Living in Härnösand

In Härnösand, rents across existing tenancies average €8.50 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 14.1% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 14.1% at the end of 2024. Monthly precipitation was 66.4 mm in January and 72.7 mm in July. Car density was 517.7 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population24,515people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,199EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 13% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate14.1%country median 10.6% — 33% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime12,030offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 20% aboveOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.12µg/m³country median 5.1 — about the sameOfficial source · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.

Cheaper rent than 90% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 88% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 80% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Härnösand.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Härnösand?

Average net cold rent is about 8.5 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): 8.5 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 citiesHärnösand highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Härnösand€8.50

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 broadband²⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Härnösand a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%

Student39%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 32–46%

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

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 510 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.5 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 Härnösand?

The unemployment rate is 14.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Härnösand is 14.1%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Härnösand 14.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	11,100 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Fibre coverage	89	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	79.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,199 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	14.1 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Härnösand?

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

Left over each month€1,977of €2,549 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.	€2,549
Rent, 60 m²€8.50/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €510
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	€1,977

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Härnösand. 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 Härnösand. 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; Härnösand'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 Härnösand 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 Härnösand?

Police recorded 12,030 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: 12,030 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesHärnösand highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Härnösand12,030

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	12,030 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.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	SDL	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	27.8 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 Härnösand. 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 Härnösand.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.2°C in January and 16.5°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 5.12 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Härnösand?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.12 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵

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

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3°-5°

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20°11°

15°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.55.1WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1018.7WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3.4WHO 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 Härnösand is 5.1 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

Härnösand 5.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.45 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	18.71 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.12 µg/m³country median 5.1 — about the same	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
Average January temperature	-5.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.931 · Feb -0.752 · Mar 2.91 · Apr 7.6 · May 13.04 · Jun 17.86 · Jul 20.79 · Aug 19.52 · Sep 14.68 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 3.08 · Dec 0.374 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Härnösand, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.44 · Feb -8.14 · Mar -5.03 · Apr -0.92 · May 3.94 · Jun 8.88 · Jul 12.29 · Aug 11.36 · Sep 7.05 · Oct 1.94 · Nov -2.05 · Dec -5.69 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Härnösand, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.15 · Feb -4.54 · Mar -1.13 · Apr 3.23 · May 8.42 · Jun 13.34 · Jul 16.46 · Aug 15.32 · Sep 10.75 · Oct 4.91 · Nov 0.488 · Dec -2.58 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Härnösand, 1991-2020¹⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 66.42 · Feb 40.27 · Mar 40.64 · Apr 40.6 · May 47.45 · Jun 48.07 · Jul 72.7 · Aug 80.03 · Sep 67.82 · Oct 83.65 · Nov 83.83 · Dec 71.3 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Härnösand, 1991-2020¹⁴Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,064.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 22.9 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Härnösand?

The published population was 24,515 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,064 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	517.7 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	1,064 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	5.08 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,236 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	22.9 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.¹¹Official
Female residents	12,173 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Male residents	12,173 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Population	24,515 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Härnösand

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	24,515	100.0%
Sweden	20,918	85.3%
Syrian Arab Republic	536	2.2%
other countries	292	1.2%
Eritrea	291	1.2%
Finland	230	0.9%
Afghanistan	208	0.8%
Iraq	153	0.6%
Somalia	143	0.6%
Thailand	115	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	109	0.4%
Ukraine	109	0.4%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	95	0.4%
Poland	75	0.3%
Norway	74	0.3%
Ethiopia	59	0.2%
Sudan	59	0.2%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	53	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	50	0.2%
United Kingdom	45	0.2%
United States of America	43	0.2%
Philippines	40	0.2%
Myanmar	38	0.2%
Palestinian territory, occupied	35	0.1%
Burundi	33	0.1%
India	33	0.1%
Romania	32	0.1%
Russian Federation	31	0.1%
Yugoslavia	30	0.1%
Bangladesh	27	0.1%
Kenya	27	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	26	0.1%
Colombia	25	0.1%
France	24	0.1%
Türkiye	24	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	23	0.1%
Denmark	22	0.1%
North Macedonia	22	0.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	21	0.1%
Sri Lanka	21	0.1%
Bulgaria	19	0.1%
China	19	0.1%
Latvia	19	0.1%
Uganda	19	0.1%
Brazil	18	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	16	0.1%
Chile	16	0.1%
Lebanon	16	0.1%
Lithuania	16	0.1%
Spain	15	0.1%
Hungary	15	0.1%
Pakistan	13	0.1%
Djibouti	12	0.0%
Ireland	12	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	12	0.0%
Malaysia	12	0.0%
Albania	11	0.0%
Switzerland	11	0.0%
Austria	10	0.0%
Egypt	10	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Italy	10	0.0%
Viet Nam	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	3	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	24,515	100.0%
Swedish	23,242	94.8%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	745	3.0%
European citizenship except Swedish	528	2.2%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	12,284 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Härnösand

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.

Kungälv as a Härnösand alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 623 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Rent: €10.81/m² Kungälv vs €8.50/m² Härnösand+27%
Unemployment: 7.4% Kungälv vs 14.1% Härnösand−48%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,144 Kungälv vs 12,030 Härnösand−41%
Residents: 50,313 Kungälv vs 24,515 Härnösand+105%
Foreign residents: 3.8% Kungälv vs 5.1% Härnösand−26%
Median gross pay, region: €3,443 Kungälv vs €3,199 Härnösand+8%
Nearest airport: 29.3 km Kungälv vs 27.8 km Härnösand+5%

Full comparison More about Kungälv

Alternative cities in Sweden

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All Sweden cities

Söderhamn24,545 residents Mariestad24,583 residents Lomma24,715 residents Ulricehamn24,985 residents Gustavsberg25,034 residents Kristinehamn23,756 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 Härnösand?

The published population was 24,515 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Härnösand?

Average net cold rent is about 8.5 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 595 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Härnösand?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..

How safe is Härnösand?

Police recorded 12,030 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 Härnösand?

The unemployment rate is 14.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Härnösand?

The median gross salary is 3,199 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Härnösand a good place to live?

Härnösand 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 Härnösand?

The official country of birth distribution records 24,515 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). Härnösand, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c5e346742db65152f03f8249079fecd2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/harnosand/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_harnosand-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_614d72328ba2,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Härnösand, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c5e346742db65152f03f8249079fecd2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/harnosand/},
  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 number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
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SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Härnösand, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Härnösand, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Härnösand, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
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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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