Welcome to Nurmes

Nurmes is a lively town with about 9,000 residents, offering a modern, service-orien­ted, and nature-friendly environ­ment for both people and busines­ses. Nurmes is all about its people, activi­ties, culture, and nature. The town is well known for its Karelian roots, although its culture is a blend of influences from all direc­tions.

Our town is an attrac­tive and growing place to live and do business, centrally located in Pieli­nen Karelia. Nurmes has a versa­tile econo­mic struc­ture and offers various housing options, excel­lent basic services, and plenty of recrea­tio­nal activi­ties. We have basic educa­tion, a high school, two vocatio­nal school campuses, an adult educa­tion center, and a great library, cultu­ral, and leisure services.