Living in Ylöjärvi

In Ylöjärvi, unemployment is 7.8% (2024).

The nearest airport was TMP, 15.2 km away, with 10 listed destinations in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population33,704people31 Dec 2024Official source · Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.

Median gross salary (region)3,558EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · pxweb2.stat.fi

Unemployment rate7.8%country median 10.6% — 26% belowOfficial source · Statistics Finland

Recorded crime6,349incidents per 100,000country median 9,016 — 30% belowOfficial source · statfin.stat.fi

PM2.5, annual mean4µg/m³country median 4.9 — 18% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 83% of Finnish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 80% of Finnish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 87% of Finnish cities that publish it.

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

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 Ylöjärvi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ylöjärvi. 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 citiesYlöjärvi 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

Show the other 3 cities

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 broadband¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.93 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia Finland mobile plan¹⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	14,607 dwellings	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official

Is Ylöjärvi 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.

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–75%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on housing · range 58–76%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 51–67%

Family56%strong on family, weak on housing · range 47–65%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–72%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ylöjärvi?

The unemployment rate is 7.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in FinlandUnemployment in Ylöjärvi is 7.8%. Of 144 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

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

Ylöjärvi 7.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	15,314 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Employment rate	81.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,558 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	pxweb2.stat.fi⁶Official
Unemployment rate	7.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland¹⁰Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ylöjärvi. 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

Finnish public employment services

Job SearchRegistration

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with high school education or higher	78.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official

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; Ylöjärvi's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Ylöjärvi?

Police recorded about 6,349 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesYlöjärvi highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Vantaa13,982

Helsinki12,307

Turku11,977

Kouvola10,948

Tampere10,243

Lahti9,882

Jyväskylä9,685

Kuopio9,025

Joensuu9,008

Oulu8,794

Espoo7,549

Ylöjärvi6,349

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,349 incidents per 100,000country median 9,016	31 Dec 2024	statfin.stat.fi⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	10 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁴Official
Nearest airport	TMP	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	15.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ylöjärvi.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ylöjärvi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency²

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

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

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2°-6°

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16°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Ylöjärvi is 4.0 µg/m³. Of 39 cities with data, 16 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–8

Ylöjärvi 4.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4 µg/m³country median 4.9	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.5 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 8.8 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.5 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.3 · Feb -9.1 · Mar -6 · Apr -0.9 · May 4.1 · Jun 9 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 6.6 · Oct 2 · Nov -1.5 · Dec -5.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.2 · Feb -5.7 · Mar -1.9 · Apr 3.9 · May 10.1 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 40.7 · Feb 30.3 · Mar 29.1 · Apr 31.7 · May 36.4 · Jun 65.7 · Jul 74.3 · Aug 64.9 · Sep 56.4 · Oct 57.3 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 45.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

3.8

4.9

6.1

7.2

4.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 42.9% between 2013 and 2024, from 7.0 to 4.0.

Similar climate. In Finland: Lahti ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.6 °C, Huddinge (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.3 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Linköping (Sweden) ±1.9 °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

How many people live in Ylöjärvi?

The published population was 33,704 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.¹⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1,116 km²	1 Jan 2024	www.maanmittauslaitos.fi²²Official
Foreign-resident share	1.7 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Foreign residents	560 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁵Official
Population density	30.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra)¹⁵Official
Population	33,704 people	31 Dec 2024	Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year.¹⁵Official
Population covered by crime statistics	33,658 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland StatFin vaerak/11ra (Key figures on population)¹⁶Official

People and communities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
No religion or other, share	31.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

International community in Ylöjärvi

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	33,658	100.0%
Finland	32,408	96.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	1,250	3.7%
EUROPE	772	2.3%
ASIA	322	1.0%
Former Soviet Union	183	0.5%
Sweden	170	0.5%
Estonia	76	0.2%
AMERICA	62	0.2%
AFRICA	57	0.2%
Afghanistan	53	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	53	0.2%
Germany	44	0.1%
Philippines	44	0.1%
Russia	40	0.1%
Ukraine	38	0.1%
China	31	0.1%
Unknown	30	0.1%
Iran	29	0.1%
United Kingdom	27	0.1%
Turkey	25	0.1%
United States	23	0.1%
India	22	0.1%
Iraq	17	0.1%
Spain	17	0.1%
Italy	16	0.0%
Former Yugoslavia	16	0.0%
Poland	15	0.0%
Brazil	13	0.0%
Latvia	10	0.0%
South Africa	10	0.0%
OCEANIA	7	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	33,658	100.0%
Finland	33,078	98.3%
FOREIGN COUNTRIES, TOTAL	580	1.7%
EUROPE	335	1.0%
ASIA	189	0.6%
Estonia	71	0.2%
Ukraine	49	0.1%
Philippines	41	0.1%
Russia	38	0.1%
Thailand	35	0.1%
AFRICA	29	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	27	0.1%
AMERICA	23	0.1%
China	21	0.1%
United Kingdom	19	0.1%
India	16	0.0%
Turkey	14	0.0%
Sweden	13	0.0%
Iraq	12	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	12	0.0%
Latvia	12	0.0%
United States	12	0.0%
Italy	11	0.0%
Afghanistan	10	0.0%
OCEANIA	2	0.0%

