Living in Falun

The unemployment rate was 8.3% at the end of 2024. For Falun, monthly precipitation was 36.3 mm in January and 76 mm in July. Car density was 539.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Lower unemployment than 83% of Swedish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 89% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Falun.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Falun?

Average net cold rent is about 10.2 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): 10.2 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Falun yet.

Net rent across major citiesFalun highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 612 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.2 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

What is the unemployment rate in Falun?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Falun is 8.3%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	30,097 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	90.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	85 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,172 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	8.3 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁷Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Falun. 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 Falun. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.6	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Falun 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 10003.5Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Falun?

Police recorded 7,480 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: 7,480 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesFalun highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,480 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration Processing Time Days	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	BLE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	21.5 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 Falun. 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

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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.

SwedishIn Person, Online

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.3°C in January and 17.3°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.35 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Falun?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 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: 4.35 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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.

PM2.5 across cities in SwedenAnnual PM2.5 in Falun is 4.4 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	10.14 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
NO₂ — latest reading	0.091 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	9.7 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	4.35 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-6	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -1.36 · Feb -0.359 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 10.4 · May 16.29 · Jun 20.47 · Jul 23.01 · Aug 21.02 · Sep 15.52 · Oct 8.52 · Nov 3.08 · Dec -0.225 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Falun-Lugnet, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.33 · Feb -7.46 · Mar -4.44 · Apr -0.353 · May 4.62 · Jun 9.09 · Jul 11.74 · Aug 10.74 · Sep 6.83 · Oct 2.07 · Nov -1.72 · Dec -5.69 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Falun-Lugnet, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.31 · Feb -4.04 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 5.03 · May 10.56 · Jun 14.74 · Jul 17.29 · Aug 15.72 · Sep 10.95 · Oct 5.1 · Nov 0.68 · Dec -2.89 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Falun-Lugnet, 1991-2020¹⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 36.27 · Feb 28.05 · Mar 26.75 · Apr 32.33 · May 49.65 · Jun 65.2 · Jul 75.96 · Aug 75.93 · Sep 45.21 · Oct 61.96 · Nov 48.11 · Dec 39.83 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Falun-Lugnet, 1991-2020¹⁴Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.5 · Feb 86.7 · Mar 156.3 · Apr 203.3 · May 244.8 · Jun 251.6 · Jul 255.2 · Aug 213.5 · Sep 150.8 · Oct 95.8 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 41.6 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Borl�nge Sol²⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Sweden cities

Trollhättan59,003 residents Gotland60,971 residents Nyköping58,344 residents Skövde57,995 residents Uddevalla57,010 residents Sundbyberg56,274 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 2,049.9 km² in 2026. Population density was 29.3 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Falun?

The published population was 59,945 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	2,050 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	539.2 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	2,050 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	3.61 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	2,166 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	29.3 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
Population Female	30,267 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Population Male	30,267 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Population	59,945 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Falun

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	59,945	100.0%
Sweden	53,541	89.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	666	1.1%
Finland	516	0.9%
Somalia	399	0.7%
Afghanistan	276	0.5%
Iraq	244	0.4%
Thailand	242	0.4%
Germany	238	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	235	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	220	0.4%
Norway	202	0.3%
other countries	196	0.3%
Yugoslavia	163	0.3%
Türkiye	155	0.3%
United Kingdom	139	0.2%
Eritrea	120	0.2%
Ukraine	108	0.2%
United States of America	105	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	89	0.1%
India	77	0.1%
Denmark	76	0.1%
Russian Federation	76	0.1%
Philippines	74	0.1%
China	66	0.1%
Italy	65	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	61	0.1%
Lebanon	56	0.1%
Colombia	53	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	53	0.1%
Sudan	52	0.1%
Pakistan	51	0.1%
Kosovo	50	0.1%
Chile	45	0.1%
Ethiopia	45	0.1%
Gambia	45	0.1%
Latvia	45	0.1%
Sri Lanka	44	0.1%
Brazil	43	0.1%
Spain	40	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	39	0.1%
Bulgaria	36	0.1%
Burundi	32	0.1%
Australia	30	0.1%
Iceland	30	0.1%
Albania	29	0.0%
Romania	29	0.0%
France	28	0.0%
Tunisia	27	0.0%
Greece	26	0.0%
Kenya	26	0.0%
Peru	26	0.0%
Hungary	25	0.0%
Portugal	25	0.0%
Serbia	25	0.0%
Viet Nam	25	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	24	0.0%
Lithuania	23	0.0%
Austria	22	0.0%
Jordan	22	0.0%
Canada	21	0.0%
Switzerland	21	0.0%
Indonesia	20	0.0%
Japan	20	0.0%
Estonia	19	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	19	0.0%
Belarus	18	0.0%
Nigeria	18	0.0%
South Africa	18	0.0%
Morocco	17	0.0%
Azerbaijan	16	0.0%
Croatia	15	0.0%
Ireland	15	0.0%
New Zealand	15	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	15	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	15	0.0%
Egypt	14	0.0%
Soviet Union	13	0.0%
Armenia	12	0.0%
Israel	12	0.0%
Taiwan	12	0.0%
Uganda	12	0.0%
Czech Republic	11	0.0%
Kuwait	11	0.0%
Mexico	11	0.0%
Yemen	11	0.0%
Bangladesh	10	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	59,945	100.0%
Swedish	57,754	96.3%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,104	1.8%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,087	1.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²²

Is Falun 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student51%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 44–58%

Family40%strong on family, weak on cost · range 33–47%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–64%

Foreign residents2,166 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population59,945 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

NO₂ — latest reading0.091 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.

Average net rent (nettokalt)10.2 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment30,097 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate85 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	28,757 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Falun?

The published population was 59,945 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Falun?

Average net cold rent is about 10.2 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 714 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Falun?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 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 Falun?

Police recorded 7,480 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 Falun?

The unemployment rate is 8.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Falun?

The median gross salary is 3,172 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Falun a good place to live?

Falun 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 United Arab Emirates live in Falun?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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, September 12). Falun, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/falun/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_falun-sweden-rent-salary-jobs-safety_9191f0060277,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Falun, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/falun/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Falun-Lugnet, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Falun-Lugnet, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Borl�nge Sol WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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