Living in Ulvila
In Ulvila, unemployment is 9% (2024).
The population of Ulvila totalled 12,339 at the end of 2025. The regional median gross salary reached €3,434 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 9% at the end of 2024.
Lower unemployment than 69% of Finnish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 64% of Finnish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 92% of Finnish cities that publish it.
Which Finland-wide rules apply when you move to Ulvila?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Ulvila. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Ulvila 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.
Work and income
The average monthly gross earnings figure was €3,790 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, employment in Ulvila reached 5,126. For Ulvila, the employment rate was 79.3% at the end of 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Ulvila?
The unemployment rate is 9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland11
Ulvila 9.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,790 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland8Official · regional context |
| People in employment | 5,126 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland9Official |
| Employment rate | 79.3 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland6Official |
| GDP per capita | 46,185 EUR/year | 31 Dec 2023 | Statistics Finland10Official · regional context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,434 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 9 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Finland11Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ulvila. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Market Finland — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ulvila. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school education or higher | 76.3 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics 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; Ulvila's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Ulvila?
Police recorded about 7,489 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,489 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
Ulvila's nearest airport was POR, 5 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ulvila. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal integration services and integration training — Integration course
Municipalities and employment services in Finland
For immigrants needing an integration plan.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Ulvila?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Ulvila 6.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -1.2 · Feb -1.3 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 8.7 · May 15 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -7 · Feb -7.6 · Mar -4.9 · Apr -0.4 · May 4.3 · Jun 9 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 11 · Sep 6.8 · Oct 2.3 · Nov -1.3 · Dec -4.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4 · Feb -4.6 · Mar -1.3 · Apr 4 · May 9.7 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 15.8 · Sep 11 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -1.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Finland: Turku ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.0 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.1 °C, Bærum (Norway) ±1.2 °C, Drammen (Norway) ±1.2 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °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
At the end of 2024, Ulvila had 5,914 households.
How many people live in Ulvila?
The published population was 12,339 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland7
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| No religion or other, share | 25.8 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Finland12Official |
International community in Ulvila
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 | 12,339 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 11,875 | 96.2% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 464 | 3.8% |
| EUROPE | 367 | 3.0% |
| Former Soviet Union | 111 | 0.9% |
| ASIA | 52 | 0.4% |
| Sweden | 47 | 0.4% |
| Ukraine | 46 | 0.4% |
| Estonia | 42 | 0.3% |
| Russia | 23 | 0.2% |
| Thailand | 20 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 16 | 0.1% |
| AMERICA | 15 | 0.1% |
| Unknown | 15 | 0.1% |
| AFRICA | 12 | 0.1% |
| Germany | 11 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 11 | 0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 0.1% |
| OCEANIA | 3 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 12,339 | 100.0% |
| Finland | 12,044 | 97.6% |
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL | 295 | 2.4% |
| EUROPE | 250 | 2.0% |
| Ukraine | 102 | 0.8% |
| Estonia | 52 | 0.4% |
| ASIA | 27 | 0.2% |
| Russia | 20 | 0.2% |
| Poland | 15 | 0.1% |
| Philippines | 10 | 0.1% |
| AMERICA | 7 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | 6 | 0.0% |
| OCEANIA | 3 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 12,339 | 100.0% |
| NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 11,927 | 96.7% |
| Finnish | 11,884 | 96.3% |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL | 412 | 3.3% |
| Ukrainian | 105 | 0.9% |
| Russian | 86 | 0.7% |
| Estonian | 50 | 0.4% |
| Swedish | 43 | 0.3% |
| English | 29 | 0.2% |
| Thai | 20 | 0.2% |
| Polish | 19 | 0.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Ulvila
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 an Ulvila alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 235 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Residents: 51,863 Porvoo vs 12,339 Ulvila+320%
- Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 2.4% Ulvila+171%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,434 Ulvila+16%
- Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 9.0% Ulvila+12%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 Porvoo vs 7,489 Ulvila+8%
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ulvila 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.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Ulvila?
The published population was 12,339 people in 2025. Source: Statistics Finland.
Is the air quality good in Ulvila?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Ulvila?
Police recorded about 7,489 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 Ulvila?
The unemployment rate is 9 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.
What is the typical salary around Ulvila?
The median gross salary is 3,434 EUR/month. Source: Statistics Finland.
Is Ulvila a good place to live?
Ulvila 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 Ulvila?
The official country of birth distribution records 11,875 people (96.2%) 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). Ulvila, Finland: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7274bdebc95ca06839c351f776e87c30]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/ulvila/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Statistics Finland citizenship distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistics Finland country of birth distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
- Statistics Finland language spoken at home distribution pxdata.stat.fi · checked 2026-08-28
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- Telia Finland mobile plan telia.fi · checked 2026-09-15
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