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Living in Suomussalmi

In Suomussalmi, unemployment is 16.1% (2024).

The population of Suomussalmi totalled 6,957 at the end of 2025. For Suomussalmi, the regional median gross salary was €3,442 per month at the end of 2024. Suomussalmi had an unemployment rate of 16.1% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population6,957people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland
Median gross salary (region)3,442EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland
Unemployment rate16.1%country median 10.6% — 52% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Finland
Recorded crime6,813incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 24% belowOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

Higher unemployment than 93% of Finnish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 74% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Suomussalmi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
Net rent across major citiesSuomussalmi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Suomussalmi 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 plan17Official · national market
Dwellings3,837 dwellings31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

Is Suomussalmi a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–60%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 44–62%
Student44%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 36–52%
Family51%strong on safety, weak on housing · range 42–60%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

Suomussalmi's average monthly gross earnings totalled €3,679 per month at the end of 2024. Employment totaled 2,242 in Suomussalmi at the end of 2024. Employment rates for Suomussalmi measured 68.2% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Suomussalmi?

The unemployment rate is 16.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland11

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Suomussalmi is 16.1%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,679 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official · regional context
People in employment2,242 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Employment rate68.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
GDP per capita37,805 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Statistics Finland10Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)3,442 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate16.1 %country median 10.6%31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland11Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher73.3 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official

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; Suomussalmi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Suomussalmi?

Police recorded about 6,813 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 citiesSuomussalmi highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Suomussalmi 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 residents6,813 incidents per 100,000country median 9,01631 Dec 202513ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting1Official

Mobility and administration

Suomussalmi's nearest airport was KAJ, 89 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights4Official
Distance to the nearest major airport89 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)KAJ3 Aug 2026OurAirports5Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 0.3 · Feb 0.39 · Mar 0.63 · Apr 15.64 · May 24.01 · Jun 28.17 · Jul 27.98 · Aug 27.08 · Sep 21.37 · Oct 14.26 · Nov 8.33 · Dec 2.9 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -40.13 · Feb -35.96 · Mar -25.83 · Apr -19.15 · May -7.72 · Jun -0.45 · Jul 3.85 · Aug 2.21 · Sep -3.19 · Oct -15.83 · Nov -25.43 · Dec -30.36 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -12.59 · Feb -11.58 · Mar -7.16 · Apr -1.04 · May 7.03 · Jun 12.31 · Jul 15.88 · Aug 13.47 · Sep 8.36 · Oct 1.08 · Nov -4.78 · Dec -9.53 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.3 · Feb 40.3 · Mar 39.4 · Apr 32.4 · May 58.2 · Jun 68.4 · Jul 85.6 · Aug 74.7 · Sep 68.5 · Oct 66.7 · Nov 60.7 · Dec 57 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

Households in Suomussalmi numbered 3,837 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Suomussalmi?

The published population was 6,957 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland7

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.6 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland6Official
Population6,957 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland7Official
Population covered by crime statistics6,957 people31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)16Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
No religion or other, share20.6 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland12Official

International community in Suomussalmi

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
TOTAL6,957100.0%
Finland6,66795.8%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL2904.2%
EUROPE1742.5%
ASIA1031.5%
Former Soviet Union961.4%
Syria480.7%
Sweden320.5%
Afghanistan160.2%
Lebanon130.2%
Turkey130.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Russia110.2%
Philippines100.1%
AMERICA70.1%
AFRICA40.1%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL6,957100.0%
Finland6,77597.4%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL1822.6%
ASIA1011.5%
EUROPE711.0%
Syria590.8%
Russia390.6%
Afghanistan160.2%
Philippines100.1%
AMERICA60.1%
AFRICA40.1%

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

Language spoken at home

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,957100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL6,69296.2%
Finnish6,68596.1%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL2653.8%
Russian1011.5%
Arabic691.0%
Persian, Farsi160.2%
English130.2%
Other language100.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher19.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland6Official
Households3,837 households31 Dec 2024Statistics Finland9Official
Residents with a migration background3.9 %31 Dec 2025Statistics Finland12Official

Alternatives for people set on Suomussalmi

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 Suomussalmi alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,957 Suomussalmi+645%
  • Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 2.6% Suomussalmi+150%
  • Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 16.1% Suomussalmi−37%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 6,813 Suomussalmi+19%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,442 Suomussalmi+15%
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Alternative cities in Finland

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

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Kittilä6,973 residentsKemijärvi6,919 residentsMäntyharju7,034 residentsOulainen6,832 residentsPudasjärvi7,168 residentsIkaalinen6,704 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 Suomussalmi?

The published population was 6,957 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Suomussalmi?

Police recorded about 6,813 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 Suomussalmi?

The unemployment rate is 16.1 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Suomussalmi?

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

Is Suomussalmi a good place to live?

Suomussalmi 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 Suomussalmi?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,667 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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  4. Statistics Finland country of birth distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
  5. Statistics Finland language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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  8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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