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Living in Raahe

Raahe covered 1,013.8 km² and had a population density of 23.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 81% of Finnish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 73% of Finnish cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Finnish city that publishes it.

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

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 Raahe.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Net rent across major citiesRaahe highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Raahe highlighted€16.41Järvenpää€15.72Kerava€13.02Riihimäki€12.27Kajaani€12.19Kokkola€12.17Kotka€10.94Rauma€10.83Kouvolanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings11,522 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Raahe?

The unemployment rate is 13.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland9

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Raahe is 13.1%. 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%368–1030 cities: 10% to under 12%3010–1223 cities: 12% to under 14%2312–14Raahe 13.1%10 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 employment8,690 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Employment rate72.1 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,526 EUR/month31 Dec 2024pxweb2.stat.fi5Official
Unemployment rate13.1 %country median 10.5%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct73.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Safety

How safe is Raahe?

Police recorded about 6,606 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.fi6

Recorded crime across major citiesRaahe highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Raahe highlighted11,977Turku10,948Kouvola10,625Rovaniemi10,243Tampere10,177Kotka9,685Jyväskylä9,184Vaasa9,025Kuopio9,008Joensuu8,849Kokkola8,269Seinäjoki6,606Raaherecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,606 incidents per 100,000country median 9,00831 Dec 2024statfin.stat.fi6Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OUL, 49.6 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat3Official
Nearest airportOUL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official
Distance to nearest airport49.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv4Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Raahe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3 µg/m³ (2017) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.98 µg/m³ · cdn.who.int1
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Raahe average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-20°-10°0°10°20°JFMAMJJASOND20°-10°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Raahe average monthly precipitation, mm020406080363028244253777053544742JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Raahe annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.0PM2.5µg/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 Raahe is 3.0 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/m³12–3Raahe 3.01 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–511 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 mean2.98 µg/m³country median 5.031 Dec 2017cdn.who.int1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -3.7 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 4.4 · May 10.4 · Jun 16 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.4 · Feb -10.1 · Mar -7 · Apr -1.5 · May 3.7 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 7.9 · Oct 2.7 · Nov -2 · Dec -6.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average temperature by monthJan -6.2 · Feb -6.8 · Mar -3.7 · Apr 1.1 · May 6.8 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 15 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 4.5 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -3.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 36.4 · Feb 29.7 · Mar 28.2 · Apr 24.4 · May 42.4 · Jun 52.5 · Jul 76.5 · Aug 69.5 · Sep 53.1 · Oct 53.6 · Nov 47.1 · Dec 41.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO2Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Finland

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

All Finland cities
Sastamala23,332 residentsSibbo23,006 residentsHollola22,849 residentsImatra24,724 residentsLempäälä24,854 residentsRaisio25,738 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Raahe?

The published population was 23,571 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.14

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Raahe residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.9%Foreign residents 3.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area1,014 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi17Official
City area1,014 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi17Official
Foreign-resident share3.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Foreign residents728 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official
Population density23.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)14Official
Population23,571 people31 Dec 2024Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.14Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population23,413 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)15Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share27.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland10Official

International community in Raahe

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
TOTAL23,413100.0%
Finland22,17694.7%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1,2375.3%
EUROPE8383.6%
ASIA2781.2%
Former Soviet Union2441.0%
Sweden1870.8%
Ukraine1170.5%
Russia980.4%
AFRICA600.3%
Vietnam550.2%
Show 17 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand520.2%
Philippines480.2%
Unknown390.2%
Iraq360.2%
Afghanistan310.1%
Poland290.1%
Hungary230.1%
Turkey230.1%
Estonia210.1%
Ethiopia190.1%
AMERICA190.1%
Former Yugoslavia180.1%
China160.1%
India160.1%
Germany100.0%
Somalia100.0%
OCEANIA30.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL23,413100.0%
Finland22,61696.6%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL7973.4%
EUROPE5482.3%
Ukraine1930.8%
ASIA1790.8%
Russia1420.6%
AFRICA510.2%
Philippines470.2%
Iraq310.1%
Afghanistan270.1%
Show 14 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Sweden260.1%
Estonia250.1%
Hungary250.1%
Thailand240.1%
Former Serbia and Montenegro240.1%
Poland230.1%
Turkey210.1%
Ethiopia180.1%
China150.1%
India150.1%
AMERICA130.1%
Lithuania110.0%
Slovakia110.0%
OCEANIA30.0%

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

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total23,413100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL22,28195.2%
Finnish22,26295.1%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL1,1324.8%
Russian3291.4%
Ukrainian1730.7%
Other language920.4%
Albanian560.2%
Thai520.2%
English450.2%
Tagalog340.1%
Show 13 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Kurdish330.1%
Persian, Farsi290.1%
Polish290.1%
Turkish280.1%
Hungarian260.1%
Estonian250.1%
Amharic180.1%
Swedish180.1%
Chinese170.1%
Arabic160.1%
Spanish; Castilian110.0%
Slovak110.0%
Somali100.0%

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

Is Raahe 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 52–72%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–69%
Student49%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 41–57%
Family49%strong on family, weak on housing · range 40–58%
Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 52–74%
Foreign residents728 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)
Population23,571 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.
Dwellings11,522 dwellings31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
People in employment8,690 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Employment rate72.1 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (regional)3,526 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 Pct23.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households11,522 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official
Residents with a migration background4.9 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Raahe 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 Raahe?

The published population was 23,571 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Raahe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3 µg/m³ (2017) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Raahe?

Police recorded about 6,606 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 Raahe?

The unemployment rate is 13.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Raahe?

The median gross salary is 3,526 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Raahe?

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

Is Raahe a good place to live?

Raahe 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 Raahe?

The official country of birth distribution records 31 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Raahe, Finland: salary, jobs, safety, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/raahe/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Raahe, Finland: salary, jobs, safety, air quality, climate},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
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}
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Sources

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  1. cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
  2. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  3. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  5. pxweb2.stat.fi pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-27
  6. statfin.stat.fi statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-26
  7. Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
  8. Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
  9. Statistics Finland pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-05
  10. Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
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  1. Statistics Finland citizenship distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  2. Statistics Finland country_of_birth distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  3. Statistics Finland language_spoken_at_home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  4. Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra) pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-07-14
  5. Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population) statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-05
  6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
  7. www.maanmittauslaitos.fi maanmittauslaitos.fi · checked 2026-07-14

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