Living in Sävja
An unemployment rate of 10.2% was measured at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Sävja?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 39.96 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telia 100 Mbps broadband16Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 22.16 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Tele2 mobile plan15Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 855.8 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20265Official · parent municipality |
| Median monthly rent | 835.9 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20265Official · parent municipality |
| Median monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 835.9 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2026 | Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-20265Official · parent municipality |
Is Sävja 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sävja?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202418
Sävja 10.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,362 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities14Official · parent municipality |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 % | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202418Independent · parent municipality |
What does a salary buy in Sävja?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,742 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Hyra i hyreslägenheter efter antal rum för större kommuner samt stadsområden i Stockholm. År 2016-2026 · 2026-12-31 | − €856 |
| 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 | €1,824 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sävja. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbetsförmedlingen — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sävja. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Sävja?
Police recorded 11,137 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 11,137 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official · parent municipality |
Mobility and administration
Sävja's nearest airport was ARN, 23 km away and offered 123 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sävja. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Municipal civic orientation for newly arrived residents — Civic Orientation
Swedish municipalities
For newly arrived residents with residence permits.
Swedish for immigrants (SFI) municipal adult education — State Language Course
Swedish municipalities under the national SFI framework
For persons over 16 eligible for SFI.
Climate and air quality
Sävja's monthly mean temperatures were −2°C in January and 18.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 34.9 mm in January and 59.8 mm in July. Sävja's average monthly sunshine was 38.2 hours in January and 275.9 hours in July.
Is the air quality good in Sävja?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Sävja 5.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 0.4 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 4.8 · Apr 11.2 · May 16.8 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 22.1 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.7 · Dec 1.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.6 · Feb -5 · Mar -2.5 · Apr 1.1 · May 5.6 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 3.7 · Nov 0.2 · Dec -3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -2 · Feb -2 · Mar 1 · Apr 6 · May 11.1 · Jun 15.3 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 12.2 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 2.5 · Dec -0.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 34.9 · Feb 29 · Mar 27.5 · Apr 31.2 · May 39.9 · Jun 63.3 · Jul 59.8 · Aug 73.7 · Sep 49.3 · Oct 52 · Nov 50.9 · Dec 44.4 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 38.2 · Feb 73.6 · Mar 145.2 · Apr 212.5 · May 268.8 · Jun 268.4 · Jul 275.9 · Aug 239 · Sep 160.9 · Oct 94.4 · Nov 41.7 · Dec 26.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Sweden: Linköping ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Tartu linn (Estonia) ±0.9 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±1.2 °C, Naila (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±0.9 °C, Selb (Germany) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Sävja?
The published population was 9,614 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,614 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year13Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sävja
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.
Storvreta as a Sävja alternative in the same region
16 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Annual PM2.5: 4.0 µg/m³ Storvreta vs 5.0 µg/m³ Sävja−20%
- Residents: 6,211 Storvreta vs 9,614 Sävja−35%
- Unemployment: 10.2% Storvreta vs 10.2% Sävjasame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 11,137 Storvreta vs 11,137 Sävjasame level
Cities near Sävja
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 14.62 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
Alternative cities in Sweden
Other cities in Sweden to compare with Sävja, nearest in population first.
How does Sävja compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sävja 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Sävja's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Sävja part of Uppsala?
Sävja is in the published commuting zone of Uppsala; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Uppsala city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Sävja?
The published population was 9,614 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year.
Is the air quality good in Sävja?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How safe is Sävja?
Police recorded 11,137 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025).
What is the unemployment rate in Sävja?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
Is Sävja a good place to live?
Sävja 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.
Is Sävja part of Uppsala?
Sävja is in the published commuting zone of Uppsala; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Sävja?
Knivsta, Storvreta, Märsta are near Sävja. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sävja, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 2b17df6db29c4a31f5c33604ffce9ef1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/savja/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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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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