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Living in Sastamala

In Sastamala, unemployment is 10.9% (2024).

Residents of Sastamala numbered 23,332 at the end of 2025. Regional median gross salary figures for Sastamala showed €3,558 per month at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 10.9% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population23,332people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,558EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate10.9%country median 10.6% — 3% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime7,800incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 13% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Sastamala.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sastamala. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sastamala recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

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
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 plan18Official · national market
Dwellings11,919 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Is Sastamala a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 49–67%
Student47%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 39–55%
Family46%strong on family, weak on housing · range 37–55%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €3,951 per month. Sastamala's employment count was 9,047 at the end of 2024. The employment rate was 74.3% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Sastamala?

The unemployment rate is 10.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland12

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Sastamala is 10.9%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,951 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
People in employment9,047 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Employment rate74.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
GDP per capita45,706 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland11Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,558 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.9 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland12Official

Public employment offices in Sastamala

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Sastamala — Verified local office

Puistokatu 10, 38200 SASTAMALA, 38200

+358407683727 · tyovoimapalvelut@sastamala.fi

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Sastamala — Verified local office

Asemakatu 15, 38210 SASTAMALA, 38210

+358407683727 · tyovoimapalvelut@sastamala.fi

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Sastamala — Verified local office

Tampereentie 5, 38200 SASTAMALA, 38200

+358407683727 · tyovoimapalvelut@sastamala.fi

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Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher72.1 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

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; Sastamala's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Sastamala?

Police recorded about 7,800 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 citiesSastamala highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sastamala 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 residents7,800 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Sastamala's nearest airport was TMP, 38 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport10 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport38 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)TMP3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 6.53 · Feb 5.58 · Mar 13.12 · Apr 19.63 · May 27.81 · Jun 29.09 · Jul 30.72 · Aug 29.13 · Sep 22.71 · Oct 15.88 · Nov 11.46 · Dec 8.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -38.35 · Feb -34.25 · Mar -22.92 · Apr -9.34 · May -4.33 · Jun 0.38 · Jul 6.05 · Aug 3.67 · Sep -1.43 · Oct -11.23 · Nov -23.91 · Dec -27.51 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -7.37 · Feb -7.2 · Mar -3.21 · Apr 3.52 · May 9.87 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 17.29 · Aug 15.66 · Sep 10.78 · Oct 4.28 · Nov -0.39 · Dec -4.42 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.5 · Feb 35.9 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 31.4 · May 40.1 · Jun 67.1 · Jul 76.1 · Aug 67.3 · Sep 57.1 · Oct 64 · Nov 54.3 · Dec 51.9 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

Sastamala counted 11,919 households at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Sastamala?

The published population was 23,332 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share3.1 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population23,332 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Population covered by crime statistics23,332 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)17Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share27.4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

International community in Sastamala

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
TOTAL23,332100.0%
Finland22,35695.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL9764.2%
EUROPE7493.2%
Former Soviet Union2491.1%
ASIA1460.6%
Ukraine1050.5%
Estonia920.4%
Sweden880.4%
Philippines350.2%
Thailand300.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AFRICA300.1%
Lithuania290.1%
Poland280.1%
United Kingdom270.1%
Unknown260.1%
Turkey240.1%
AMERICA240.1%
Germany220.1%
Iraq150.1%
Latvia150.1%
OCEANIA10.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL23,332100.0%
Finland22,60896.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL7243.1%
EUROPE5662.4%
Ukraine2070.9%
Estonia1330.6%
ASIA1190.5%
Lithuania550.2%
Russia320.1%
Philippines310.1%
Poland270.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AFRICA250.1%
Latvia180.1%
Thailand180.1%
Turkey180.1%
United Kingdom150.1%
AMERICA110.0%
Azerbaijan100.0%
India100.0%
Iraq100.0%
Sweden100.0%

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

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total23,332100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL22,41196.1%
Finnish22,36195.8%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL9213.9%
Ukrainian2050.9%
Estonian1360.6%
Russian1320.6%
English570.2%
Swedish500.2%
Lithuanian400.2%
Polish330.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thai280.1%
Turkish270.1%
Tagalog230.1%
German200.1%
Arabic190.1%
Latvian160.1%
Spanish; Castilian150.1%
Albanian130.1%
Other language120.1%
Persian, Farsi120.1%
Azerbaijani100.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher24.9 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households11,919 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Residents with a migration background4 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

Alternatives for people set on Sastamala

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Alternative cities in Finland

Other cities in Finland to compare with Sastamala, nearest in population first.

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Raahe23,571 residentsSibbo23,006 residentsHollola22,849 residentsImatra24,724 residentsLempäälä24,854 residentsSiilinjärvi21,269 residents

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Sastamala in rankings

#15 of 30 in Safest cities in Finland by recorded crime #24 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Finland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sastamala when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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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 Sastamala?

The published population was 23,332 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Sastamala?

Police recorded about 7,800 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 Sastamala?

The unemployment rate is 10.9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Sastamala?

The median gross salary is 3,558 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Sastamala a good place to live?

Sastamala 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 Sastamala?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,356 people (95.8%) 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, October 16). Sastamala, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 798d3e6f95d7e151c141439288f8e5b7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/sastamala/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Sastamala, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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