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Living in Sotkamo

In Sotkamo, unemployment is 7.6% (2024).

Sotkamo had a population of 10,161 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,442 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 7.6% was measured at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population10,161people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,442EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate7.6%country median 10.6% — 28% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime9,143incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — about the sameOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting
PM2.5, annual mean3.4µg/m³country median 4.9 — 31% belowOfficial source · FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 2024

Lower unemployment than 87% of Finnish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 92% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Sotkamo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesSotkamo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sotkamo 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
Dwellings4,974 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official

Is Sotkamo a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–71%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on housing · range 53–71%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 46–62%
Family55%strong on family, weak on housing · range 46–64%
Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Work and income

Sotkamo's average monthly gross earnings totalled €3,679 per month at the end of 2024. Employment totaled 4,302 in Sotkamo at the end of 2024. For Sotkamo, the employment rate was 78.6% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Sotkamo?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland12

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

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,679 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
People in employment4,302 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Employment rate78.6 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
GDP per capita37,805 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland11Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,442 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate7.6 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland12Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sotkamo. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sotkamo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher76 %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; Sotkamo's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Sotkamo?

Police recorded about 9,143 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 citiesSotkamo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sotkamo 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 residents9,143 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — about the same31 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Sotkamo's nearest airport was KAJ, 39 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Distance to the nearest major airport39 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KAJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sotkamo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 20243

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 Sotkamo is 3.4 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 mean3.4 µg/m³country median 4.931 Dec 2024FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 20243Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 0.56 · Feb 0.53 · Mar 4.56 · Apr 17.7 · May 24.78 · Jun 28.43 · Jul 29.75 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 21.59 · Oct 15.33 · Nov 8.97 · Dec 5.53 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -39.53 · Feb -36.43 · Mar -26.49 · Apr -16.9 · May -5.78 · Jun -0.16 · Jul 4.76 · Aug 2.31 · Sep -2.62 · Oct -16.15 · Nov -24.86 · Dec -30.49 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -11.96 · Feb -10.97 · Mar -6.45 · Apr 0.15 · May 8.04 · Jun 13 · Jul 16.45 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 9.07 · Oct 1.84 · Nov -3.9 · Dec -8.73 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 37.6 · Feb 33.9 · Mar 33.8 · Apr 30.3 · May 56.4 · Jun 71.4 · Jul 87 · Aug 79.3 · Sep 69.2 · Oct 60.8 · Nov 53 · Dec 50 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2024, Sotkamo had 4,974 households.

How many people live in Sotkamo?

The published population was 10,161 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share4.2 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population10,161 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland8Official
Population covered by crime statistics10,161 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)17Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share24.3 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

International community in Sotkamo

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
TOTAL10,161100.0%
Finland9,59294.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL5695.6%
EUROPE3903.8%
Former Soviet Union1781.8%
ASIA1341.3%
Ukraine770.8%
Philippines490.5%
Thailand400.4%
Russia390.4%
Sweden380.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AMERICA180.2%
Afghanistan170.2%
Estonia170.2%
AFRICA170.2%
United Kingdom110.1%
Germany100.1%
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
TOTAL10,161100.0%
Finland9,73095.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL4314.2%
EUROPE2922.9%
Ukraine1321.3%
ASIA1181.2%
Russia950.9%
Philippines490.5%
Thailand310.3%
Estonia240.2%
Afghanistan160.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
AFRICA120.1%
AMERICA80.1%
OCEANIA10.0%

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
Total10,161100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL9,62094.7%
Finnish9,60394.5%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL5415.3%
Russian1871.8%
Ukrainian1251.2%
Thai370.4%
English290.3%
Estonian240.2%
Other language230.2%
Tagalog200.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Swedish170.2%
Persian, Farsi120.1%
German110.1%
Spanish; Castilian100.1%

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 higher28.8 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland7Official
Households4,974 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland10Official
Residents with a migration background5.5 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland13Official

Alternatives for people set on Sotkamo

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.

Porvoo as a Sotkamo alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 439 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 10,161 Sotkamo+410%
  • Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 7.6% Sotkamo+33%
  • Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 4.2% Sotkamo+55%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,442 Sotkamo+15%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 9,143 Sotkamo−11%
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Cities near Sotkamo

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Finland

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

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Liminka10,190 residentsHämeenkyrö10,249 residentsNivala10,300 residentsKauniainen10,318 residentsVammala9,852 residentsLieksa9,846 residents

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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 Sotkamo?

The published population was 10,161 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is the air quality good in Sotkamo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: FMI PM2.5 annual station statistics 2024.

How safe is Sotkamo?

Police recorded about 9,143 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 Sotkamo?

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

What is the typical salary around Sotkamo?

The median gross salary is 3,442 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Sotkamo a good place to live?

Sotkamo 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.

Which cities are near Sotkamo?

Vuokatti is near Sotkamo. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Finland live in Sotkamo?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,592 people (94.4%) 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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