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Living in Malmslätt

Malmslätt had an unemployment rate of 9.6% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population4,886people31 Dec 2023Official source · Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year
Average gross salary3,389EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities
Median rent750.9EUR/month31 Dec 2026Municipality figureOfficial source · Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-2026
Unemployment rate9.6%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024
Recorded crime10,322incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesMalmslätt highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Malmslätt 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 broadband15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB22.16 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Tele2 mobile plan14Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)801.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20265Official · parent municipality
Median monthly rent750.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20265Official · parent municipality
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)750.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2026Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20265Official · parent municipality

Is Malmslätt 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–70%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–74%
Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–52%
Family55%strong on housing, weak on education · range 40–70%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Malmslätt?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202417

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Malmslätt is 9.6%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,389 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities13Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate9.6 %31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202417Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Malmslätt?

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

Sweden median gross pay: €3,463 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,878of €2,742 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.€2,742
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-2026 · 2026-12-31− €802
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€1,878
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Malmslätt Salary needed to live in Malmslätt

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Malmslätt. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Malmslätt?

Police recorded 10,322 incidents per 100,000 (2025). 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)1

Recorded crime across major citiesMalmslätt highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Malmslätt 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 residents10,322 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Malmslätt's nearest airport was LPI, 10 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport10 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LPI3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.5°C in January to 17.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 31.3 mm in January and 75.7 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Malmslätt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)3

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Malmslätt is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 11.3 · May 16.6 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 16.6 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.4 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 0.6 · May 5 · Jun 9 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 7.6 · Oct 3.6 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6 · May 11 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12 · Oct 7 · Nov 2.8 · Dec -0.2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 31.3 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 25.7 · Apr 31.7 · May 46 · Jun 68.3 · Jul 75.7 · Aug 71.7 · Sep 51.4 · Oct 50 · Nov 44.4 · Dec 40.2 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Quedlinburg (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Thale (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Zeulenroda-Triebes (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Naila (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±0.8 °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 Malmslätt?

The published population was 4,886 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population4,886 people31 Dec 2023Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year12Official

Alternatives for people set on Malmslätt

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

Cities near Malmslätt

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

Mjölby 24.7 km away
Rent
9.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

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How does Malmslätt compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Malmslätt 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.

Open the official coverage guide
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; Malmslätt's school authority applies it locally.

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

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

Common questions

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

How many people live in Malmslätt?

The published population was 4,886 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year.

Is the air quality good in Malmslätt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Malmslätt?

Police recorded 10,322 incidents per 100,000 (2025). 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).

What is the unemployment rate in Malmslätt?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

Is Malmslätt a good place to live?

Malmslätt 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 Malmslätt part of Linköping?

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

Which cities are near Malmslätt?

Ljungsbro, Mjölby are near Malmslätt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Malmslätt, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 91b655156860f3bf710827aa2a66a77c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/malmslatt/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Malmslätt, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {91b655156860f3bf710827aa2a66a77c},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/malmslatt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  5. Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
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