Living in Oskarshamn

In Oskarshamn, rents across existing tenancies average €9.72 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 9.9% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 9.9% at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −0.8°C in January and 17.6°C in July. Car density was 555.5 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1924 sources

Population26,923people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,334EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent9.72EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — about the sameOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate9.9%country median 10.6% — 7% belowIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime9,451offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 5% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.99µg/m³country median 5.1 — 2% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

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

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 Oskarshamn.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Oskarshamn?

Average net cold rent is about 9.72 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): 9.72 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 citiesOskarshamn highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Oskarshamn€9.72

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 broadband²⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²³Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.72 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Oskarshamn a good place to live?

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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%

Student45%strong on education, weak on safety · range 38–52%

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 583 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.72 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 Oskarshamn?

The unemployment rate is 9.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Oskarshamn is 9.9%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Oskarshamn 9.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	13,061 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Fibre coverage	89.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	82.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,334 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	9.9 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁶Independent

What does a salary buy in Oskarshamn?

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

Left over each month€2,000of €2,645 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.	€2,645
Rent, 60 m²€9.72/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €583
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	€2,000

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oskarshamn. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.6	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; Oskarshamn'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.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oskarshamn 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 Oskarshamn?

Police recorded 9,451 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: 9,451 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesOskarshamn 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

Oskarshamn9,451

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,451 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.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	KLR	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	65.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Public transport score	45	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 37.9 mm in January and 66.3 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.99 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Oskarshamn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5 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: 4.99 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶

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

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2°-4°

3°-4°

7°-2°

12°1°

17°5°

21°9°

23°12°

23°11°

18°8°

12°4°

6°1°

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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

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

PM109WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂4.4WHO 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 Oskarshamn is 5.0 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

Oskarshamn 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.39 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.96 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.99 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-1.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.13 · Feb 3.12 · Mar 6.82 · Apr 12.05 · May 17.04 · Jun 21.05 · Jul 23.28 · Aug 22.64 · Sep 18.22 · Oct 11.99 · Nov 6.36 · Dec 3.08 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.59 · Feb -3.69 · Mar -2.15 · Apr 0.649 · May 4.8 · Jun 9.21 · Jul 11.97 · Aug 11.43 · Sep 8.05 · Oct 4 · Nov 0.732 · Dec -2.3 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.774 · Feb -0.513 · Mar 2.01 · Apr 6.15 · May 11.08 · Jun 15.26 · Jul 17.63 · Aug 16.84 · Sep 12.72 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 0.445 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020¹⁴Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37.88 · Feb 37.45 · Mar 29.11 · Apr 30.77 · May 42.85 · Jun 62.21 · Jul 66.34 · Aug 58.53 · Sep 47.31 · Oct 56.25 · Nov 61.32 · Dec 52.79 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020¹³Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,050.2 km² in 2026. Population density was 25.5 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Oskarshamn?

The published population was 26,923 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,050 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	555.5 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 2025.⁷Official
City area	1,050 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.¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	4.47 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,196 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	25.5 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.¹⁰Official
Female residents	13,136 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Male residents	13,136 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Population	26,923 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Oskarshamn

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	26,923	100.0%
Sweden	22,732	84.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	793	2.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	343	1.3%
other countries	254	0.9%
Yugoslavia	235	0.9%
Germany	228	0.8%
Viet Nam	224	0.8%
Afghanistan	197	0.7%
Finland	177	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Poland	147	0.5%
Iraq	132	0.5%
Thailand	93	0.3%
Ukraine	73	0.3%
Türkiye	72	0.3%
Eritrea	68	0.3%
Somalia	64	0.2%
India	57	0.2%
Serbia	56	0.2%
Kosovo	45	0.2%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	43	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	42	0.2%
Norway	41	0.2%
Chile	40	0.1%
Denmark	37	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	36	0.1%
Russian Federation	36	0.1%
Sri Lanka	31	0.1%
Philippines	31	0.1%
Hungary	30	0.1%
United States of America	30	0.1%
Croatia	28	0.1%
Jordan	26	0.1%
United Kingdom	25	0.1%
China	24	0.1%
Romania	24	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	23	0.1%
Ethiopia	23	0.1%
Brazil	22	0.1%
Morocco	22	0.1%
Sudan	21	0.1%
Bulgaria	18	0.1%
Lithuania	18	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	17	0.1%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	16	0.1%
United Arab Emirates	15	0.1%
Lebanon	15	0.1%
Portugal	15	0.1%
Czechoslovakia	15	0.1%
Estonia	14	0.1%
France	14	0.1%
Latvia	14	0.1%
Cote d´Ivoire	13	0.0%
Greece	13	0.0%
Albania	12	0.0%
Colombia	12	0.0%
Egypt	12	0.0%
Kenya	11	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
North Macedonia	11	0.0%
Czech Republic	10	0.0%
Spain	10	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	2	0.0%

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

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	26,923	100.0%
Swedish	25,712	95.5%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	628	2.3%
European citizenship except Swedish	583	2.2%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	13,035 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Municipal tax rate	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Oskarshamn

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 Oskarshamn alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 374 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 26,923 Oskarshamn+123%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 9,451 Oskarshamn−21%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 65.4 km Oskarshamn−67%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 9.9% Oskarshamn−16%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €9.72/m² Oskarshamn+5%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 4.5% Oskarshamn−19%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 5.0 µg/m³ Oskarshamn−13%

Full comparison More about Falun

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 Oskarshamn?

The published population was 26,923 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Oskarshamn?

Average net cold rent is about 9.72 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 681 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Oskarshamn?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5 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 Oskarshamn?

Police recorded 9,451 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 Oskarshamn?

The unemployment rate is 9.9 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Oskarshamn?

The median gross salary is 3,334 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Oskarshamn a good place to live?

Oskarshamn 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 Oskarshamn?

The official country of birth distribution records 26,923 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). Oskarshamn, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version af669e806a8aec14684c8d942241f73d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/oskarshamn/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_oskarshamn-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_bc066b9ceafc,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Oskarshamn, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {af669e806a8aec14684c8d942241f73d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/oskarshamn/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-12
Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. natmodluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
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. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year. api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-14

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SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean maximum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Oskarshamn, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-07
Statistics Sweden (SCB) api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-30
Statistics Sweden (SCB) country of birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15

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