Living in Bollnäs

In Bollnäs, rents across existing tenancies average €8.89 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.6% (2024).

In 2023, annual NO₂ was 2.61 µg/m³. The city covered 1,823.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 14.3 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 600.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1921 sources

Population26,243people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,109EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.89EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 10% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate15.6%country median 10.6% — 47% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,552offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 4% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean3.54µg/m³country median 5.1 — 30% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 79% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Bollnäs.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bollnäs?

Average net cold rent is about 8.89 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 8.89 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesBollnäs highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Bollnäs€8.89

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Västerås€11.91

Gothenburg€11.83

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 broadband²¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Bollnäs a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 33–47%

Family29%strong on family, weak on cost · range 22–36%

Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 534 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.89 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 15.6% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Bollnäs?

The unemployment rate is 15.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Bollnäs is 15.6%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Bollnäs 15.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	12,082 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fibre coverage	89.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	79.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,109 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	15.6 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

What does a salary buy in Bollnäs?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,887of €2,482 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,482
Rent, 60 m²€8.89/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €534
Internet€40 · official · Telia 100 Mbps broadband · 2026-09-30	− €40
Mobile plan€22 · official · Tele2 mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,887

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bollnäs Salary needed to live in Bollnäs

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bollnäs. 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

Job Search

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

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; Bollnäs's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.3	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bollnäs 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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Physicians per 1,000 residents3.3Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bollnäs?

Police recorded 9,552 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 9,552 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesBollnäs highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Bollnäs9,552

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,552 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration application processing time	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	MXX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	109.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public transport score	45	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bollnäs. 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.

In Person, OnlineFree

Open official information

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

Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework

For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.

SwedishIn Person, Online

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 3.54 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 6.9 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Bollnäs?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.5 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.54 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

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

PM2.53.5WHO 5 · EU 25

PM106.9WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂2.6WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Bollnäs is 3.5 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

Bollnäs 3.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	2.61 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.88 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	3.54 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-4.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 6.29 · Feb 5.85 · Mar 13.14 · Apr 19.75 · May 24.94 · Jun 31.66 · Jul 29.85 · Aug 31.51 · Sep 23.24 · Oct 16.89 · Nov 13.23 · Dec 7.59 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -29.02 · Feb -28.88 · Mar -24.01 · Apr -9.99 · May -3.69 · Jun 1.4 · Jul 5.7 · Aug 2.08 · Sep -1.77 · Oct -10.7 · Nov -20.04 · Dec -24.07 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.46 · Feb -5.84 · Mar -2.37 · Apr 3.36 · May 8.69 · Jun 13.24 · Jul 16.05 · Aug 14.64 · Sep 10.14 · Oct 4.02 · Nov -0.73 · Dec -4.76 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bollnäs?

The published population was 26,243 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,823 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	600.2 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2025	Official vehicles-in-use table: Fordonsslag=10 is passenger cars, stock at the last month of 2025; divided by official SCB population at 31 December 2025.⁸Official
City area	1,823 km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SCB population density per square kilometre at municipality grain. SCB states that it uses the population figure at 31 December with the following 1 January land-area figure.¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	3.72 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	969 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	14.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Official SCB population density per square kilometre at municipality grain. SCB states that it uses the population figure at 31 December with the following 1 January land-area figure.¹¹Official
Female residents	13,042 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Male residents	13,042 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	26,243 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Bollnäs

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	26,243	100.0%
Sweden	23,266	88.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	690	2.6%
Eritrea	388	1.5%
other countries	246	0.9%
Finland	160	0.6%
Somalia	156	0.6%
Türkiye	135	0.5%
Thailand	127	0.5%
Afghanistan	125	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	82	0.3%
Germany	70	0.3%
Ethiopia	61	0.2%
Norway	61	0.2%
Sudan	59	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	56	0.2%
Ukraine	46	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	45	0.2%
Poland	37	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	34	0.1%
Latvia	33	0.1%
Lebanon	31	0.1%
United Kingdom	30	0.1%
Russian Federation	30	0.1%
Denmark	29	0.1%
Hungary	20	0.1%
Philippines	20	0.1%
Morocco	19	0.1%
Viet Nam	19	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Colombia	15	0.1%
Lithuania	15	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	14	0.1%
Sri Lanka	14	0.1%
India	13	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	13	0.0%
United States of America	13	0.0%
Romania	12	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	11	0.0%
Switzerland	10	0.0%
Greece	10	0.0%
Mongolia	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	26,243	100.0%
Swedish	25,251	96.2%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	621	2.4%
European citizenship except Swedish	371	1.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	13,215 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bollnäs

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.

Falun as a Bollnäs alternative in the same country

92 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 15.6% Bollnäs−47%
Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 26,243 Bollnäs+128%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €8.89/m² Bollnäs+15%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 109.7 km Bollnäs−80%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 9,552 Bollnäs−22%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 3.5 µg/m³ Bollnäs+23%
Median gross pay, region: €3,172 Falun vs €3,109 Bollnässame level

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Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Visby26,305 residents Laholm26,595 residents Ludvika26,634 residents Köping25,729 residents Oskarshamn26,923 residents Arvika25,547 residents

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Bollnäs in rankings

#5 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Sweden #8 of 30 in Cities with the strongest published PM2.5 and NO2 combination #11 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Sweden

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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 Bollnäs?

The published population was 26,243 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Bollnäs?

Average net cold rent is about 8.89 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 623 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Bollnäs?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.5 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Bollnäs?

Police recorded 9,552 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Bollnäs?

The unemployment rate is 15.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Bollnäs?

The median gross salary is 3,109 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Bollnäs a good place to live?

Bollnäs 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.

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

The official country of birth distribution records 26,243 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bollnäs, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2d7b77319e68bfac9ba19a1528c92222]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/bollnas/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_bollnas-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_66ca6f145710,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bollnäs, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {2d7b77319e68bfac9ba19a1528c92222},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/bollnas/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. natmodluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
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Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15

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