Living in Gnesta

In Gnesta, rents across existing tenancies average €10.20 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 8.9% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 8.9% at the end of 2024. For Gnesta, annual NO₂ was 3 µg/m³ in 2023. The city covered 463.2 km² in 2026. In 2025, population density was 24.5 people per km². Car density was 507.4 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The foreign population count was 684 at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1928 sources

Population11,458people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,371EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent10.2EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 4% aboveOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate8.9%country median 10.6% — 16% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,166offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 8% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.11µg/m³country median 5.1 — 19% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Lower unemployment than 75% of Swedish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 68% of Swedish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 81% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Gnesta.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Gnesta?

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesGnesta highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Gnesta€10.20

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 broadband²³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	10.2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Gnesta 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%

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

Family33%strong on family, weak on cost · range 26–40%

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

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 Gnesta?

The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Gnesta is 8.9%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Gnesta 8.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	5,428 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Fibre coverage	90.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Employment rate	81.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,371 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	8.9 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁵Independent

What does a salary buy in Gnesta?

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

Left over each month€2,001of €2,675 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.	€2,675
Rent, 60 m²€10.20/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €612
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	€2,001

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.6	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official

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; Gnesta'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.com⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gnesta 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 Gnesta?

Police recorded 9,166 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: 9,166 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesGnesta 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

Gnesta9,166

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,166 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.com⁵Official
Destinations from nearest airport	31 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹¹Official
Nearest airport	NYO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official
Distance to nearest airport	36.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹²Official
Public transport score	50	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.11 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 7.2 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Gnesta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.1 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: 4.11 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁹

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

PM2.54.1WHO 5 · EU 25

PM107.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3WHO 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 Gnesta is 4.1 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

Gnesta 4.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁹Official
PM10 — annual mean	7.23 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.11 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁹Official
Average January temperature	-2.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.53 · Feb 7.68 · Mar 16.16 · Apr 18.95 · May 26.36 · Jun 28.91 · Jul 30.75 · Aug 30 · Sep 24.23 · Oct 17.68 · Nov 13.25 · Dec 10.31 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.96 · Feb -21.3 · Mar -16.33 · Apr -4.35 · May -0.86 · Jun 3.77 · Jul 7.99 · Aug 6.16 · Sep 1.7 · Oct -4.36 · Nov -12.05 · Dec -21.06 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.37 · Feb -2.11 · Mar 0.51 · Apr 5.26 · May 10.51 · Jun 15.19 · Jul 18.37 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 13.17 · Oct 7.37 · Nov 3.06 · Dec -0.52 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41 · Feb 33 · Mar 29.7 · Apr 34 · May 43.3 · Jun 66.8 · Jul 72.1 · Aug 71.8 · Sep 53.2 · Oct 57.2 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 51.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Gnesta?

The published population was 11,458 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	463.2 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	507.4 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 2025.¹⁰Official
City area	463.2 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.¹³Official
Foreign-resident share	6.03 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	684 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁸Official
Population density	24.5 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.¹³Official
Female residents	5,664 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Male residents	5,664 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Population	11,458 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹³Official

International community in Gnesta

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	11,458	100.0%
Sweden	9,847	85.9%
Finland	221	1.9%
other countries	205	1.8%
Poland	116	1.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	91	0.8%
Germany	88	0.8%
Afghanistan	76	0.7%
Ukraine	65	0.6%
United Kingdom	50	0.4%

Show 35 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	49	0.4%
Thailand	45	0.4%
Chile	38	0.3%
Norway	36	0.3%
Iraq	35	0.3%
Lithuania	34	0.3%
Denmark	31	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	29	0.3%
Yugoslavia	29	0.3%
Latvia	27	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	23	0.2%
Türkiye	22	0.2%
Russian Federation	21	0.2%
Sudan	19	0.2%
France	18	0.2%
United States of America	18	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	17	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Philippines	16	0.1%
Brazil	15	0.1%
India	14	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	14	0.1%
Lebanon	14	0.1%
Colombia	12	0.1%
Ethiopia	12	0.1%
Hungary	11	0.1%
Morocco	11	0.1%
Romania	11	0.1%
Switzerland	10	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Italy	10	0.1%
Jordan	10	0.1%
Sri Lanka	10	0.1%
Serbia	10	0.1%
unknown country of birth	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	11,458	100.0%
Swedish	10,732	93.7%
European citizenship except Swedish	487	4.3%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	239	2.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	5,258 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Municipal tax rate	21.39	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Gnesta

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 Gnesta alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 196 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 11,458 Gnesta+423%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 6.0% Gnesta−40%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 9,166 Gnesta−18%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 36.8 km Gnesta−42%
Median gross pay, region: €3,172 Falun vs €3,371 Gnesta−6%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 8.9% Gnesta−7%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 4.1 µg/m³ Gnesta+6%

Full comparison More about Falun

Cities near Gnesta

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

Södertälje Commuting Zone · 23.1 km away

Rent: 11.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Nykvarn 15.9 km away

Rent: 13.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Trosa 21.9 km away

Rent: 12.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Åtvidaberg11,467 residents Askersund11,477 residents Hagfors11,418 residents Forshaga11,520 residents Sävsjö11,563 residents Tibro11,338 residents

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Is Gnesta part of Stockholm?

Gnesta is in the published commuting zone of Stockholm; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Stockholm city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁴

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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 Gnesta?

The published population was 11,458 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Gnesta?

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 Gnesta?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.1 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 Gnesta?

Police recorded 9,166 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 Gnesta?

The unemployment rate is 8.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Gnesta?

The median gross salary is 3,371 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Gnesta a good place to live?

Gnesta 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 Gnesta part of Stockholm?

Gnesta is in the published commuting zone of Stockholm; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gnesta?

Södertälje, Järna, Nykvarn, Trosa are near Gnesta. 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 Gnesta?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,458 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). Gnesta, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 084bdef6799f179f7c30762c4380635d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/gnesta/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gnesta-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_4dc3327408fb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gnesta, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {084bdef6799f179f7c30762c4380635d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/gnesta/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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