Living in Seinäjoki
In Seinäjoki, average gross earnings are €3,380 a month (2023) and unemployment is 9.2% (2024).
Average monthly gross earnings were €3,380 at the end of 2023.
Which Finland-wide rules apply when you move to Seinäjoki?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €12.3 per m² per month in June 2026. The listed rent for a one-bedroom home in the centre was €610 per month in 2026. Living space averaged 42.5 m² per person at the end of 2023.
How much does it cost to rent in Seinäjoki?
Average net cold rent is 12.3 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), 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): 12.3 EUR/m²/month · Statistics Finland rents of dwellings, table 15fa49
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DNA fixed broadband3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 24.93 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telia Finland mobile plan28Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 33,497 dwellings | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland19Official |
| Residential property price per m² | 1,800 EUR/m² | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — ASPE property32Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 12.3 EUR/m²/month | 30 Jun 2026 | Statistics Finland rents of dwellings, table 15fa49Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Typical rent deposit | 1 months | 1 Jan 2024 | www.finlex.fi44Official · national |
| One-bedroom listing, city centre | 610 EUR/month | 2026 | asunnot.oikotie.fi48Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Housing vacancy rate | 3.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | ARA — Housing finance2Official |
Is Seinäjoki 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 738 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.3 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.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 9.2% at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €23,000 per person per year at the end of 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Seinäjoki?
The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland key indicators of employment statistics by area, table 115x23
Seinäjoki 9.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,380 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2023 | pxdata.stat.fi11Official · maakunta |
| Fibre broadband coverage | 85 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Traficom — Laajakaistaselvitys (annual broadband survey)39Official |
| Disposable income per resident | 23,000 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — Regional accounts36Official |
| People in employment | 30,335 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland20Official |
| Employment rate | 77.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland19Official |
| GDP per capita | 31,000 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — Regional accounts36Official |
| Fixed internet — average speed | 130 Mbps | 31 Dec 2024 | www.traficom.fi39Official |
| Job vacancies per 1,000 people | 3.8 vacancies per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | KEHA Centre / TEM7Official |
| Median salary | 33,400 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | Tilastokeskus — Structure of Earnings (pra) + Vero tax records11Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,286 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | pxweb2.stat.fi17Official |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland key indicators of employment statistics by area, table 115x23Official |
What does a salary buy in Seinäjoki?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,500 |
| Rent, 60 m²€12.30/m² · market price · Statistics Finland rents of dwellings, table 15fa · 2026-06-30 | − €738 |
| 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 | €1,707 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Seinäjoki. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Market Finland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Seinäjoki. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children aged 0–6 enrolled in childcare | 72 % | 31 Dec 2024 | THL — Health statistics29Official |
| Residents with high school education or higher | 78.9 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland19Official |
| International schools | 0 count | 31 Dec 2024 | Vipunen — Education Statistics42Official |
| Schools | 22 count | 31 Dec 2024 | Vipunen — Education Statistics42Official |
| Average school rating (composite score) | 7.2 (0–10 index) | 31 Dec 2024 | Vipunen — KOSKI education statistics42Official |
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; Seinäjoki's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| General practitioners per 1,000 people | 0.8 GPs per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | THL — Health statistics29Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 2.5 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | THL — Health statistics29Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.5 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | THL — Healthcare personnel statistics30Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Seinäjoki 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Seinäjoki?
