Living in Olofström

In Olofström, rents across existing tenancies average €8.14 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.9% (2024).

Car density was 553.8 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. For Olofström, the foreign population was 909 at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population13,000people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,226EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.14EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 17% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate13.9%country median 10.6% — 31% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime11,546offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 16% aboveOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.65µg/m³country median 5.1 — 11% aboveOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 97% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 84% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 74% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Olofström.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Olofström?

Average net cold rent is about 8.14 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): 8.14 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 citiesOlofström highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Olofström€8.14

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 broadband²¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.14 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Olofström a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%

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

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

Family28%strong on family, weak on cost · range 21–35%

Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–58%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 488 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.14 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

The unemployment rate was 13.9% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Olofström?

The unemployment rate is 13.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Olofström is 13.9%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Olofström 13.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	5,754 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fibre coverage	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	76.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,226 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	13.9 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

What does a salary buy in Olofström?

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

Left over each month€2,021of €2,571 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.	€2,571
Rent, 60 m²€8.14/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €488
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	€2,021

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

Public employment service

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

Police recorded 11,546 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: 11,546 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesOlofström highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Olofström11,546

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,546 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	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	RNB	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	45.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public transport score	43	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.65 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 3.76 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual PM10 was 10.2 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Olofström?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 µg/m³ (2023) — 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: 5.65 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

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

PM2.55.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3.8WHO 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 Olofström is 5.7 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

Olofström 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.76 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	10.18 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.65 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-1	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.69 · Feb 11.33 · Mar 16.71 · Apr 21.41 · May 25.95 · Jun 28.56 · Jul 31.11 · Aug 29.41 · Sep 24.77 · Oct 20.45 · Nov 15.25 · Dec 10.16 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -21.4 · Feb -19.29 · Mar -16.36 · Apr -6.62 · May -1.81 · Jun 3.5 · Jul 7.51 · Aug 5.38 · Sep 0.22 · Oct -5.51 · Nov -13.23 · Dec -22.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.74 · Feb -1.46 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 6.03 · May 11.16 · Jun 14.78 · Jul 17.12 · Aug 16.39 · Sep 12.67 · Oct 7.67 · Nov 3.64 · Dec 0.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 391.3 km² in 2026. Population density was 32.8 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Olofström?

The published population was 13,000 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	391.3 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	553.8 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	391.3 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	7.08 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	909 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	32.8 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	6,232 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Male residents	6,232 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	13,000 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Olofström

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	13,000	100.0%
Sweden	9,768	75.1%
Finland	517	4.0%
Syrian Arab Republic	467	3.6%
Poland	360	2.8%
Yugoslavia	252	1.9%
other countries	222	1.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	148	1.1%
Afghanistan	138	1.1%
Thailand	130	1.0%

Show 27 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Germany	121	0.9%
Denmark	109	0.8%
Romania	86	0.7%
Ukraine	80	0.6%
Hungary	61	0.5%
Iraq	56	0.4%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	42	0.3%
Türkiye	39	0.3%
Eritrea	37	0.3%
Croatia	37	0.3%
Kosovo	37	0.3%
Bulgaria	36	0.3%
Russian Federation	32	0.2%
United Kingdom	29	0.2%
China	27	0.2%
Philippines	27	0.2%
Lithuania	24	0.2%
Norway	20	0.2%
Serbia	20	0.2%
Czechoslovakia	14	0.1%
India	12	0.1%
Slovenia	11	0.1%
Spain	10	0.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	10	0.1%
Iceland	10	0.1%
North Macedonia	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 source¹⁹

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	13,000	100.0%
Swedish	12,063	92.8%
European citizenship except Swedish	695	5.3%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	242	1.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	6,524 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal tax rate	21.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Olofström

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 an Olofström alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 485 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 13,000 Olofström+361%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €8.14/m² Olofström+25%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 13.9% Olofström−40%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 11,546 Olofström−35%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 7.1% Olofström−49%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 45.5 km Olofström−53%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 5.6 µg/m³ Olofström−23%

Full comparison More about Falun

Cities near Olofström

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

Karlshamn 23.3 km away

Rent: 10.02 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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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 Olofström?

The published population was 13,000 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Olofström?

Average net cold rent is about 8.14 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 570 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Olofström?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.6 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Olofström?

Police recorded 11,546 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 Olofström?

The unemployment rate is 13.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Olofström?

The median gross salary is 3,226 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Olofström a good place to live?

Olofström 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 Olofström?

Karlshamn is near Olofström. 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 Olofström?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,000 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). Olofström, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 60b034a501332da9b78fb81db116ba2d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/olofstrom/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_olofstrom-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_baf116a1d2f6,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Olofström, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {60b034a501332da9b78fb81db116ba2d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/olofstrom/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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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