Living in Östersund

For Östersund, annual PM2.5 was 5.45 µg/m³ in 2024. Car density was 523 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Cheaper rent than 61% of Swedish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 63% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 77% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Östersund?

Average net cold rent is about 9.65 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): 9.65 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Östersund yet.

Net rent across major citiesÖstersund highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.65 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €10.00	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 579 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.65 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 Östersund?

The unemployment rate is 9.6 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

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

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	33,580 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Employment rate	83.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,208 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	9.6 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Östersund. 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 Östersund. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Östersund?

Police recorded 11,744 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: 11,744 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesÖstersund highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	11,744 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	3 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁷Official
Nearest airport	OSD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	6.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −5.8°C in January and 14.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 37.9 mm in January and 92.6 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Östersund?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 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: 5.45 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁴

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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 Östersund is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	15.33 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁴Official
NO₂ — latest reading	7.7 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁴Official
PM10 — annual mean	26.4 µg/m³country median 9.3	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.45 µg/m³country median 5.1	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -2.5 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6.6 · May 12.2 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 17.5 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -1.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -8.6 · Feb -8.7 · Mar -5.7 · Apr -1.3 · May 3.3 · Jun 7.7 · Jul 10.7 · Aug 10 · Sep 6.3 · Oct 1.4 · Nov -3.1 · Dec -6.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -5.79 · Feb -5.77 · Mar -2.35 · Apr 2.6 · May 7.82 · Jun 12.14 · Jul 14.94 · Aug 13.64 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 3.51 · Nov -1.17 · Dec -4.43 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Östersund, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37.94 · Feb 24.94 · Mar 28.01 · Apr 30.58 · May 47.5 · Jun 72.97 · Jul 92.62 · Aug 82.74 · Sep 53.39 · Oct 52.58 · Nov 43.43 · Dec 40.98 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Östersund, 1991-2020¹⁰Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 31.5 · Feb 74.2 · Mar 141.9 · Apr 195.8 · May 237.2 · Jun 242.6 · Jul 244.2 · Aug 199.1 · Sep 132 · Oct 80.9 · Nov 37.7 · Dec 22.1 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official

Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 9.2% between 2021 and 2024, from 6.0 to 5.4.

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Sweden cities

Karlskrona66,301 residents Norrtälje66,585 residents Varberg69,070 residents Gotland60,971 residents Falun59,945 residents Mölndal71,420 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 2,220.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 29.3 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Östersund?

The published population was 64,979 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.⁹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	2,220 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	523 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 2025.⁶Official
City area	2,220 km²	1 Jan 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	4.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,923 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	29.3 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.⁹Official
Population Female	33,000 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population Male	33,000 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	64,979 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.⁹Official

International community in Östersund

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	64,979	100.0%
Sweden	57,900	89.1%
Eritrea	669	1.0%
Afghanistan	505	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	500	0.8%
Norway	413	0.6%
Thailand	298	0.5%
Finland	273	0.4%
other countries	237	0.4%
Somalia	225	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Iraq	197	0.3%
Türkiye	184	0.3%
Germany	182	0.3%
Ukraine	180	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	171	0.3%
Poland	161	0.2%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	150	0.2%
Sudan	143	0.2%
United Kingdom	140	0.2%
Ethiopia	125	0.2%
Colombia	114	0.2%
United States of America	104	0.2%
Lebanon	94	0.1%
Philippines	93	0.1%
China	83	0.1%
India	79	0.1%
Romania	71	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	68	0.1%
Russian Federation	65	0.1%
Cameroon	63	0.1%
Uganda	63	0.1%
Denmark	61	0.1%
Lithuania	60	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	59	0.1%
Sri Lanka	55	0.1%
Bangladesh	54	0.1%
Italy	48	0.1%
Nigeria	43	0.1%
Spain	42	0.1%
France	41	0.1%
Kosovo	38	0.1%
Viet Nam	36	0.1%
Burundi	34	0.1%
Greece	34	0.1%
Yugoslavia	34	0.1%
Pakistan	33	0.1%
Belgium	31	0.0%
Latvia	31	0.0%
Tunisia	31	0.0%
Austria	30	0.0%
Ghana	29	0.0%
Australia	28	0.0%
Chile	28	0.0%
Kenya	27	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	26	0.0%
Switzerland	26	0.0%
Estonia	26	0.0%
Bulgaria	24	0.0%
Jordan	24	0.0%
Morocco	23	0.0%
Brazil	22	0.0%
Iceland	21	0.0%
South Africa	21	0.0%
Albania	19	0.0%
Peru	19	0.0%
Croatia	18	0.0%
Hungary	18	0.0%
Serbia	18	0.0%
Canada	16	0.0%
Bolivia	15	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	15	0.0%
Rwanda	14	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	14	0.0%
Cote d´Ivoire	13	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	13	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Yemen	13	0.0%
Congo, the Republic of the	12	0.0%
Portugal	12	0.0%
Ireland	11	0.0%
Israel	11	0.0%
Serbia and Montenegro	10	0.0%
Cyprus	10	0.0%
Japan	10	0.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	5	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	64,979	100.0%
Swedish	62,051	95.5%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,697	2.6%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,231	1.9%

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

Is Östersund 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–66%

Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–48%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–62%

Foreign residents2,923 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population64,979 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

NO₂ — latest reading7.7 µg/m³15 Jul 2026Official source · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.

Average net rent (nettokalt)9.65 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment33,580 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate83.9 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	32,788 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Östersund 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Östersund?

The published population was 64,979 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Östersund?

Average net cold rent is about 9.65 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 675 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Östersund?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 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 Östersund?

Police recorded 11,744 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 Östersund?

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

What is the typical salary around Östersund?

The median gross salary is 3,208 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Östersund a good place to live?

Östersund 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 United Arab Emirates live in Östersund?

The official country of birth distribution records 0 people (0.0%) 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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