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Living in Porvoo

In Porvoo, the official rent index for existing tenancies is €13.87 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 10.1% (2024).

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.

Last checked 2026-10-0425 sources

Population51,863people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,967EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Average net rent13.87EUR/m²/monthcountry median €12.27 — 13% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland (StatFin asvu 15fa): Rent index and average rents per square meter by area, quarterly
Unemployment rate10.1%country median 10.6% — 5% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime8,106incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 10% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Porvoo?

Average net cold rent is 13.87 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q2), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 13.87 EUR/m²/month · Statistics Finland (StatFin asvu 15fa): Rent index and average rents per square meter by area, quarterly15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Porvoo recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesPorvoo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Porvoo highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Järvenpää€16.41
Kerava€15.72
Porvoo€13.87
Riihimäki€13.02
Rauma€10.94
Kouvola€10.83
Show the other 3 cities
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 plan20Official · national market
Dwellings24,778 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €12.2730 Jun 2026Statistics Finland (StatFin asvu 15fa): Rent index and average rents per square meter by area, quarterly15Official

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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Student37%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 30–44%
Family44%strong on family, weak on housing · range 36–52%
Retirement47%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 36–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 832 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.87 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026-Q2

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.

What is the unemployment rate in Porvoo?

The unemployment rate is 10.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland13

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Porvoo is 10.1%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,513 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official · regional context
People in employment23,036 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland11Official
Employment rate78.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
GDP per capita62,093 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland12Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,967 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.1 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland13Official

What does a salary buy in Porvoo?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,967 (Statistics Finland, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,973of €2,860 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€2,860
Rent, 60 m²€13.87/m² · official · Statistics Finland (StatFin asvu 15fa): Rent index and average rents per square meter by area, quarterly · 2026-06-30− €832
Internet€30 · official · DNA fixed broadband · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€25 · official · Telia Finland mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €25
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,973
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Porvoo Salary needed to live in Porvoo

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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher73.8 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official

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; Porvoo's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Porvoo?

Police recorded 8,106 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 citiesPorvoo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Porvoo 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 residents8,106 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport88 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Distance to the nearest major airport39 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HEL3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Porvoo.

Find courses near Porvoo

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 -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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Vantaa ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.7 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±1.1 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.1 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.1 °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

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

How many people live in Porvoo?

The published population was 51,863 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland9

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share6.5 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Population51,863 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland9Official
Population covered by crime statistics51,863 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)19Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share35.3 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland14Official