Police recorded about 8,269 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 8,269 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Finland municipal offences recorded, table 13ex25
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 8,269 offences per 100,000country median 9,016 | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland municipal offences recorded, table 13ex25Official |
| Theft and burglary offences per 100,000 residents | 1,100 crimes per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — POLRIK crime35Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 30 crimes per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — POLRIK crime35Official |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destinations from nearest airport | 2 count | 13 Jun 2026 | OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official |
| Nearest airport | VAA | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv9Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 61.8 km | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv9Official |
| Public transport score | 30 (0–100 index) | 27 Aug 2026 | Traficom + HSL / Tampereen joukkoliikenne / Waltti Oulu / Föli40Official |
| Traffic accidents per 100,000 people | 78 accidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — TIEL traffic37Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Seinäjoki. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course
Municipalities and employment services in Finland
For immigrants needing an integration plan.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average January temperature | -7.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | Ilmatieteen laitos (FMI) — climatological normals 1991-20206Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -2.6 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 8.2 · May 15 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 15 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 2.1 · Dec -0.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI43Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -9.2 · Feb -10.1 · Mar -6.8 · Apr -1.1 · May 3.1 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 11 · Aug 9.6 · Sep 5.5 · Oct 1.3 · Nov -2.5 · Dec -6.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI43Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -5.6 · Feb -6.2 · Mar -2.5 · Apr 3.3 · May 9.2 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 10 · Oct 4.3 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -3.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI43Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 31.8 · Feb 24.3 · Mar 26.4 · Apr 28.1 · May 45.9 · Jun 59 · Jul 73.8 · Aug 73.3 · Sep 53.5 · Oct 58.2 · Nov 46.7 · Dec 39.9 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI43Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 29.8 · Feb 70.6 · Mar 145.3 · Apr 188.5 · May 266.5 · Jun 275.5 · Jul 267.6 · Aug 207.2 · Sep 139.7 · Oct 79.6 · Nov 30.9 · Dec 17 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI43Official |
| Annual sunshine | 1,620 hours/year | 1991-20 | en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi4Official |
| Frost days per year | 145 days | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| Heat-stress days per year | 1 days | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| Annual mean NO₂ concentration | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | SYKE — Environment Institute27Official |
| Annual mean PM10 concentration | 7.5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | SYKE — Environment Institute27Official |
| Annual mean PM2.5 concentration | 4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | SYKE — Environment Institute27Official |
Similar climate. In Finland: Lahti ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.7 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±2.5 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.9 °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
How many people live in Seinäjoki?
The published population was 67,283 people in 2025. Source: 11ra — Key figures on population by region, 1990–20251
By nationality
National passport95.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,469 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | www.maanmittauslaitos.fi45Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 610 cars per 1,000 residents | 31 Dec 2024 | www.traficom.fi47Official |
| City area | 1,432 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | 11ra — Key figures on population by region, 1990–20251Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 4.2 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — Immigrant background by area (vaerak/159t)33Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,200 people | 31 Dec 2024 | pxdata.stat.fi10Official |
| Population density | 47 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | 11ra — Key figures on population by region, 1990–20251Official |
| Projected population change to 2040 | -1.5 % | 12 Jun 2026 | pxdata.stat.fi14Official · maakunta |
| Population | 67,283 people | 31 Dec 2025 | 11ra — Key figures on population by region, 1990–20251Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 67,283 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)26Official |
| Students as a share of residents | 5 % | 31 Dec 2023 | pxdata.stat.fi16Official · maakunta |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No religion or other, share | 16.5 % | 31 Dec 2023 | pxdata.stat.fi15Official · maakunta |
International community in Seinäjoki
