Employment · 2024

Persons employed in the area (jobs): ranking of municipalities

Persons employed in the area (jobs): Helsinki comes top with 431,334 no. and Sottunga comes last with 24 no.. The median across 308 municipalities is 1,778 no..

Podium and top 100

1Helsinki431,334 no.2Tampere139,578 no.3Espoo138,205 no.

#	Municipality	Region	Persons employed in the area (jobs)
1	Helsinki	Uusimaa	431,334 no.
2	Tampere	Pirkanmaa	139,578 no.
3	Espoo	Uusimaa	138,205 no.
4	Vantaa	Uusimaa	127,448 no.
5	Turku	Southwest Finland	109,671 no.
6	Oulu	North Ostrobothnia	99,464 no.
7	Jyväskylä	Central Finland	66,900 no.
8	Kuopio	North Savo	55,759 no.
9	Lahti	Päijät-Häme	51,413 no.
10	Vaasa	Ostrobothnia	39,893 no.
11	Joensuu	North Karelia	35,213 no.
12	Pori	Satakunta	34,775 no.
13	Seinäjoki	South Ostrobothnia	33,847 no.
14	Lappeenranta	South Karelia	31,361 no.
15	Rovaniemi	Lapland	29,809 no.
16	Hämeenlinna	Kanta-Häme	29,545 no.
17	Kouvola	Kymenlaakso	29,040 no.
18	Mikkeli	South Savo	21,714 no.
19	Porvoo	Uusimaa	21,465 no.
20	Kokkola	Central Ostrobothnia	21,420 no.
21	Kotka	Kymenlaakso	21,142 no.
22	Hyvinkää	Uusimaa	20,418 no.
23	Salo	Southwest Finland	18,356 no.
24	Rauma	Satakunta	16,902 no.
25	Kajaani	Kainuu	15,852 no.
26	Lohja	Uusimaa	15,251 no.
27	Tuusula	Uusimaa	14,124 no.
28	Järvenpää	Uusimaa	13,893 no.
29	Kerava	Uusimaa	12,766 no.
30	Nurmijärvi	Uusimaa	12,312 no.
31	Nokia	Pirkanmaa	12,010 no.
32	Raisio	Southwest Finland	11,641 no.
33	Riihimäki	Kanta-Häme	11,608 no.
34	Savonlinna	South Savo	11,563 no.
35	Jakobstad	Ostrobothnia	11,289 no.
36	Kaarina	Southwest Finland	10,930 no.
37	Kirkkonummi	Uusimaa	10,859 no.
38	Ylöjärvi	Pirkanmaa	10,388 no.
39	Pirkkala	Pirkanmaa	9,928 no.
40	Raahe	North Ostrobothnia	9,836 no.
41	Raseborg	Uusimaa	9,827 no.
42	Maarianhamina - Mariehamn	Åland	9,764 no.
43	Tornio	Lapland	8,952 no.
44	Kangasala	Pirkanmaa	8,893 no.
45	Imatra	South Karelia	8,684 no.
46	Iisalmi	North Savo	8,540 no.
47	Lempäälä	Pirkanmaa	8,074 no.
48	Kemi	Lapland	8,009 no.
49	Varkaus	North Savo	7,896 no.
50	Vihti	Uusimaa	7,777 no.
51	Sastamala	Pirkanmaa	7,755 no.
52	Forssa	Kanta-Häme	7,269 no.
53	Sipoo	Uusimaa	7,236 no.
54	Lieto	Southwest Finland	7,171 no.
55	Siilinjärvi	North Savo	7,153 no.
56	Kempele	North Ostrobothnia	7,098 no.
57	Ylivieska	North Ostrobothnia	7,047 no.
58	Kurikka	South Ostrobothnia	6,860 no.
59	Uusikaupunki	Southwest Finland	6,700 no.
60	Valkeakoski	Pirkanmaa	6,612 no.
61	Äänekoski	Central Finland	6,568 no.
62	Jämsä	Central Finland	6,502 no.
63	Pieksämäki	South Savo	6,394 no.
64	Kauhava	South Ostrobothnia	6,093 no.
65	Hamina	Kymenlaakso	6,057 no.
66	Loimaa	Southwest Finland	6,042 no.
67	Mäntsälä	Uusimaa	6,030 no.
68	Kuusamo	North Ostrobothnia	5,981 no.
69	Heinola	Päijät-Häme	5,803 no.
70	Hollola	Päijät-Häme	5,797 no.
71	Korsholm	Ostrobothnia	5,465 no.
72	Laukaa	Central Finland	5,317 no.
73	Kankaanpää	Satakunta	5,282 no.
74	Naantali	Southwest Finland	5,262 no.
75	Kauhajoki	South Ostrobothnia	5,113 no.
76	Pargas	Southwest Finland	4,887 no.
77	Janakkala	Kanta-Häme	4,847 no.
78	Närpes	Ostrobothnia	4,666 no.
79	Sotkamo	Kainuu	4,583 no.
80	Loviisa	Uusimaa	4,576 no.
81	Orimattila	Päijät-Häme	4,527 no.
82	Akaa	Pirkanmaa	4,477 no.
83	Lapua	South Ostrobothnia	4,447 no.
84	Kalajoki	North Ostrobothnia	4,421 no.
85	Pedersöre	Ostrobothnia	4,390 no.
86	Kittilä	Lapland	4,176 no.
87	Huittinen	Satakunta	4,022 no.
88	Eura	Satakunta	3,946 no.
89	Sodankylä	Lapland	3,940 no.
90	Nivala	North Ostrobothnia	3,842 no.
91	Eurajoki	Satakunta	3,803 no.
92	Ulvila	Satakunta	3,780 no.
93	Kontiolahti	North Karelia	3,743 no.
94	Alavus	South Ostrobothnia	3,620 no.
95	Laitila	Southwest Finland	3,603 no.
96	Hanko	Uusimaa	3,546 no.
97	Ilmajoki	South Ostrobothnia	3,397 no.
98	Liperi	North Karelia	3,395 no.
99	Alajärvi	South Ostrobothnia	3,382 no.
100	Inari	Lapland	3,365 no.

