Living in Bålsta

In Bålsta, average gross earnings are €3,380 a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.2% (2024).

Residents of Bålsta numbered 23,252 at the end of 2025. Bålsta registered an unemployment rate of 9.2% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population16,205people31 Dec 2023Official source · Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality

Average gross salary3,380EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities

Unemployment rate9.2%country median 10.6% — 13% belowOfficial source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Recorded crime10,644incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — 7% aboveOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 70% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 62% of Swedish cities that publish it.

Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Bålsta?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwedenNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bålsta.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesBålsta highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Västerås€11.91

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Gothenburg€11.83

Lund€11.73

Norrköping€11.42

Uppsala€7.85

Umeå€7.45

Linköping€7.38

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	39.96 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telia 100 Mbps broadband²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market

Is Bålsta a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–71%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–69%

Family40%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–50%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Work and income

Employment totaled 11,913 in Bålsta at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Bålsta?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Bålsta is 9.2%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Bålsta 9.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,380 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities¹⁸Official
People in employment	11,913 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)⁸Official
Employment rate	84.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)⁹Official
Unemployment rate	9.2 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁰Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

Swedish Public Employment Service

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

Safety

How safe is Bålsta?

Police recorded 10,644 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)¹

Recorded crime across major citiesBålsta highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Lund11,174

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	10,644 incidents per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)¹Official

Mobility and administration

Bålsta's nearest airport was ARN, 24 km away and offered 123 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	123 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ARN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation

Swedish municipalities

For newly arrived residents with residence permits.

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Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course

Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework

For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bålsta.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bålsta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

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

PM2.5 across cities in SwedenAnnual PM2.5 in Bålsta is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–9

Bålsta 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.8 · Feb 1 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 10.7 · May 16.3 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.2 · Feb -5.1 · Mar -2.9 · Apr 0.5 · May 5.2 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -2.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 5.6 · May 10.7 · Jun 15 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.3 · Dec 0.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 27.8 · Feb 22.4 · Mar 22.7 · Apr 26.5 · May 33.5 · Jun 54.4 · Jul 54.8 · Aug 66 · Sep 46.1 · Oct 44.6 · Nov 38 · Dec 35.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.1 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.1 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.1 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.2 °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 total area of Bålsta was 12.4 km² at the end of 2023. Bålsta counted 9,678 households at the end of 2024. The population density of Bålsta stood at 1,309 people per km² at the end of 2023.

How many people live in Bålsta?

The published population was 16,205 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	144.1 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
City area	12.38 km²	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	7.12 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Population density	1,309 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Female residents	11,394 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Male residents	11,394 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Population	16,205 people	31 Dec 2023	Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality⁵Official · locality

International community in Bålsta

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

Country of birth

Registered population by municipality and country of birth; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
All birth countries	22,973	100.0%
Sweden	18,972	82.6%
Finland	750	3.3%
other countries	270	1.2%
Poland	216	0.9%
Syrian Arab Republic	155	0.7%
Iraq	149	0.6%
Afghanistan	129	0.6%
Ukraine	127	0.6%
Thailand	126	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	124	0.5%
Eritrea	113	0.5%
Germany	95	0.4%
Romania	87	0.4%
Norway	81	0.4%
Russian Federation	79	0.3%
Türkiye	76	0.3%
Lithuania	74	0.3%
Chile	73	0.3%
United Kingdom	70	0.3%
Estonia	60	0.3%
Latvia	54	0.2%
China	52	0.2%
Albania	43	0.2%
Denmark	42	0.2%
Hungary	38	0.2%
Colombia	35	0.2%
India	35	0.2%
United States of America	35	0.2%
Lebanon	34	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	33	0.1%
France	30	0.1%
Greece	30	0.1%
Italy	30	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	30	0.1%
Philippines	29	0.1%
Ethiopia	26	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	26	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25	0.1%
Yugoslavia	25	0.1%
Somalia	23	0.1%
Spain	22	0.1%
Morocco	22	0.1%
Peru	22	0.1%
Uzbekistan	22	0.1%
Pakistan	21	0.1%
Sri Lanka	20	0.1%
Bangladesh	19	0.1%
Belarus	19	0.1%
Serbia	19	0.1%
South Africa	19	0.1%
Azerbaijan	18	0.1%
Jordan	18	0.1%
Sudan	17	0.1%
Uganda	17	0.1%
Bulgaria	16	0.1%
Egypt	16	0.1%
Iceland	16	0.1%
Brazil	14	0.1%
Croatia	14	0.1%
Kenya	14	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	14	0.1%
Bolivia	13	0.1%
Tunisia	13	0.1%
Ghana	12	0.1%
Malaysia	12	0.1%
Austria	11	0.0%
Indonesia	11	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	11	0.0%
Ireland	10	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	22,973	100.0%
Swedish	21,361	93.0%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,065	4.6%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	547	2.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	9,678 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bålsta

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.

Ekerö as a Bålsta alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 6.7% Ekerö vs 9.2% Bålsta−27%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,477 Ekerö vs 10,644 Bålstano percentage
Foreign residents: 6.0% Ekerö vs 7.1% Bålsta−16%

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Cities near Bålsta

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Upplands-Bro 9.4 km away

Rent: 13.23 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Upplands Väsby 22.6 km away

Rent: 12.36 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Ekerö 24.6 km away

Rent: 12.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

Other cities in Sweden to compare with Bålsta, nearest in population first.

All Sweden cities

Mörbylånga16,224 residents Leksand16,137 residents Hallsberg16,120 residents Tjörn16,092 residents Vara16,088 residents Båstad16,026 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bålsta 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: förberedelseklass (reception class) + språkförskola (special language preschool). How to enrol a child (skolverket.se).

A country-wide rule for Sweden; Bålsta's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Bålsta part of Stockholm?

Bålsta belongs to the official functional urban area of Stockholm; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 43.8 km away by straight-line distance. Stockholm city profile

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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 Bålsta?

The published population was 16,205 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality.

Is the air quality good in Bålsta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Bålsta?

What is the unemployment rate in Bålsta?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).

Is Bålsta a good place to live?

Bålsta 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.

Is Bålsta part of Stockholm?

Bålsta belongs to the official functional urban area of Stockholm; this describes an urban and commuting relationship, not municipal ownership. It is about 43.8 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Bålsta?

Upplands-Bro, Märsta, Upplands Väsby, Ekerö are near Bålsta. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in All birth countries live in Bålsta?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,973 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2024. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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