Living in Säffle

In Säffle, rents across existing tenancies average €8.68 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.8% (2024).

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.9°C in January and 17.3°C in July. Car density was 596.9 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025. The unemployment rate was 12.8% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1927 sources

Population14,899people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,199EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent8.68EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 12% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate12.8%country median 10.6% — 21% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime8,889offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 11% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean4.21µg/m³country median 5.1 — 17% belowOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 86% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 74% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 71% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Säffle.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Säffle?

Average net cold rent is about 8.68 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): 8.68 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 citiesSäffle highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Säffle€8.68

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 broadband²⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	8.68 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Säffle 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 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%

Family29%strong on family, weak on cost · range 22–36%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–59%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 521 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 8.68 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 Säffle?

The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Säffle is 12.8%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Säffle 12.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	6,767 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Fibre coverage	89	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	77.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,199 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	12.8 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Säffle?

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

Left over each month€1,966of €2,549 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.	€2,549
Rent, 60 m²€8.68/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €521
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	€1,966

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Säffle. 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 Säffle. 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; Säffle's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.3	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Säffle 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 residents3.3Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Säffle?

Police recorded 8,889 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: 8,889 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesSäffle 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

Umeå9,210

Säffle8,889

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,889 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	KSD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	41.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public transport score	40	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 58.4 mm in January and 80.2 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.21 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Säffle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 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: 4.21 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

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

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1°-5°

2°-6°

6°-3°

11°0°

17°5°

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23°11°

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17°7°

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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

PM2.54.2WHO 5 · EU 25

PM106.7WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3.5WHO 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 Säffle is 4.2 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

Säffle 4.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.46 µg/m³country median 4.0	2024	Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.⁵Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.75 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	4.21 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-3.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.22 · Feb 1.78 · Mar 5.51 · Apr 11.23 · May 16.58 · Jun 20.28 · Jul 22.63 · Aug 21.41 · Sep 16.71 · Oct 10.72 · Nov 5.53 · Dec 2.25 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Säffle, 1991-2020¹²Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.08 · Feb -5.52 · Mar -3.39 · Apr 0.296 · May 4.8 · Jun 8.99 · Jul 11.49 · Aug 11.02 · Sep 7.24 · Oct 3.14 · Nov -0.111 · Dec -4.04 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Säffle, 1991-2020¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.88 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 0.915 · Apr 5.88 · May 10.97 · Jun 14.85 · Jul 17.32 · Aug 16.21 · Sep 11.92 · Oct 6.79 · Nov 2.78 · Dec -0.762 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Säffle, 1991-2020¹⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.44 · Feb 44.87 · Mar 39.59 · Apr 46.06 · May 55.94 · Jun 72.69 · Jul 80.17 · Aug 94.33 · Sep 76.37 · Oct 86.11 · Nov 79.93 · Dec 67.75 mm	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Säffle, 1991-2020¹⁴Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,228.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 12 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Säffle?

The published population was 14,899 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,229 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁸Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	596.9 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	1,229 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	7.14 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁹Official
Foreign residents	1,054 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	12 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	7,304 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Male residents	7,304 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²¹Official
Population	14,899 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Säffle

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	14,899	100.0%
Sweden	12,767	85.7%
Syrian Arab Republic	352	2.4%
Norway	304	2.0%
other countries	247	1.7%
Germany	122	0.8%
Eritrea	78	0.5%
Iraq	78	0.5%
Lithuania	68	0.5%
Somalia	68	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Kingdom of the Netherlands	67	0.4%
Thailand	60	0.4%
Afghanistan	59	0.4%
Finland	55	0.4%
Türkiye	45	0.3%
Lebanon	42	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	39	0.3%
Poland	39	0.3%
Yugoslavia	39	0.3%
Denmark	28	0.2%
Ukraine	24	0.2%
Romania	22	0.1%
Tunisia	22	0.1%
United Kingdom	20	0.1%
Serbia	20	0.1%
Ethiopia	18	0.1%
Russian Federation	18	0.1%
United States of America	17	0.1%
Belgium	15	0.1%
Brazil	15	0.1%
Italy	15	0.1%
Morocco	14	0.1%
India	13	0.1%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	13	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	13	0.1%
Yemen	13	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	12	0.1%
Chile	12	0.1%
Philippines	12	0.1%
Pakistan	12	0.1%
Kosovo	12	0.1%
Latvia	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²³

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	14,899	100.0%
Swedish	13,844	92.9%
European citizenship except Swedish	745	5.0%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	310	2.1%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	7,466 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)²⁰Official
Municipal tax rate	21.4	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Säffle

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 a Säffle alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 223 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 14,899 Säffle+302%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 12.8% Säffle−35%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €8.68/m² Säffle+17%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 7.1% Säffle−49%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 8,889 Säffle−16%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 41.5 km Säffle−48%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 4.2 µg/m³ Säffle+4%

Full comparison More about Falun

Cities near Säffle

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

Åmål 16.2 km away

Rent: 9.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Trosa14,927 residents Vaggeryd14,825 residents Söderköping14,789 residents Skoghall14,610 residents Svalöv14,543 residents Hedemora15,281 residents

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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 Säffle?

The published population was 14,899 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Säffle?

Average net cold rent is about 8.68 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 608 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Säffle?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 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 Säffle?

Police recorded 8,889 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 Säffle?

The unemployment rate is 12.8 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Säffle?

The median gross salary is 3,199 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Säffle a good place to live?

Säffle 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 Säffle?

Åmål is near Säffle. 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 Säffle?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,899 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). Säffle, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ed22b424f5da1d4745c17bd42e0a081d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/saffle/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_saffle-sweden-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_e4dfabf8c291,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Säffle, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ed22b424f5da1d4745c17bd42e0a081d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/saffle/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year. api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-14
SMHI Mean maximum temperature — Säffle, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean maximum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Mean minimum temperature — Säffle, 1991-2020 SMHI Mean minimum temperature · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly precipitation — Säffle, 1991-2020 SMHI Normal monthly precipitation · smhi.se · checked 2026-07-26
SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Säffle, 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 2026-08-30
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
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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