Living in Suonenjoki

In Suonenjoki, unemployment is 10.4% (2024).

Suonenjoki numbered 6,549 residents at the end of 2025. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,400 per month. The city faced an unemployment rate of 10.4% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0718 sources

Population6,549people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Finland

Median gross salary (region)3,400EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Finland

Unemployment rate10.4%country median 10.6% — 2% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime9,131incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — about the sameOfficial source · 13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting

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

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 Suonenjoki.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Suonenjoki. 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 citiesSuonenjoki 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 plan¹⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	3,551 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official

Is Suonenjoki a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–64%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 36–52%

Family50%strong on family, weak on housing · range 41–59%

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

Work and income

Suonenjoki's average monthly gross earnings totalled €3,748 per month at the end of 2024. Employment totaled 2,458 in Suonenjoki at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the employment rate stood at 73.6%.

What is the unemployment rate in Suonenjoki?

The unemployment rate is 10.4 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹²

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Suonenjoki is 10.4%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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Suonenjoki 10.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,748 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
People in employment	2,458 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Employment rate	73.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
GDP per capita	41,361 EUR/year	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Finland¹¹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,400 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	10.4 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹²Official

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	72.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics 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; Suonenjoki's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Suonenjoki?

Police recorded about 9,131 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 citiesSuonenjoki 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	9,131 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	13ex — Offences recorded and their solving by municipality and year of reporting¹Official

Mobility and administration

Suonenjoki's nearest airport was KUO, 55 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	55 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	KUO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 4.72 · Feb 4.26 · Mar 11.14 · Apr 18.6 · May 26.96 · Jun 27.88 · Jul 29.66 · Aug 28.95 · Sep 21.63 · Oct 14.79 · Nov 9.11 · Dec 6.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -41.72 · Feb -36.02 · Mar -24.46 · Apr -12.25 · May -2.78 · Jun 1.19 · Jul 5.62 · Aug 4.76 · Sep -0.85 · Oct -16.61 · Nov -30.84 · Dec -31.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.66 · Feb -9.68 · Mar -5.03 · Apr 2.41 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.41 · Jul 17.78 · Aug 15.73 · Sep 10.42 · Oct 3.16 · Nov -2.58 · Dec -7.22 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The household count for Suonenjoki was 3,551 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Suonenjoki?

The published population was 6,549 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	3.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Population	6,549 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Population covered by crime statistics	6,549 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁷Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	26.2 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

International community in Suonenjoki

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	6,549	100.0%
Finland	6,226	95.1%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	323	4.9%
EUROPE	242	3.7%
Former Soviet Union	79	1.2%
Ukraine	70	1.1%
ASIA	52	0.8%
Unknown	25	0.4%
Estonia	24	0.4%
Sweden	21	0.3%
Russia	20	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Philippines	12	0.2%
Myanmar	10	0.2%
AFRICA	3	0.0%
AMERICA	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
TOTAL	6,549	100.0%
Finland	6,309	96.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	240	3.7%
EUROPE	185	2.8%
Ukraine	122	1.9%
ASIA	49	0.7%
Estonia	25	0.4%
Russia	19	0.3%
Myanmar	10	0.2%
AFRICA	3	0.0%
AMERICA	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
OCEANIA	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	6,549	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	6,253	95.5%
Finnish	6,239	95.3%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	296	4.5%
Ukrainian	120	1.8%
Russian	56	0.9%
Estonian	29	0.4%
Swedish	14	0.2%
Thai	11	0.2%
Burmese	10	0.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	22.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁷Official
Households	3,551 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official
Residents with a migration background	4.6 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Suonenjoki

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 Suonenjoki alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 260 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 6,549 Suonenjoki+692%
Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 3.7% Suonenjoki+76%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,400 Suonenjoki+17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 9,131 Suonenjoki−11%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 10.4% Suonenjokisame level

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Alternative cities in Finland

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Suonenjoki 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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Is Suonenjoki part of Kuopio?

Suonenjoki is in the published commuting zone of Kuopio; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Kuopio city profile

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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 Suonenjoki?

The published population was 6,549 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.

How safe is Suonenjoki?

What is the unemployment rate in Suonenjoki?

The unemployment rate is 10.4 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Suonenjoki?

The median gross salary is 3,400 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.

Is Suonenjoki a good place to live?

Suonenjoki 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 Suonenjoki part of Kuopio?

Suonenjoki is in the published commuting zone of Kuopio; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

How many people born in Finland live in Suonenjoki?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,226 people (95.1%) 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, October 16). Suonenjoki, Finland: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b3e6de1dd7cd72ca4c148ce7bc1eb40b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/suonenjoki/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Suonenjoki, Finland: population, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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}

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