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Living in Siilinjärvi

Siilinjärvi is a city in Finland. The city covers 401 km², with a population density of 53 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Less recorded crime than 64% of Finnish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 91% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Siilinjärvi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Net rent across major citiesSiilinjärvi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Siilinjärvi highlighted€16.41Järvenpää€15.72Kerava€13.02Riihimäki€12.27Kajaani€12.19Kokkola€12.17Kotka€10.94Rauma€10.83Kouvolanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings9,714 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Siilinjärvi?

The unemployment rate is 9.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland8

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Siilinjärvi is 9.7%. 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%368–10Siilinjärvi 9.7%30 cities: 10% to under 12%3010–1223 cities: 12% to under 14%2312–1410 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 employment9,127 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Employment rate79 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,400 EUR/month31 Dec 2024pxweb2.stat.fi4Official
Unemployment rate9.7 %country median 10.5%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct79.7 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

Safety

How safe is Siilinjärvi?

Police recorded about 7,386 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.fi5

Recorded crime across major citiesSiilinjärvi highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Siilinjärvi highlighted11,977Turku10,948Kouvola10,625Rovaniemi10,243Tampere10,177Kotka9,685Jyväskylä9,184Vaasa9,025Kuopio9,008Joensuu8,849Kokkola8,269Seinäjoki7,386Siilinjärvirecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,386 incidents per 100,000country median 9,00831 Dec 2024statfin.stat.fi5Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KUO, 10.3 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat2Official
Nearest airportKUO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official
Distance to nearest airport10.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv3Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Siilinjärvi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2018) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency1

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
Siilinjärvi average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-20°-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-12°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Siilinjärvi average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100413531294971856655555151JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Siilinjärvi annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.0PM2.5µg/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 Siilinjärvi is 4.0 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/m³12–31 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–5Siilinjärvi 4.011 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 mean4 µg/m³country median 5.031 Dec 2018European Environment Agency1Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -5.2 · Feb -4.9 · Mar 0.2 · Apr 6.7 · May 14.2 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 19.5 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 0.8 · Dec -2.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -11.2 · Feb -11.8 · Mar -7.6 · Apr -1.7 · May 4.6 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 2.1 · Nov -3 · Dec -7.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average temperature by monthJan -8.1 · Feb -8.3 · Mar -3.7 · Apr 2.4 · May 9.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 4.1 · Nov -1 · Dec -5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 40.5 · Feb 34.8 · Mar 31.3 · Apr 29.4 · May 48.5 · Jun 70.6 · Jul 84.5 · Aug 65.9 · Sep 54.6 · Oct 55.3 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 51.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2013–2018
Annual PM2.5 in Siilinjärvi by year, µg/m³2.83.95.16.220132015201720184.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.0% between 2013 and 2018, from 5.0 to 4.0.

Cities of a similar size in Finland

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

All Finland cities
Pirkkala21,042 residentsTornio20,959 residentsMäntsälä20,861 residentsValkeakoski20,762 residentsLieto20,732 residentsIisalmi20,463 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Siilinjärvi?

The published population was 21,269 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.13

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Siilinjärvi residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport98.3%Foreign residents 1.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area401 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi17Official
City area401 km²1 Jan 2024www.maanmittauslaitos.fi17Official
Foreign-resident share1.7 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland6Official
Foreign residents360 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)13Official
Population density53 people/km²31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)13Official
Population21,269 people31 Dec 2024Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.13Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population21,348 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)14Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share26.1 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland9Official

International community in Siilinjärvi

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
TOTAL21,348100.0%
Finland20,73497.1%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL6142.9%
EUROPE4432.1%
Former Soviet Union1670.8%
ASIA1010.5%
Sweden660.3%
Ukraine610.3%
Thailand510.2%
Estonia350.2%
Russia350.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AMERICA220.1%
AFRICA200.1%
Unknown190.1%
Philippines130.1%
Germany100.0%
India100.0%
Turkey100.0%
OCEANIA90.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL21,348100.0%
Finland20,98398.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL3651.7%
EUROPE2631.2%
Ukraine1350.6%
ASIA700.3%
Estonia430.2%
Russia400.2%
Thailand370.2%
AFRICA120.1%
Philippines110.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AMERICA100.0%
OCEANIA70.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total21,348100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL20,81697.5%
Finnish20,80097.4%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL5322.5%
Ukrainian1300.6%
Russian1270.6%
Thai490.2%
Estonian450.2%
Spanish; Castilian200.1%
English150.1%
Swedish150.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turkish120.1%
Tagalog110.1%
Other language100.0%
Hungarian100.0%

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

Is Siilinjärvi 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on housing · range 53–73%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on housing · range 57–75%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 51–67%
Family58%strong on family, weak on housing · range 49–67%
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%
Foreign residents360 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)
Population21,269 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.
Dwellings9,714 dwellings31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
People in employment9,127 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Employment rate79 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (regional)3,400 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 Pct34.1 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
Households9,714 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Residents with a migration background2.6 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Siilinjärvi 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Siilinjärvi?

The published population was 21,269 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Siilinjärvi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2018) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Siilinjärvi?

Police recorded about 7,386 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 Siilinjärvi?

The unemployment rate is 9.7 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Siilinjärvi?

The median gross salary is 3,400 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Siilinjärvi?

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

Is Siilinjärvi a good place to live?

Siilinjärvi 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 Siilinjärvi?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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 12). Siilinjärvi, Finland: salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/siilinjarvi/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Siilinjärvi, Finland: salary, jobs, safety},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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  2. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  3. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  4. pxweb2.stat.fi pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-27
  5. statfin.stat.fi statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-26
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  8. Statistics Finland pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-05
  9. Statistics Finland pxweb2.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-07
  10. Statistics Finland citizenship distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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  1. Statistics Finland country_of_birth distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  2. Statistics Finland language_spoken_at_home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  3. Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra) pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-07-14
  4. Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population) statfin.stat.fi · checked 2026-09-05
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
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  7. www.maanmittauslaitos.fi maanmittauslaitos.fi · checked 2026-07-14

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