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 | 67,283 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 63,017 | 93.7% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 4,266 | 6.3% |
| EUROPE | 1,923 | 2.9% |
| ASIA | 1,879 | 2.8% |
| Ukraine | 438 | 0.7% |
| Former Soviet Union | 401 | 0.6% |
| Sweden | 311 | 0.5% |
| Sri Lanka | 288 | 0.4% |
| AFRICA | 256 | 0.4% |
| Bangladesh | 227 | 0.3% |
Show 44 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 220 | 0.3% |
| Thailand | 191 | 0.3% |
| Estonia | 156 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 148 | 0.2% |
| India | 143 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 139 | 0.2% |
| Russia | 119 | 0.2% |
| AMERICA | 113 | 0.2% |
| Vietnam | 92 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 89 | 0.1% |
| Unknown | 80 | 0.1% |
| China | 79 | 0.1% |
| Syria | 77 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 71 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 64 | 0.1% |
| Myanmar | 63 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 49 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 42 | 0.1% |
| Poland | 40 | 0.1% |
| Yemen | 39 | 0.1% |
| United States | 37 | 0.1% |
| Afghanistan | 36 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 32 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 32 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 29 | 0.0% |
| Germany | 29 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 20 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 20 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 16 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 0.0% |
| Norway | 15 | 0.0% |
| Former Serbia and Montenegro | 15 | 0.0% |
| OCEANIA | 15 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 14 | 0.0% |
| Former Yugoslavia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 13 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 13 | 0.0% |
| Romania | 13 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 11 | 0.0% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 10 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22
Citizenship
Population at the end of the statistical reference period; Statistics Finland population structure; total sex · 2025
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 67,283 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 64,088 | 95.3% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 3,195 | 4.7% |
| ASIA | 1,632 | 2.4% |
| EUROPE | 1,300 | 1.9% |
| Ukraine | 702 | 1.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 289 | 0.4% |
| Bangladesh | 237 | 0.4% |
| Nepal | 215 | 0.3% |
| AFRICA | 183 | 0.3% |
| Estonia | 141 | 0.2% |
Show 37 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 140 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 131 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 100 | 0.1% |
| Vietnam | 86 | 0.1% |
| Thailand | 84 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 76 | 0.1% |
| Iraq | 74 | 0.1% |
| Syria | 74 | 0.1% |
| Pakistan | 72 | 0.1% |
| China | 62 | 0.1% |
| AMERICA | 60 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 44 | 0.1% |
| Yemen | 39 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 36 | 0.1% |
| Poland | 36 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 34 | 0.1% |
| Former Serbia and Montenegro | 34 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 31 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 29 | 0.0% |
| Hungary | 29 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar | 28 | 0.0% |
| Sweden | 21 | 0.0% |
| United States | 20 | 0.0% |
| Germany | 15 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 14 | 0.0% |
| Morocco | 14 | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 14 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 0.0% |
| Brazil | 12 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Italy | 11 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 11 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 10 | 0.0% |
| OCEANIA | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21
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 | 67,283 | 100.0% |
| NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 63,155 | 93.9% |
| Finnish | 62,996 | 93.6% |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 4,128 | 6.1% |
| Ukrainian | 686 | 1.0% |
| Russian | 346 | 0.5% |
| English | 270 | 0.4% |
| Sinhala; Sinhalese | 257 | 0.4% |
| Bengali, (Bangla) | 241 | 0.4% |
| Nepali | 229 | 0.3% |
| Arabic | 225 | 0.3% |
Show 36 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other language | 181 | 0.3% |
| Estonian | 173 | 0.3% |
| Swedish | 155 | 0.2% |
| Turkish | 155 | 0.2% |
| Thai | 133 | 0.2% |
| Kurdish | 106 | 0.2% |
| Vietnamese | 93 | 0.1% |
| Persian, Farsi | 82 | 0.1% |
| Urdu | 71 | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 68 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 57 | 0.1% |
| Spanish; Castilian | 54 | 0.1% |
| Albanian | 52 | 0.1% |
| Burmese | 46 | 0.1% |
| Polish | 44 | 0.1% |
| Hindi | 40 | 0.1% |
| Hungarian | 38 | 0.1% |
| Romanian | 31 | 0.0% |
| Malayalam | 26 | 0.0% |
| Yoruba | 24 | 0.0% |
| Tamil | 23 | 0.0% |
| German | 22 | 0.0% |
| Panjabi; Punjabi | 22 | 0.0% |
| Igbo | 21 | 0.0% |
| Bulgarian | 19 | 0.0% |
| Portuguese | 18 | 0.0% |
| Kinyarwanda | 17 | 0.0% |
| Somali | 17 | 0.0% |
| Swahili | 17 | 0.0% |
| Gujarati | 14 | 0.0% |
| Italian | 12 | 0.0% |
| French | 11 | 0.0% |
| Pushto; Pashto | 11 | 0.0% |
| Twi | 11 | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 11 | 0.0% |
