Living in Gällivare

In Gällivare, rents across existing tenancies average €9.84 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.4% (2024).

Car density was 639.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.4% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 2.85 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 15,812.7 km² in 2026. In 2025, population density was 1.1 people per km².

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population17,233people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,262EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent9.84EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — about the sameOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate5.4%country median 10.6% — 49% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,090offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 9% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean2.85µg/m³country median 5.1 — 44% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Lower unemployment than any other Swedish city that publishes it, less recorded crime than 69% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Swedish city that publishes it.

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

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 Gällivare.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gällivare?

Average net cold rent is about 9.84 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): 9.84 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 citiesGällivare highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Gällivare€9.84

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)	9.84 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Gällivare 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%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 31–45%

Family30%strong on family, weak on cost · range 23–37%

Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 591 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.84 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 Gällivare?

The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Gällivare is 5.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Gällivare 5.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	9,267 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
Fibre coverage	88.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	88.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,262 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	5.4 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹²Independent

What does a salary buy in Gällivare?

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

Left over each month€1,941of €2,593 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.	€2,593
Rent, 60 m²€9.84/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €591
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	€1,941

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gällivare. 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 Gällivare. 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; Gällivare's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gällivare 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 residents3.2Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Gällivare?

Police recorded 9,090 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: 9,090 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesGällivare 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

Umeå9,210

Gällivare9,090

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,090 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	4 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	GEV	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	7.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public transport score	40	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 4.99 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 6.4 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Gällivare?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 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: 2.85 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

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-7°-17°

-2°-13°

4°-6°

10°0°

16°6°

19°9°

17°7°

11°2°

3°-4°

-3°-11°

-6°-15°

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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

PM2.52.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM106.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5WHO 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 Gällivare is 2.9 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

Gällivare 2.9

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.99 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.41 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	2.85 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-10	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -7.3 · Feb -6.6 · Mar -1.6 · Apr 3.8 · May 10.2 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 16.8 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 3 · Nov -3.2 · Dec -5.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�llivare A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -17 · Feb -17 · Mar -12.7 · Apr -6.1 · May 0.3 · Jun 5.9 · Jul 9 · Aug 7 · Sep 2.5 · Oct -3.6 · Nov -11 · Dec -14.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�llivare A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.8 · Feb -11.5 · Mar -6.8 · Apr -0.6 · May 5.5 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 6.6 · Oct -0.4 · Nov -6.9 · Dec -9.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�llivare A²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 36.5 · Feb 32.1 · Mar 27.9 · Apr 29 · May 45.2 · Jun 66.8 · Jul 95.7 · Aug 75.4 · Sep 58.9 · Oct 46.5 · Nov 49.2 · Dec 44.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�llivare A²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±6.3 °C. Elsewhere: Oulu (Finland) ±3.3 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±3.8 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±4.1 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±4.9 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±5.2 °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

How many people live in Gällivare?

The published population was 17,233 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	15,813 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	639.2 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 2025.⁷Official
City area	15,813 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	5.82 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	997 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	1.1 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	8,216 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Male residents	8,216 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Population	17,233 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Gällivare

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	17,233	100.0%
Sweden	15,263	88.6%
Finland	275	1.6%
other countries	243	1.4%
Thailand	206	1.2%
Burundi	115	0.7%
Eritrea	99	0.6%
Afghanistan	95	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	79	0.5%
Germany	71	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Norway	69	0.4%
Estonia	51	0.3%
Ukraine	50	0.3%
Philippines	49	0.3%
Somalia	45	0.3%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	43	0.2%
Latvia	36	0.2%
Russian Federation	35	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	34	0.2%
Poland	32	0.2%
Lithuania	30	0.2%
India	27	0.2%
Lebanon	26	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	25	0.1%
Ethiopia	24	0.1%
Iraq	24	0.1%
China	17	0.1%
Uganda	16	0.1%
Sudan	15	0.1%
United Kingdom	14	0.1%
Brazil	13	0.1%
United States of America	13	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	0.1%
Türkiye	12	0.1%
Colombia	11	0.1%
Denmark	11	0.1%
Greece	11	0.1%
Mongolia	11	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Romania	10	0.1%
Rwanda	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	17,233	100.0%
Swedish	16,259	94.3%
European citizenship except Swedish	488	2.8%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	486	2.8%

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	9,026 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Gällivare

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Cities near Gällivare

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

Alternative cities in Sweden

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All Sweden cities

Skurup17,099 residents Sölvesborg17,430 residents Hammarö16,992 residents Kramfors17,491 residents Salem17,507 residents Höör17,518 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 Gällivare?

The published population was 17,233 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Gällivare?

Average net cold rent is about 9.84 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 689 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Gällivare?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 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 Gällivare?

Police recorded 9,090 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 Gällivare?

The unemployment rate is 5.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Gällivare?

The median gross salary is 3,262 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Gällivare a good place to live?

Gällivare 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 Gällivare?

Malmberget is near Gällivare. 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 Gällivare?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,233 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). Gällivare, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 07b72e1cabb118bd90bde8f8c88a9ac4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/gallivare/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gallivare-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_814415f0b59f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gällivare, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {07b72e1cabb118bd90bde8f8c88a9ac4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/gallivare/},
  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
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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