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Region	Persons employed in the area (jobs)
294	Ristijärvi	Kainuu	265 no.
295	Merijärvi	North Ostrobothnia	264 no.
296	Hailuoto	North Ostrobothnia	241 no.
297	Lestijärvi	Central Ostrobothnia	238 no.
298	Kivijärvi	Central Finland	226 no.
299	Föglö	Åland	196 no.
300	Sund	Åland	189 no.
301	Luhanka	Central Finland	154 no.
302	Brändö	Åland	144 no.
303	Vårdö	Åland	139 no.
304	Geta	Åland	126 no.
305	Lumparland	Åland	98 no.
306	Kumlinge	Åland	90 no.
307	Kökar	Åland	87 no.
308	Sottunga	Åland	24 no.

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Uusimaa868,675 no.
Pirkanmaa230,746 no.
Southwest Finland207,169 no.
North Ostrobothnia170,344 no.
Central Finland106,247 no.
North Savo98,543 no.
Satakunta85,277 no.
Ostrobothnia81,307 no.
South Ostrobothnia76,800 no.
Päijät-Häme75,266 no.
Lapland74,760 no.
Kanta-Häme63,916 no.
North Karelia59,750 no.
Kymenlaakso58,589 no.
South Savo48,464 no.
South Karelia46,362 no.
Central Ostrobothnia28,357 no.
Kainuu27,030 no.
Åland15,831 no.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Persons employed in the area (jobs)”?

Helsinki ranks first for “Persons employed in the area (jobs)”, with 431,334 no..

What is the median for “Persons employed in the area (jobs)”?

The median across the 308 ranked municipalities is 1,778 no..