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Living in Malmberget

In Malmberget, average gross earnings are €3,262 a month (2025).

Malmberget had an unemployment rate of 5.4% at the end of 2024. Malmberget recorded annual PM2.5 of 2.8 µg/m³ in 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0714 sources

Average gross salary3,262EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities
Unemployment rate5.4%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024
Recorded crime9,090incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — 9% belowOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)

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

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

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 Malmberget.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Malmberget. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Malmberget recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesMalmberget highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Malmberget highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35
Malmö€13.04
Helsingborg€12.09
Västerås€11.91
Örebro€7.00
Jönköping€6.88
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Gothenburg€11.83
Lund€11.73
Norrköping€11.42
Uppsala€7.85
Umeå€7.45
Linköping€7.38
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited39.96 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia 100 Mbps broadband11Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB22.16 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Tele2 mobile plan10Official · national market

Is Malmberget 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 51–71%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%
Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%
Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 29–49%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Work and income

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

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,262 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities9Official
Unemployment rate5.4 %31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202413Independent · parent municipality

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Malmberget. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesMalmberget highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Malmberget highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159
Malmö16,183
Helsingborg15,583
Västerås14,153
Örebro13,915
Gothenburg13,878
Norrköping12,832
Lund11,174
Uppsala11,137
Linköping10,322
Jönköping9,782
Umeå9,210
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents9,090 incidents per 100,000country median 9,98631 Dec 2025Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official

Mobility and administration

Malmberget's nearest airport was GEV, 8 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights7Official
Distance to the nearest major airport8 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)GEV3 Aug 2026OurAirports8Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −10.5°C in January to 14.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 38.9 mm in January and 95.1 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -7.2 · Feb -6.8 · Mar -2 · Apr 3.3 · May 9.5 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 16 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 2.5 · Nov -3.3 · Dec -5.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO3Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -14.1 · Feb -14 · Mar -10.3 · Apr -4.8 · May 0.9 · Jun 6.6 · Jul 9.7 · Aug 7.8 · Sep 3.1 · Oct -2.9 · Nov -9 · Dec -12 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -10.5 · Feb -10.5 · Mar -6.2 · Apr -0.7 · May 5.2 · Jun 11 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 11.7 · Sep 6.4 · Oct -0.4 · Nov -6.1 · Dec -8.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 38.9 · Feb 30.5 · Mar 26.8 · Apr 27.6 · May 43.3 · Jun 63.5 · Jul 95.1 · Aug 78.8 · Sep 60 · Oct 46.5 · Nov 47 · Dec 43.3 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±5.8 °C. Elsewhere: Oulu (Finland) ±2.7 °C, Jyväskylä (Finland) ±3.2 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±3.6 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±4.3 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±4.6 °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.

Alternatives for people set on Malmberget

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Malmberget from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Malmberget

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

Gällivare 4.6 km away
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9.84 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

How does Malmberget compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Malmberget 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; Malmberget's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Malmberget?

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

How safe is Malmberget?

Police recorded 9,090 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025).

Is Malmberget a good place to live?

Malmberget 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 Malmberget?

Gällivare is near Malmberget. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Malmberget, Sweden: salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 29270e70e6263815f0dced5bc7c99c83]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/malmberget/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sources

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  1. Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025) bra.se · checked 2026-10-05
  2. api.scb.se api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-27
  3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  7. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  8. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities Statistics Sweden Kommun17g · api.scb.se · checked 2026-09-23
  10. Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
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  1. Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  3. SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024 api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-26
  4. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q83718 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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