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Best places to live in Greater Helsinki

9 municipalities with 1,434,320 residents within about 30 km of Helsinki, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Helsinki, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Kerava / Kervo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 38,211 residents    79
  2. 2Kauniainen / Grankulla
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 10,270 residents    77
  3. 3Tuusula / Tusby
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,338 residents    75
  4. 4Espoo / Esbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 314,024 residents    75
  5. 5Vantaa / Vanda
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 247,443 residents    74
  6. 6Kirkkonummi / Kyrkslätt
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,154 residents    73
  7. 7Helsinki / Helsingfors
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 674,500 residents    72
  8. 8Nurmijärvi
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 44,785 residents    70
  9. 9Sipoo / Sibbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 22,595 residents    70

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For retired couples

  1. 1Kerava / Kervo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 38,211 residents    66
  2. 2Kauniainen / Grankulla
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 10,270 residents    63
  3. 3Tuusula / Tusby
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,338 residents    61
  4. 4Kirkkonummi / Kyrkslätt
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,154 residents    60
  5. 5Sipoo / Sibbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 22,595 residents    59
  6. 6Espoo / Esbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 314,024 residents    56
  7. 7Vantaa / Vanda
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 247,443 residents    56
  8. 8Helsinki / Helsingfors
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 674,500 residents    56
  9. 9Nurmijärvi
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 44,785 residents    55

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For remote workers

  1. 1Kerava / Kervo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 38,211 residents    71
  2. 2Kauniainen / Grankulla
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 10,270 residents    67
  3. 3Tuusula / Tusby
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,338 residents    67
  4. 4Kirkkonummi / Kyrkslätt
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,154 residents    65
  5. 5Espoo / Esbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 314,024 residents    64
  6. 6Vantaa / Vanda
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 247,443 residents    64
  7. 7Helsinki / Helsingfors
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 674,500 residents    62
  8. 8Sipoo / Sibbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 22,595 residents    62
  9. 9Nurmijärvi
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 44,785 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Espoo / Esbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 314,024 residents    84
  2. 2Vantaa / Vanda
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 247,443 residents    82
  3. 3Kauniainen / Grankulla
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 10,270 residents    80
  4. 4Helsinki / Helsingfors
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 674,500 residents    79
  5. 5Kerava / Kervo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 38,211 residents    75
  6. 6Tuusula / Tusby
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,338 residents    71
  7. 7Kirkkonummi / Kyrkslätt
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,154 residents    69
  8. 8Nurmijärvi
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 44,785 residents    67
  9. 9Sipoo / Sibbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 22,595 residents    61

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For single professionals

  1. 1Espoo / Esbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 314,024 residents    74
  2. 2Helsinki / Helsingfors
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 674,500 residents    74
  3. 3Vantaa / Vanda
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 247,443 residents    71
  4. 4Kauniainen / Grankulla
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 10,270 residents    61
  5. 5Tuusula / Tusby
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,338 residents    56
  6. 6Kerava / Kervo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 38,211 residents    56
  7. 7Nurmijärvi
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 44,785 residents    50
  8. 8Kirkkonummi / Kyrkslätt
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,154 residents    49
  9. 9Sipoo / Sibbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 22,595 residents    39

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Espoo / Esbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 314,024 residents    68
  2. 2Vantaa / Vanda
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 247,443 residents    67
  3. 3Kerava / Kervo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 38,211 residents    67
  4. 4Kauniainen / Grankulla
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 10,270 residents    64
  5. 5Tuusula / Tusby
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,338 residents    61
  6. 6Helsinki / Helsingfors
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 674,500 residents    61
  7. 7Nurmijärvi
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 44,785 residents    58
  8. 8Kirkkonummi / Kyrkslätt
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 41,154 residents    57
  9. 9Sipoo / Sibbo
    Helsinki-Uusimaa, 22,595 residents    54

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Towns in Greater Helsinki