offences/100k2024 Loppi — 5,171.7 offences/100k2024 Siuntio — 6,001.3 offences/100k2024 Ingå — 6,553.1 offences/100k2024 Mäntsälä — 7,571.4 offences/100k2024 Sibbo — 7,679.8 offences/100k2024 Hausjärvi — 7,771.2 offences/100k2024

city:fi:geonames:656913 — 8,062.8 offences/100k2024

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source¹⁶

Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Porvoo?

The median gross salary is 3,967 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the unemployment rate in Porvoo?

The unemployment rate is 10.1 %. Source: Statistics Finland.

How many people live in Porvoo?

The published population is 51,863 people. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Porvoo a good place to live?

Porvoo 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 Porvoo?

The official country of birth distribution records 35 people (0.1%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Is Porvoo a good place for a first-home buyer?

The current official set provides 3 factual inputs for Published sales — old dwellings in housing companies, Average price per m² — old dwellings in housing companies, Median disposable cash income of household-dwelling units. They provide local context, but do not establish individual affordability or a buy recommendation.

Which comparable places record less crime than Porvoo?

8 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Porvoo in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Statistics Finland PxWeb 13ex + 11ra, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Porvoo, Finland: salary, jobs, safety, climate, schools [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/porvoo/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_porvoo-finland-salary-jobs-safety-climate-schools_c737a4f96034,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Porvoo, Finland: salary, jobs, safety, climate, schools},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/porvoo/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Prices per square meter of old dwellings in housing companies and numbers of transactions by municipality, yearly by Year, Municipality, Building type and Information pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-29
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Statistics Finland language_spoken_at_home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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