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Living in Vestre Toten

In Vestre Toten, unemployment is 1.7% (2026).

Car density was 442 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. For Vestre Toten, the unemployment rate was 1.7% in June 2026. There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 3.97 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1926 sources

Population13,612people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.
Median gross salary (region)4,681EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no
Unemployment rate1.7%country median 1.7% — about the sameOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,770incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 7% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Minnesundvegen, Gjøvik)

Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Vestre Toten?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Vestre Toten. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Vestre Toten recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83
Mobile plan, 10 GB€28
Net rent across major citiesVestre Toten highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vestre Toten highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Trondheim€21.79
Bergen€20.40
Stavanger€19.55
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited83.29 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telenor fixed broadband14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB27.7 EUR/month30 Sept 2026ice 18GB mobile plan6Official · national market
Dwellings6,187 dwellings31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)12Official

Is Vestre Toten 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 employee69%strong on work, weak on housing · range 59–79%
Student44%strong on education, weak on housing · range 33–55%
Family56%strong on family, weak on housing · range 46–66%
Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 32–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vestre Toten?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20269

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Vestre Toten is 1.7%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,681 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.ssb.no1Official
Unemployment rate1.7 %country median 1.7% — about the same30 Jun 2026NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 20269Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vestre Toten. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

NAV employment service — Public employment service

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)

Job Search

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
International schools4 schools31 Dec 2025Utdanningsdirektoratet22Independent · fylke observation

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: særskilt norskopplæring (adapted Norwegian language education). How to enrol a child (regjeringen.no).

A country-wide rule for Norway; Vestre Toten's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Doctors per 1,000 residents3.97 per 1,00031 Dec 2024Helsedirektoratet18Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents400.3 per 100,00031 Dec 2024Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)21Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vestre Toten 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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Doctors per 1,000 residents3.97 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Vestre Toten?

Police recorded 4,770 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no2

Recorded crime across major citiesVestre Toten highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vestre Toten highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790
Kristiansand8,170
Trondheim6,890
Drammen6,870
Stavanger6,540
Bergen6,410
Fredrikstad6,280
Lillestrøm5,790
Sandnes5,270
Bærum5,170
Vestre Toten4,770
Asker4,500
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,770 incidents per 100,000country median 4,46031 Dec 2024data.ssb.no2Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vestre Toten. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Approved providers for Norwegian and social studies training — State Language Course

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)

For adult immigrants needing Norwegian and social studies training.

Norwegian

Norwegian municipal introduction programme — Integration course

Municipalities under the national IMDi framework

For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.

NorwegianIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vestre Toten.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vestre Toten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Minnesundvegen, Gjøvik)5

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Minnesundvegen, Gjøvik)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Minnesundvegen, Gjøvik)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Minnesundvegen, Gjøvik)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature-1.53 °C28 Aug 2026MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.6 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 9.4 · May 15.1 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 20.3 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -0.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KISE_PA_HEDMARK16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.3 · Feb -9 · Mar -5.2 · Apr -0.3 · May 4.6 · Jun 8.9 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 10.7 · Sep 7 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -1.9 · Dec -6.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station KISE_PA_HEDMARK16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.7 · Feb -4.6 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 4.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 13.8 · Jul 16.1 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 0.1 · Dec -3.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station OSTRE_TOTEN_-_APELSVOLL17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.9 · Feb 32.6 · Mar 35 · Apr 39.8 · May 62.3 · Jun 77.5 · Jul 84.9 · Aug 89.2 · Sep 73.8 · Oct 73.7 · Nov 64.6 · Dec 48.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station EINAVATN15Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Drammen ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±0.6 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±0.9 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±0.9 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.2 °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

The city covered 251 km² in 2026. Population density was 54 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Vestre Toten?

The published population was 13,612 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.11

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area323 km²1 Jan 2026Kartverket7Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents442 per 1,00031 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)20Independent · fylke observation
City area251 km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm211Official
Foreign residents1,820 people1 Jan 2026SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons10Official
Population density54 people/km²1 Jan 2026SSB 11342 ArealKm211Official
Population13,612 people1 Jan 2026SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.11Official