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	33,658	100.0%
NATIONAL LANGUAGES, TOTAL	32,503	96.6%
Finnish	32,362	96.1%
FOREIGN LANGUAGES, TOTAL	1,155	3.4%
Russian	231	0.7%
Swedish	135	0.4%
Persian, Farsi	105	0.3%
Estonian	80	0.2%
English	79	0.2%
Ukrainian	60	0.2%
Arabic	47	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Thai	46	0.1%
German	41	0.1%
Turkish	35	0.1%
Pushto; Pashto	31	0.1%
Tagalog	31	0.1%
Spanish; Castilian	29	0.1%
Chinese	28	0.1%
Albanian	25	0.1%
Other language	16	0.0%
Bosnian	16	0.0%
Italian	16	0.0%
Polish	16	0.0%
Portuguese	15	0.0%
French	12	0.0%
Nepali	12	0.0%
Kurdish	11	0.0%
Kirghiz; Kyrgyz	11	0.0%
Malayalam	10	0.0%
Dutch	10	0.0%
Somali	10	0.0%

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	34.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁸Official
Households	14,607 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Finland⁹Official
Residents with a migration background	3.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Finland¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ylöjärvi

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.

Pirkkala as a Ylöjärvi alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Foreign residents: 2.5% Pirkkala vs 1.7% Ylöjärvi+47%
Nearest airport: 6.3 km Pirkkala vs 15.2 km Ylöjärvi−59%
Unemployment: 8.7% Pirkkala vs 7.8% Ylöjärvi+12%
Residents: 21,042 Pirkkala vs 33,704 Ylöjärvi−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,029 Pirkkala vs 6,349 Ylöjärvi+11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,558 Pirkkala vs €3,558 Ylöjärvisame level
Annual PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³ Pirkkala vs 4.0 µg/m³ Ylöjärvisame level

Full comparison More about Pirkkala

Porvoo as a Ylöjärvi alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 171 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 6.5% Porvoo vs 1.7% Ylöjärvi+282%
Unemployment: 10.1% Porvoo vs 7.8% Ylöjärvi+29%
Median gross pay, region: €3,967 Porvoo vs €3,558 Ylöjärvino percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,106 (2025) Porvoo vs 6,349 (2024) Ylöjärvino percentage

Full comparison More about Porvoo

Tallinn as a Ylöjärvi alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 243 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 15.2 km Ylöjärvi−63%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €3,558 (2024) Ylöjärvino percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 6,349 (2024) Ylöjärvino percentage
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 4.0 µg/m³ Ylöjärvi−25%

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Ylöjärvi

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

Alternative cities in Finland

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

All Finland cities

Kangasala33,951 residents Nokia36,176 residents Kajaani36,433 residents Kerava38,461 residents Rauma38,968 residents Vihti28,852 residents

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Ylöjärvi in rankings

#3 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Finland #7 of 30 in Safest cities in Finland by recorded crime #11 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Finland #28 of 30 in Largest cities in Finland

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ylöjärvi 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Ylöjärvi part of Tampere?

Ylöjärvi is in the published commuting zone of Tampere; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Tampere 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 Ylöjärvi?

The published population was 33,704 people in 2024. Source: Tilastokeskus PxWeb table 11ra: population on 31 December by municipality and year..

Is the air quality good in Ylöjärvi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Ylöjärvi?

Police recorded about 6,349 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: statfin.stat.fi.

What is the unemployment rate in Ylöjärvi?

The unemployment rate is 7.8 % (2024). Source: Statistics Finland.

What is the typical salary around Ylöjärvi?

The median gross salary is 3,558 EUR/month. Source: pxweb2.stat.fi.

How many foreign residents live in Ylöjärvi?

560 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra).

Is Ylöjärvi a good place to live?

Ylöjärvi 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 Ylöjärvi part of Tampere?

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

Which cities are near Ylöjärvi?

Nokia, Pirkkala are near Ylöjärvi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Finland live in Ylöjärvi?

The official country of birth distribution records 32,408 people (96.3%) 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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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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