| Mongolian | 10 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public bike-sharing available | false | 31 Dec 2024 | HSL — Helsinki Region Transport5Official |
| Cold-stress days per year | 9 days | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| 5G coverage | 92 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Traficom — 5G coverage38Official |
| Dark days per year | 0 days | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| Public electric-vehicle charging points per 100,000 residents | 7 points per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Traficom — Broadband survey39Official |
| Flood-zone risk category | Low class | 31 Dec 2024 | SYKE — Environment Institute27Official |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | 34.7 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland19Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 70 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Traficom — Broadband survey39Official |
| Green-space share | 58 % | 31 Dec 2024 | www.syke.fi46Official |
| Hot days per year | 4 days | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| Households | 33,497 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland20Official |
| Ice days per year | 60 days | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| Pre-primary attendance per 100 children aged 3–6 (can exceed 100) | 70 % | 31 Dec 2024 | thl.fi31Official |
| Childcare coverage, under 3 | 38 % | 31 Dec 2024 | thl.fi31Official |
| Living space per resident | 42.5 m²/person | 31 Dec 2023 | pxdata.stat.fi12Official · maakunta |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 31 Dec 2025 | StatFin: Key figures on population by region (population structure 31 December), median age of inhabitants18Official |
| Residents with a migration background | 7 % | 31 Dec 2023 | pxdata.stat.fi13Official · maakunta |
| Municipal tax rate | 21.5 % | 27 Aug 2026 | Vero Skatt — Kunnallisverotus (annual rates)41Official |
| Snow days per year | 95 days | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| Swedish-speaking residents | 0.1 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Tilastokeskus — Language by municipality (vaerak/11rm)34Official |
| Top nationalities | Russia, Estonia, Sweden, Vietnam, Iraq | 31 Dec 2024 | pxdata.stat.fi10Official |
| Tropical nights per year | 0 nights | 31 Dec 2024 | FMI — Climate normals6Official |
| Universities | 1 count | 31 Dec 2024 | Vipunen — Education Statistics42Official |
Alternatives for people set on Seinäjoki
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.
Vaasa as a Seinäjoki alternative in the same country
Better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Foreign residents: 8.5% Vaasa vs 4.2% Seinäjoki+102%
- Nearest airport: 8.9 km Vaasa vs 61.8 km Seinäjoki−86%
- Rent: €13.15/m² Vaasa vs €12.30/m² Seinäjoki+7%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,184 Vaasa vs 8,269 Seinäjoki+11%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 3.0 Vaasa vs 2.5 Seinäjoki+20%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,475 Vaasa vs €3,286 Seinäjoki+6%
- Unemployment: 8.8% Vaasa vs 9.2% Seinäjoki−4%
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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 Seinäjoki?
The published population was 67,283 people in 2025. Source: 11ra — Key figures on population by region, 1990–2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Seinäjoki?
Average net cold rent is 12.3 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 861 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Statistics Finland rents of dwellings, table 15fa.
How safe is Seinäjoki?
Police recorded about 8,269 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Finland municipal offences recorded, table 13ex.
What is the unemployment rate in Seinäjoki?
The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland key indicators of employment statistics by area, table 115x.
What is the typical salary around Seinäjoki?
The median gross salary is 3,286 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.
How many foreign residents live in Seinäjoki?
3,200 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: pxdata.stat.fi.
Is Seinäjoki a good place to live?
Seinäjoki 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 Seinäjoki?
The official country of birth distribution records 63,017 people (93.7%) 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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Sources
- 11ra — Key figures on population by region, 1990–2025 11ra · pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-25
- ARA — Housing finance ARA · ara.fi · checked 2026-06-12
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- en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi · checked 2026-07-14
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- Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
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- Traficom — 5G coverage Traficom · traficom.fi · checked 2026-06-12
- Traficom — Laajakaistaselvitys (annual broadband survey) Traficom · traficom.fi · checked 2026-06-12
- Traficom + HSL / Tampereen joukkoliikenne / Waltti Oulu / Föli traficom.fi · checked 2026-06-12
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- Vipunen — Education Statistics Vipunen · vipunen.fi · checked 2026-07-14
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- Statistics Finland rents of dwellings, table 15fa pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-07-26
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