International community in Vestre Toten

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total3082.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions1991.5%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand1090.8%
Poland540.4%
Lithuania280.2%
Eritrea240.2%
Türkiye200.1%
Syria190.1%
Ukraine120.1%
Somalia120.1%
Afghanistan120.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq120.1%
Sudan110.1%
Iran90.1%
China80.1%
Vietnam80.1%
Kosovo70.1%
Romania50.0%
Russia40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Ethiopia40.0%
Finland30.0%
Latvia30.0%
United Kingdom30.0%
Germany30.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina30.0%
North Macedonia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Congo30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Philippines30.0%
India30.0%
Israel30.0%
Thailand30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Unknown30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,51211.1%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions9436.9%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand5694.2%
Ukraine2291.7%
Poland1911.4%
Lithuania1000.7%
Syria940.7%
Thailand790.6%
Iraq520.4%
Iran500.4%
Sweden440.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Eritrea420.3%
Philippines380.3%
Türkiye370.3%
Germany350.3%
Russia320.2%
Somalia300.2%
Latvia270.2%
United Kingdom250.2%
Netherlands240.2%
Romania230.2%
Afghanistan210.1%
Sudan190.1%
Denmark170.1%
Kosovo170.1%
Congo170.1%
China120.1%
Brazil120.1%
Kenya110.1%
Uganda110.1%
Lebanon110.1%
Croatia100.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina100.1%
Ethiopia100.1%
Iceland90.1%
Hungary90.1%
Serbia90.1%
Bulgaria80.1%
Italy80.1%
Czech Republic70.1%
Sri Lanka60.0%
Palestine60.0%
Pakistan60.0%
United States60.0%
Portugal50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Morocco50.0%
India50.0%
Vietnam50.0%
Colombia40.0%
Finland30.0%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
France30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Spain30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Burundi30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Libya30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
Sierra Leone30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Tanzania30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Bangladesh30.0%
Japan30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Chile30.0%
French Guiana30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total1,82013.4%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions1,1428.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand6785.0%
Poland2451.8%
Ukraine2411.8%
Lithuania1280.9%
Syria1130.8%
Thailand820.6%
Eritrea660.5%
Iraq640.5%
Iran590.4%
Show 69 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Türkiye570.4%
Sweden450.3%
Somalia420.3%
Philippines410.3%
Germany370.3%
Russia360.3%
Afghanistan330.2%
Sudan300.2%
Latvia290.2%
Romania280.2%
United Kingdom280.2%
Netherlands250.2%
Kosovo240.2%
Congo200.1%
China200.1%
Denmark190.1%
Ethiopia140.1%
Vietnam130.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina120.1%
Uganda120.1%
Brazil120.1%
Czech Republic110.1%
Serbia110.1%
Kenya110.1%
Lebanon110.1%
Iceland100.1%
Croatia100.1%
Hungary90.1%
Bulgaria80.1%
Italy80.1%
Algeria80.1%
Morocco70.1%
Sri Lanka70.1%
India70.1%
Palestine70.1%
Finland60.0%
Portugal60.0%
Pakistan60.0%
United States60.0%
North Macedonia40.0%
Burundi40.0%
Sierra Leone40.0%
Tunisia40.0%
Bangladesh40.0%
Argentina40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Estonia30.0%
France30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Spain30.0%
Moldova30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Austria30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Gambia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Libya30.0%
Rwanda30.0%
South Sudan30.0%
Tanzania30.0%
Kazakhstan30.0%
Kuwait30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Chile30.0%
New Zealand30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Registered cars9,047 vehicles31 Dec 2025Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)20Official
Universities3 institutions31 Dec 2025HK-dir (DBH)19Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Vestre Toten

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.

Bodø as a Vestre Toten alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 757 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Bodø vs 6.0 µg/m³ Vestre Toten−50%
  • Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 1.7% Vestre Toten−24%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 4,770 Vestre Toten+9%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €4,681 Vestre Totensame level

Cities near Vestre Toten

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Alternative cities in Norway

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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 Vestre Toten?

The published population was 13,612 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Vestre Toten?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Minnesundvegen, Gjøvik).

How safe is Vestre Toten?

Police recorded 4,770 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no.

What is the unemployment rate in Vestre Toten?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Vestre Toten?

The median gross salary is 4,681 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Vestre Toten?

1,820 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Vestre Toten a good place to live?

Vestre Toten 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.

Which cities are near Vestre Toten?

Gjøvik, Østre Toten, Søndre Land are near Vestre Toten. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions ancestry or ethnicity group in Vestre Toten?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 199 people (1.5%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Vestre Toten, Norway: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version dcc32de8e726d4f93497eecfe4938d7a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/vestre-toten/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vestre Toten, Norway: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {dcc32de8e726d4f93497eecfe4938d7a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/vestre-toten/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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