Living in Sandviken

The city covered 1,171.4 km² in 2026. In 2025, population density was 32.5 people per km². In 2023, annual NO₂ was 5.39 µg/m³.

Cheaper rent than 63% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 65% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Sandviken.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Sandviken?

Average net cold rent is about 9.59 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): 9.59 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

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

Net rent across major citiesSandviken highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.59 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 576 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.59 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 15.4% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Sandviken?

The unemployment rate is 15.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Sandviken is 15.4%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	17,899 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fiber Coverage Pct	89.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	78.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,253 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	15.4 %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 Sandviken. 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 Sandviken. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
School Rating Avg	3.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians Per 1000	3.3	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sandviken 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 10003.3Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Sandviken?

Police recorded 9,412 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: 9,412 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesSandviken highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,412 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Immigration Processing Time Days	90	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	BLE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	71.8 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 Sandviken. 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.

SwedishIn Person, Online

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −3.3°C in January and 17.1°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 4.34 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Sandviken?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 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: 4.34 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

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 Sandviken is 4.3 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	5.39 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM10 — annual mean	9.44 µg/m³country median 9.3 — about the same	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.34 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁶Official
Average January temperature	-4.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 9.5 · May 15 · Jun 19 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 20.9 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�vle A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.7 · Feb -6.8 · Mar -4.2 · Apr -0.3 · May 3.9 · Jun 8.5 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 6.6 · Oct 2.2 · Nov -1.1 · Dec -4.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�vle A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.25 · Feb -3.09 · Mar -0.015 · Apr 4.72 · May 10.03 · Jun 14.43 · Jul 17.14 · Aug 15.96 · Sep 11.41 · Oct 5.78 · Nov 1.49 · Dec -1.79 °C	31 Dec 2020	SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Sandviken, 1991-2020¹¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 31.6 · Feb 25.4 · Mar 26.4 · Apr 27.5 · May 40.9 · Jun 64.4 · Jul 66 · Aug 74.5 · Sep 48.8 · Oct 61.4 · Nov 46.5 · Dec 41 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�vle A²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Vellinge37,816 residents Hudiksvall37,528 residents Strängnäs39,313 residents Härryda40,003 residents Vänersborg40,041 residents Västervik36,447 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sandviken?

The published population was 38,360 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,171 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	562.5 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	1,171 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	6.73 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,559 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁵Official
Population density	32.5 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
Population Female	18,635 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population Male	18,635 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	38,360 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹⁰Official

International community in Sandviken

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	38,360	100.0%
Sweden	31,319	81.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	1,295	3.4%
Eritrea	748	1.9%
Iraq	635	1.7%
Finland	539	1.4%
Romania	310	0.8%
other countries	280	0.7%
Thailand	280	0.7%
Afghanistan	271	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
India	180	0.5%
Poland	141	0.4%
Norway	135	0.4%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	122	0.3%
Türkiye	121	0.3%
Ukraine	119	0.3%
United Kingdom	113	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	109	0.3%
Somalia	109	0.3%
Myanmar	104	0.3%
Germany	98	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	94	0.2%
Russian Federation	85	0.2%
Sudan	82	0.2%
Tanzania, United Republic of	76	0.2%
Lebanon	72	0.2%
Ethiopia	68	0.2%
Philippines	55	0.1%
China	47	0.1%
United States of America	45	0.1%
Yugoslavia	43	0.1%
Ireland	42	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	29	0.1%
Denmark	28	0.1%
Brazil	26	0.1%
Uganda	26	0.1%
South Africa	26	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	25	0.1%
Bulgaria	24	0.1%
Burundi	24	0.1%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	24	0.1%
Hungary	23	0.1%
Colombia	22	0.1%
Serbia	22	0.1%
Chile	20	0.1%
Estonia	19	0.0%
Sri Lanka	19	0.0%
Morocco	18	0.0%
Viet Nam	18	0.0%
Greece	17	0.0%
France	16	0.0%
Albania	15	0.0%
Pakistan	15	0.0%
Georgia	14	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	14	0.0%
Kenya	13	0.0%
Latvia	13	0.0%
Palestinian territory, occupied	13	0.0%
Armenia	11	0.0%
Azerbaijan	11	0.0%
Dominican Republic	11	0.0%
Lithuania	11	0.0%
Australia	10	0.0%
Spain	10	0.0%
Jordan	10	0.0%
Mexico	10	0.0%
El Salvador	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	6	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	38,360	100.0%
Swedish	35,811	93.4%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	1,396	3.6%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,153	3.0%

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

Is Sandviken 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–60%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 33–47%

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

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

Foreign residents2,559 people31 Dec 2025Official source · Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.

Population38,360 people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Average net rent (nettokalt)9.59 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

People in employment17,899 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Employment rate78.9 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Median gross salary (regional)3,253 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	18,961 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal Tax Rate Percent	21.2	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Sandviken?

The published population was 38,360 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Sandviken?

Average net cold rent is about 9.59 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 672 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Sandviken?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 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 Sandviken?

Police recorded 9,412 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 Sandviken?

The unemployment rate is 15.4 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Sandviken?

The median gross salary is 3,253 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Sandviken a good place to live?

Sandviken 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 Sandviken?

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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sandviken, Sweden: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/sandviken/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
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Statistics Sweden (SCB) country_of_birth distribution api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-28
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station G�vle A WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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