Living in Flen

In Flen, rents across existing tenancies average €9.33 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 16.9% (2024).

For Flen, annual NO₂ was 3.98 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 721.1 km² in 2026. In 2025, population density was 20.9 people per km². Car density was 544.9 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population15,362people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,334EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent9.33EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 5% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate16.9%country median 10.6% — 59% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime12,903offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 29% aboveOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.28µg/m³country median 5.1 — 16% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 65% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 86% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Flen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Flen?

Average net cold rent is about 9.33 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): 9.33 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 citiesFlen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Flen€9.33

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 broadband²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.33 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

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

Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%

Student44%strong on education, weak on safety · range 37–51%

Family32%strong on family, weak on cost · range 25–39%

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 560 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.33 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 16.9% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Flen?

The unemployment rate is 16.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Flen is 16.9%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Flen 16.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	6,378 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fibre coverage	90.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	74.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,334 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	16.9 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

What does a salary buy in Flen?

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

Left over each month€2,023of €2,645 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.	€2,645
Rent, 60 m²€9.33/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €560
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	€2,023

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Flen. 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

Search jobs

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.6	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; Flen's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Flen 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 residents3.4Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Flen?

Police recorded 12,903 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: 12,903 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesFlen highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Flen12,903

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	12,903 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	31 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	NYO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	35.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public transport score	50	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.28 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Flen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 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: 4.28 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶

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

0°

1°-5°

1°-6°

5°-3°

11°0°

17°4°

21°9°

23°11°

22°10°

17°7°

10°3°

5°0°

2°-4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.54.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM108.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4WHO 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 Flen is 4.3 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

Flen 4.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.98 µg/m³country median 4.0 — about the same	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.16 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.28 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-2.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 11.4 · May 17 · Jun 20.7 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 1.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.4 · Feb -5.8 · Mar -3.3 · Apr 0.2 · May 4.5 · Jun 8.8 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 10.4 · Sep 6.9 · Oct 3.1 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -3.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.2 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 0.9 · Apr 5.8 · May 11 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.4 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 11.8 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 35.4 · Feb 29.3 · Mar 26.7 · Apr 32.7 · May 42.6 · Jun 62.4 · Jul 64.9 · Aug 73.1 · Sep 51.9 · Oct 53.3 · Nov 48.9 · Dec 43.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Floda A²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Quedlinburg (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Thale (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.1 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±1.8 °C, Naila (Germany) ±1.1 °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

How many people live in Flen?

The published population was 15,362 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	721.1 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	544.9 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 2025.⁷Official
City area	721.1 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.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	6.67 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,007 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	20.9 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.¹⁰Official
Female residents	7,384 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Male residents	7,384 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	15,362 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Flen

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	15,362	100.0%
Sweden	12,057	78.5%
Syrian Arab Republic	573	3.7%
Finland	461	3.0%
Somalia	441	2.9%
other countries	256	1.7%
Poland	161	1.0%
Iraq	150	1.0%
Eritrea	129	0.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	70	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuania	63	0.4%
Germany	61	0.4%
Afghanistan	56	0.4%
Ukraine	48	0.3%
Yugoslavia	48	0.3%
Thailand	46	0.3%
Türkiye	46	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	44	0.3%
United Kingdom	43	0.3%
Romania	43	0.3%
Ethiopia	37	0.2%
Norway	37	0.2%
Hungary	33	0.2%
Serbia	30	0.2%
Denmark	28	0.2%
Lebanon	27	0.2%
Russian Federation	27	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	24	0.2%
Viet Nam	23	0.1%
Morocco	22	0.1%
United States of America	21	0.1%
Philippines	20	0.1%
Sudan	20	0.1%
Chile	19	0.1%
China	18	0.1%
Jordan	17	0.1%
Estonia	16	0.1%
Pakistan	15	0.1%
Bulgaria	14	0.1%
Brazil	14	0.1%
Mongolia	14	0.1%
Kuwait	13	0.1%
Latvia	13	0.1%
Kosovo	13	0.1%
Switzerland	10	0.1%
France	10	0.1%
Croatia	10	0.1%
Italy	10	0.1%
Sri Lanka	10	0.1%
unknown country of birth	1	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	15,362	100.0%
Swedish	14,293	93.0%
European citizenship except Swedish	572	3.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	497	3.2%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	7,390 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Flen

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.

Örnsköldsvik as a Flen alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 55,443 Örnsköldsvik vs 15,362 Flen+261%
Unemployment: 9.1% Örnsköldsvik vs 16.9% Flen−46%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,102 Örnsköldsvik vs 12,903 Flen−37%
Foreign residents: 3.7% Örnsköldsvik vs 6.7% Flen−45%
Rent: €10.25/m² Örnsköldsvik vs €9.33/m² Flen+10%
Nearest airport: 19.0 km Örnsköldsvik vs 35.1 km Flen−46%
Median gross pay, region: €3,271 Örnsköldsvik vs €3,334 Flensame level

Full comparison More about Örnsköldsvik

Cities near Flen

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

Katrineholm 23.0 km away

Rent: 10.48 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Orust15,352 residents Vimmerby15,384 residents Kalix15,391 residents Hedemora15,281 residents Bunkeflostrand15,488 residents Kinna15,507 residents

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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 Flen?

The published population was 15,362 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Flen?

Average net cold rent is about 9.33 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 653 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Flen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 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 Flen?

Police recorded 12,903 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 Flen?

The unemployment rate is 16.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Flen?

The median gross salary is 3,334 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Flen a good place to live?

Flen 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 Flen?

Katrineholm is near Flen. 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 Flen?

The official country of birth distribution records 15,362 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). Flen, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b519d82f2e7953108ef2b2844f2bc641]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/flen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Flen, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b519d82f2e7953108ef2b2844f2bc641},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/flen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-12
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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
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. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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