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL51,863100.0%
Finland46,84790.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL5,0169.7%
EUROPE2,8825.6%
ASIA1,3802.7%
Former Soviet Union6591.3%
Estonia4740.9%
Sweden3550.7%
AFRICA3470.7%
Ukraine2690.5%
Unknown2260.4%
Show 58 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Vietnam2210.4%
Thailand1850.4%
Russia1660.3%
AMERICA1580.3%
Former Yugoslavia1500.3%
China1490.3%
Philippines1290.2%
Syria1190.2%
Turkey1130.2%
Nepal1070.2%
Iraq1050.2%
Germany870.2%
United Kingdom810.2%
Romania680.1%
Myanmar590.1%
Poland560.1%
United States550.1%
India540.1%
Sudan520.1%
Sri Lanka450.1%
Latvia430.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo420.1%
Norway410.1%
Spain390.1%
Iran380.1%
Rwanda370.1%
Former Serbia and Montenegro370.1%
Afghanistan350.1%
Morocco340.1%
Egypt280.1%
Bangladesh260.1%
Somalia230.0%
OCEANIA230.0%
Denmark210.0%
Canada200.0%
France200.0%
Italy200.0%
Brazil190.0%
Colombia190.0%
Nigeria180.0%
Switzerland180.0%
Australia170.0%
Lebanon150.0%
Moldova150.0%
Netherlands150.0%
Albania140.0%
Bulgaria140.0%
Greece140.0%
South Africa140.0%
Gambia130.0%
Pakistan130.0%
Mexico120.0%
Hungary110.0%
Lithuania110.0%
Algeria100.0%
Eritrea100.0%
Israel100.0%
Tunisia100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL51,863100.0%
Finland48,46693.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL3,3976.5%
EUROPE2,0804.0%
ASIA9791.9%
Estonia5741.1%
Ukraine4910.9%
AFRICA2140.4%
Russia2060.4%
Former Serbia and Montenegro1570.3%
Vietnam1480.3%
Show 43 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
China1300.3%
Philippines1120.2%
Thailand1000.2%
Nepal900.2%
Syria900.2%
AMERICA850.2%
Sweden810.2%
Turkey780.2%
Iraq700.1%
Romania670.1%
Poland540.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo500.1%
Sudan490.1%
United Kingdom490.1%
Latvia460.1%
India440.1%
Myanmar390.1%
Germany390.1%
Sri Lanka380.1%
United States340.1%
Afghanistan310.1%
Bangladesh240.0%
Spain220.0%
Italy200.0%
Norway190.0%
Unknown190.0%
Eritrea160.0%
Iran160.0%
Nigeria150.0%
France140.0%
Morocco140.0%
Rwanda130.0%
Serbia130.0%
Albania120.0%
OCEANIA120.0%
Greece110.0%
Mexico110.0%
Moldova110.0%
Somalia110.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina100.0%
Brazil100.0%
Bulgaria100.0%
Canada100.0%

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

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total51,863100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL46,82090.3%
Finnish32,72763.1%
Swedish14,09127.2%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL5,0439.7%
Russian6991.3%
Estonian6121.2%
Ukrainian4600.9%
Arabic4060.8%
Albanian4040.8%
Vietnamese3130.6%
Show 34 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
English2510.5%
Thai1570.3%
Chinese1480.3%
Kurdish1250.2%
Nepali1190.2%
Turkish1130.2%
Romanian950.2%
Tagalog840.2%
Spanish; Castilian800.2%
Other language780.2%
Kinyarwanda770.1%
German750.1%
Burmese670.1%
Polish650.1%
Persian, Farsi540.1%
Latvian410.1%
Sinhala; Sinhalese380.1%
Somali290.1%
Bengali, (Bangla)280.1%
Serbo-Croatian250.0%
French230.0%
Swahili210.0%
Urdu200.0%
Portuguese190.0%
Italian180.0%
Norwegian180.0%
Greek (modern)160.0%
Dutch160.0%
Unknown160.0%
Bulgarian150.0%
Hungarian150.0%
Tigrinya140.0%
Lithuanian130.0%
Hindi120.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher35.4 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Households24,778 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland11Official
Residents with a migration background10 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland14Official

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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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Is Porvoo part of Helsinki?

Porvoo is identified as a satellite of Helsinki. It is about 46.4 km away by straight-line distance. Helsinki city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source25

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 source6
Average price per m² — old dwellings in housing companies2,597 EUR/m²official_municipality · 2025Official source6
Median disposable cash income of household-dwelling units44,561 EUR/yearofficial_municipality · 2024Official source3

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).

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 source19

Common questions

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

How many people live in Porvoo?

The published population was 51,863 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How much does it cost to rent in Porvoo?

Average net cold rent is 13.87 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 971 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Statistics Finland (StatFin asvu 15fa): Rent index and average rents per square meter by area, quarterly.

How safe is Porvoo?

Police recorded 8,106 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 Porvoo?

The unemployment rate is 10.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Porvoo?

The median gross salary is 3,967 EUR/month. 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.

Is Porvoo part of Helsinki?

Porvoo is identified as a satellite of Helsinki. It is about 46.4 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Finland live in Porvoo?

The official country of birth distribution records 46,847 people (90.3%) 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, October 16). Porvoo, Finland: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a04e5a4b9aebb4668581a5eefa316c4d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/porvoo/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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