Living in Pudasjärvi

In Pudasjärvi, unemployment is 19% (2024).

At the end of 2025, Pudasjärvi had a population of 7,168. The regional median gross salary reached €3,526 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 19% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population7,168people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,526EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate19%country median 10.6% — 79% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime11,007incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 22% aboveOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Higher unemployment than any other Finnish city that publishes it and more recorded crime than 84% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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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 Pudasjärvi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Pudasjärvi. 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 citiesPudasjärvi 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 plan¹⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	3,624 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

Is Pudasjärvi a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 38–58%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on housing · range 41–59%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 30–46%

Family44%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 35–53%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Work and income

The average monthly gross earnings figure was €3,893 per month at the end of 2024. Pudasjärvi's employment count was 2,222 at the end of 2024. For Pudasjärvi, the employment rate was 65.1% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Pudasjärvi?

The unemployment rate is 19 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Pudasjärvi is 19.0%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Pudasjärvi 19.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,893 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
People in employment	2,222 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Employment rate	65.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
GDP per capita	42,484 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,526 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	19 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	69.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

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; Pudasjärvi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Pudasjärvi?

Police recorded about 11,007 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 citiesPudasjärvi 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	11,007 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

Pudasjärvi's nearest airport was OUL, 89 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	3 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	89 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	OUL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pudasjärvi. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course

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Climate and air quality

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

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-7°-14°

-6°-14°

-1°-11°

5°-4°

13°2°

18°8°

21°11°

18°9°

12°5°

4°-1°

-1°-6°

-4°-11°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -6.6 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -1 · Apr 5.1 · May 12.5 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 4.5 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -14.3 · Feb -14.5 · Mar -10.7 · Apr -4 · May 2.4 · Jun 8 · Jul 11.3 · Aug 9.1 · Sep 4.7 · Oct -0.7 · Nov -6 · Dec -10.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.1 · Feb -10.1 · Mar -5.7 · Apr 0.5 · May 7.4 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 1.8 · Nov -3.3 · Dec -7.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.7 · Feb 32.3 · Mar 30.1 · Apr 27.3 · May 50.2 · Jun 58.1 · Jul 78.2 · Aug 67.9 · Sep 57.4 · Oct 55.9 · Nov 50.7 · Dec 42.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Oulu ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±4.4 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±4.8 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±4.3 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±4.9 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±4.4 °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 city had 3,624 households at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Pudasjärvi?

The published population was 7,168 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	1.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Population	7,168 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	7,168 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁵Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	14.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

International community in Pudasjärvi

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	7,168	100.0%
Finland	6,980	97.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	188	2.6%
EUROPE	117	1.6%
Sweden	53	0.7%
ASIA	38	0.5%
Former Soviet Union	23	0.3%
AFRICA	18	0.3%
Russia	13	0.2%
Philippines	12	0.2%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	10	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
AMERICA	6	0.1%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	7,168	100.0%
Finland	7,073	98.7%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	95	1.3%
EUROPE	46	0.6%
ASIA	34	0.5%
Russia	18	0.3%
Philippines	13	0.2%
AFRICA	10	0.1%
AMERICA	3	0.0%
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

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

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	7,168	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	7,032	98.1%
Finnish	7,020	97.9%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	136	1.9%
Russian	32	0.4%
Arabic	14	0.2%
Swedish	12	0.2%
Tagalog	11	0.2%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	17.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Households	3,624 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Residents with a migration background	2.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Pudasjärvi

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Porvoo as a Pudasjärvi alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 1.3% Pudasjärvi+400%
Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 7,168 Pudasjärvi+624%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 19.0% Pudasjärvi−47%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 11,007 Pudasjärvi−26%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,526 Pudasjärvi+13%

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Common questions

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How many people live in Pudasjärvi?

The published population was 7,168 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Pudasjärvi?

What is the unemployment rate in Pudasjärvi?

The unemployment rate is 19 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Pudasjärvi?

The median gross salary is 3,526 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Pudasjärvi a good place to live?

Pudasjärvi 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 Finland live in Pudasjärvi?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,980 people (97.4%) 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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