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# Mikkeli

Mikkeli is a city in Finland. For Mikkeli, the foreign population count was 2,356 at the end of 2024.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Mikkeli?

The published population was 51,551 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 51,551 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-e63e2ea0706c
### How much does it cost to rent in Mikkeli?

Average net cold rent is 12.32 EUR/m² per month (2026Q2), excluding heating and operating charges.

- Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Value: 12.32 EUR/m² per month · Period: 2026Q2
- Claims: claim-d25c6a10ca98
### How safe is Mikkeli?

Police recorded about 9,040 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

- Value: 9,040 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-41ed919d8386
### What is the unemployment rate in Mikkeli?

The unemployment rate is 12.6 % (2024).

- Value: 12.6 % · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-9125cfd7c918
## Mobility

The nearest airport was LPP, 85.2 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 2,356 people | place | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 51,551 people | municipality | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-03 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | `rent_avg_nettokalt_eur_per_m2_month` | 12.32 EUR/m²/month | city | 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-27 | fresh | verified | [2] |
| Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 3,348 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 12.6 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [4] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -4.3 · Feb -3.9 · Mar 1 · Apr 8 · May 15.5 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 7 · Nov 1.4 · Dec -2.3 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -10.5 · Feb -11 · Mar -7.7 · Apr -1.8 · May 3.3 · Jun 8.5 · Jul 11.4 · Aug 9.8 · Sep 5.5 · Oct 1.1 · Nov -2.9 · Dec -7.5 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -7.2 · Feb -7.3 · Mar -3.1 · Apr 3 · May 9.7 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 17 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.5 · Dec -4.3 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 48.3 · Feb 36.5 · Mar 35.1 · Apr 32.7 · May 41.7 · Jun 69 · Jul 77.8 · Aug 70.3 · Sep 54.2 · Oct 64.4 · Nov 55.6 · Dec 53.7 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Area | `area_km2` | 2,548 km² | municipality | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-12 | stale | verified | [9] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 2,548 km² | city | 2024-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [9] |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 9,040 incidents per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 20.4 people/km² | place | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 3 count | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [11] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | LPP | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [12] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 85.2 km | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [12] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [Municipal integration services and integration training](https://www.suomi.fi/citizen/moving-and-traveling/migration/guide/as-an-immigrant-in-finland/integration-services-help-the-immigrant) — Integration course · Municipalities and employment services in Finland · Finnish, Swedish · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Job Market Finland](https://tyomarkkinatori.fi/en/personal-customers/information-about-working-life/search-for-work/registration-as-a-job-seeker) — Job Search, Registration

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Mikkeli when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.kela.fi/medical-care-entitlement-finland)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Finland country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/finland/).

## Sources

1. Statistics Finland official municipality key figures (11ra) — Official source — https://pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/api/v1/en/StatFin/vaerak/11ra.px
2. pxweb2.stat.fi — Official source — https://pxweb2.stat.fi/PxWeb/api/v1/en/StatFin/StatFin__asvu
3. pxweb2.stat.fi — Official source — https://pxweb2.stat.fi/PxWeb/api/v1/en/StatFin/pra/15b2.px
4. statfin.stat.fi — Official source — https://statfin.stat.fi/PxWeb/api/v1/en/StatFin/tyokay/115x.px
5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv
6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv
7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv
8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv
9. www.maanmittauslaitos.fi — Official source — https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/maps-and-spatial-data/datasets-and-interfaces/product-descriptions/division-administrative-areas-vector
10. statfin.stat.fi — Official source — https://statfin.stat.fi/PxWeb/api/v1/en/StatFin/rpk/13ex.px
11. OpenFlights — routes.dat — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
12. OurAirports — airports.csv — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Mikkeli, Finland: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/mikkeli/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_mikkeli-finland-rent-salary-jobs-safety-climate_2bb0016a3efd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mikkeli, Finland: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-14},
  version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/mikkeli/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Mikkeli, Finland: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/mikkeli/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/mikkeli/
- Title: Mikkeli, Finland: rent, salary, jobs, safety, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-14
- Built: 2026-09-14
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fi/mikkeli/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fi/mikkeli.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fi/mikkeli.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/fi/mikkeli
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json