Living in Sodankylä

In Sodankylä, unemployment is 6% (2024).

At the end of 2025, Sodankylä had a population of 8,095. For Sodankylä, the regional median gross salary was €3,467 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 6% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population8,095people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,467EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate6%country median 10.6% — 43% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime8,030incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 11% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Sodankylä.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2024, the dwelling count totalled 4,109.

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Net rent across major citiesSodankylä highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DNA fixed broadband²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Finland mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	4,109 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

Is Sodankylä a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 48–68%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on housing · range 54–72%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 45–61%

Family57%strong on family, weak on housing · range 48–66%

Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

At the end of 2024, average monthly gross earnings stood at €3,769 per month. Employment totaled 3,654 in Sodankylä at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Sodankylä?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Sodankylä is 6.0%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

2–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Sodankylä 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,769 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
People in employment	3,654 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Employment rate	81.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
GDP per capita	44,870 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,467 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

Public employment offices in Sodankylä

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

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Sodankylä — Verified local office

Jäämerentie 10, 99601 SODANKYLÄ, 99601

+358400610870 · tyollisyysalue@sodankyla.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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	76.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official

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; Sodankylä's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Sodankylä?

Police recorded about 8,030 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 citiesSodankylä highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,030 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016	31 Dec 2025	13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting¹Official

Mobility and administration

Sodankylä's nearest airport was KTT, 81 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	81 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KTT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sodankylä. 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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Finnish, SwedishIn Person, Online

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

-8°-17°

-2°-13°

4°-6°

11°1°

17°7°

20°10°

17°8°

11°3°

3°-3°

-3°-9°

-6°-14°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

141

187

224

245

251

174

107

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -8.1 · Feb -7.6 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 4 · May 10.5 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 17.4 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 2.9 · Nov -2.8 · Dec -5.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -17.5 · Feb -17.2 · Mar -12.9 · Apr -6 · May 0.7 · Jun 6.9 · Jul 10.1 · Aug 7.8 · Sep 3.3 · Oct -2.8 · Nov -9.2 · Dec -14 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -12.5 · Feb -12.1 · Mar -7.1 · Apr -0.8 · May 5.6 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 15 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 7 · Oct 0 · Nov -5.8 · Dec -9.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 36.1 · Feb 30.8 · Mar 30 · Apr 31.6 · May 40.1 · Jun 60.8 · Jul 75.5 · Aug 55.8 · Sep 51.7 · Oct 47.4 · Nov 42.4 · Dec 40.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 12 · Feb 58.6 · Mar 140.8 · Apr 187.3 · May 223.6 · Jun 244.6 · Jul 250.6 · Aug 173.8 · Sep 106.9 · Oct 57 · Nov 17.8 · Dec 0.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Finland: Oulu ±3.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±6.0 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±6.5 °C, Saguenay (Canada) ±3.4 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±6.7 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±6.0 °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 city had 4,109 households at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Sodankylä?

The published population was 8,095 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	2.9 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Population	8,095 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁶Official
Population covered by crime statistics	8,095 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁵Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	23.1 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

International community in Sodankylä

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	8,095	100.0%
Finland	7,755	95.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	340	4.2%
EUROPE	233	2.9%
Sweden	84	1.0%
ASIA	80	1.0%
Former Soviet Union	42	0.5%
Philippines	35	0.4%
Ukraine	17	0.2%
Estonia	16	0.2%
India	11	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
AFRICA	11	0.1%
Germany	10	0.1%
AMERICA	6	0.1%
OCEANIA	2	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	8,095	100.0%
Finland	7,862	97.1%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	233	2.9%
EUROPE	133	1.6%
ASIA	78	1.0%
Philippines	38	0.5%
Ukraine	35	0.4%
Estonia	17	0.2%
AFRICA	15	0.2%
India	13	0.2%
Russia	13	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Zambia	12	0.1%
Sweden	11	0.1%
France	10	0.1%
AMERICA	6	0.1%

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

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	8,095	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	7,839	96.8%
Finnish	7,701	95.1%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	256	3.2%
Sami	126	1.6%
English	43	0.5%
Ukrainian	35	0.4%
Russian	27	0.3%
Other language	21	0.3%
Estonian	20	0.2%
Swedish	12	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
German	10	0.1%
French	10	0.1%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	26.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁵Official
Households	4,109 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Residents with a migration background	3.2 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Sodankylä

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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 Sodankylä?

The published population was 8,095 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Sodankylä?

What is the unemployment rate in Sodankylä?

The unemployment rate is 6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Sodankylä?

The median gross salary is 3,467 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Sodankylä a good place to live?

Sodankylä 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 Sodankylä?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,755 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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