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Living in Sibbo

In Sibbo, unemployment is 7.6% (2024).

Sibbo's population was 23,006 at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,967 per month. The city faced an unemployment rate of 7.6% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population23,006people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,967EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate7.6%country median 10.6% — 28% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime7,476incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 17% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 87% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 64% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Sibbo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesSibbo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sibbo 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 plan20Official · national market
Dwellings10,279 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official

Is Sibbo 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 employee65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 56–74%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 50–66%
Family55%strong on family, weak on housing · range 46–64%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €4,513 per month. Sibbo's employment count was 11,254 at the end of 2024. Employment rates for Sibbo measured 81.9% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Sibbo?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland14

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Sibbo is 7.6%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,513 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland11Official · regional context
People in employment11,254 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland12Official
Employment rate81.9 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
GDP per capita62,093 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland13Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,967 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland11Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.6 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland14Official

Public employment offices in Sibbo

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

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 higher75.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official

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; Sibbo's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Sibbo?

Police recorded about 7,476 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 citiesSibbo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sibbo 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 residents7,476 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Sibbo's nearest airport was HEL, 18 km away and offered 88 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport88 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)HEL3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sibbo. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sibbo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency3

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Sibbo is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 39 cities with data, 16 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.8 · Feb -2 · Mar 2.2 · Apr 9.1 · May 16 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 23 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 0.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.1 · Feb -7.9 · Mar -5 · Apr 0.1 · May 5.3 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12 · Sep 7.7 · Oct 2.8 · Nov -1 · Dec -4.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.3 · Feb -4.9 · Mar -1.4 · Apr 4.5 · May 10.9 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 53.7 · Feb 40.6 · Mar 33.6 · Apr 35.6 · May 38.8 · Jun 63.7 · Jul 64 · Aug 77.6 · Sep 61.5 · Oct 79.1 · Nov 70.1 · Dec 61.7 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 37.4 · Feb 68.4 · Mar 143.2 · Apr 195.9 · May 285.4 · Jun 272.5 · Jul 291.9 · Aug 237.8 · Sep 149.5 · Oct 83.8 · Nov 33.9 · Dec 23.9 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Turku ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.5 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.5 °C, Pärnu (Estonia) ±0.9 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.3 °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 household count for Sibbo was 10,279 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Sibbo?

The published population was 23,006 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland10

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share5.5 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland9Official
Population23,006 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland10Official
Population covered by crime statistics23,006 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)19Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share35 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland15Official

International community in Sibbo

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
TOTAL23,006100.0%
Finland21,14191.9%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1,8658.1%
EUROPE1,3185.7%
Estonia3771.6%
ASIA3711.6%
Former Soviet Union3141.4%
Sweden1550.7%
Ukraine750.3%
Philippines690.3%
Russia690.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand630.3%
AMERICA600.3%
AFRICA570.2%
Unknown510.2%
Turkey500.2%
United Kingdom460.2%
Afghanistan430.2%
Germany380.2%
Iran370.2%
Syria320.1%
Vietnam290.1%
Netherlands250.1%
Iraq210.1%
United States190.1%
China170.1%
India170.1%
Poland160.1%
France150.1%
Latvia130.1%
Romania130.1%
Norway110.0%
Brazil100.0%
Italy100.0%
OCEANIA80.0%

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
TOTAL23,006100.0%
Finland21,74894.5%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1,2585.5%
EUROPE9344.1%
Estonia4411.9%
ASIA2541.1%
Ukraine1240.5%
Russia880.4%
Philippines580.3%
Sweden490.2%
Afghanistan410.2%
Show 16 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Thailand400.2%
Turkey320.1%
Syria300.1%
AFRICA280.1%
AMERICA260.1%
United Kingdom250.1%
Germany190.1%
Romania190.1%
Iran170.1%
Netherlands150.1%
Latvia140.1%
Poland140.1%
France120.1%
Iraq120.1%
India110.0%
OCEANIA20.0%

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
Total23,006100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL21,19092.1%
Finnish15,01365.3%
Swedish6,17526.8%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL1,8167.9%
Estonian4451.9%
Russian3831.7%
Ukrainian1290.6%
English1080.5%
Arabic740.3%
Persian, Farsi670.3%
Show 16 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Thai620.3%
Kurdish550.2%
Tagalog530.2%
Turkish450.2%
Vietnamese360.2%
Spanish; Castilian310.1%
German290.1%
French230.1%
Dutch230.1%
Romanian190.1%
Polish180.1%
Portuguese180.1%
Albanian170.1%
Latvian160.1%
Other language140.1%
Panjabi; Punjabi110.0%

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 higher37.6 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Households10,279 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland12Official
Residents with a migration background8.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland15Official

Alternatives for people set on Sibbo

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Sibbo from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities
Hollola22,849 residentsSastamala23,332 residentsRaahe23,571 residentsImatra24,724 residentsLempäälä24,854 residentsSiilinjärvi21,269 residents

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Sibbo in rankings

#2 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Finland #14 of 30 in Safest cities in Finland by recorded crime #24 of 30 in Most international cities in Finland #27 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Finland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sibbo 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Sibbo part of Helsinki?

Sibbo is identified as a satellite of Helsinki. It is about 27.5 km away by straight-line distance. Helsinki city profile

Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source26

What should a first-home buyer know about Sibbo?

Official price, transaction-count and household-income context; not an affordability score or recommendation.

Published sales — old dwellings in housing companies154 transactionsofficial_municipality · 2025Official source7
Average price per m² — old dwellings in housing companies2,575 EUR/m²official_municipality · 2025Official source7
Median disposable cash income of household-dwelling units50,976 EUR/yearofficial_municipality · 2024Official source4

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 Sibbo?

5 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Sibbo in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Sibbo: 7,679.8 offences/100k (2024).

Kauniainen — 4,749.8 offences/100k2024Loppi — 5,171.7 offences/100k2024Siuntio — 6,001.3 offences/100k2024Ingå — 6,553.1 offences/100k2024Mäntsälä — 7,571.4 offences/100k2024

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

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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 Sibbo?

The published population was 23,006 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is the air quality good in Sibbo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Sibbo?

Police recorded about 7,476 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 Sibbo?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Sibbo?

The median gross salary is 3,967 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Sibbo a good place to live?

Sibbo 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 Sibbo part of Helsinki?

Sibbo is identified as a satellite of Helsinki. It is about 27.5 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Finland live in Sibbo?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,141 people (91.9%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Is Sibbo 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 Sibbo?

5 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Sibbo 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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