Living in Skutskär

In Skutskär, average gross earnings are €3,199 a month (2025) and unemployment is 13% (2024).

Skutskär numbered 6,606 residents in 2023. Skutskär had an unemployment rate of 13% at the end of 2024. Skutskär was home to 422 foreign residents at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population6,606people31 Dec 2023Official source · Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality

Average gross salary3,199EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities

Unemployment rate13%country median 10.6% — 23% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Sweden (SCB)

Recorded crime13,542incidents per 100,000country median 9,986 — 36% aboveOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 76% of Swedish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 90% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 78% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Skutskär.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Skutskär. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesSkutskär highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Västerås€11.91

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Gothenburg€11.83

Lund€11.73

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 broadband²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan¹⁹Official · national market

Is Skutskär a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%

Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family38%strong on family, weak on education · range 28–48%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Work and income

Employment totaled 4,444 in Skutskär at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Skutskär?

The unemployment rate is 13 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Skutskär is 13.0%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Skutskär 13.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,199 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities¹⁸Official
People in employment	4,444 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)⁸Official
Employment rate	81.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)⁹Official
Unemployment rate	13 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁰Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Skutskär?

Police recorded 13,542 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

Recorded crime across major citiesSkutskär highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Lund11,174

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	13,542 incidents per 100,000country median 9,986	31 Dec 2025	Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)¹Official

Mobility and administration

Skutskär's nearest airport was BLE, 106 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	106 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BLE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Skutskär?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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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

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Skutskär is 6.0 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

Skutskär 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 0.8 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 3 · Apr 6.7 · May 11.3 · Jun 16 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 9.3 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.9 · Feb -3.5 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 1.4 · May 5.7 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.7 · Dec -1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.1 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.8 · May 8.2 · Jun 13 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 16.2 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 27.6 · Feb 22.9 · Mar 22 · Apr 21.5 · May 32.1 · Jun 48.8 · Jul 49.6 · Aug 57.6 · Sep 36.3 · Oct 46.4 · Nov 39.5 · Dec 36 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±2.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±2.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±2.6 °C, Heide (Germany) ±2.8 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±2.8 °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

At the end of 2023, the city's area measured 8.6 km². The household count for Skutskär was 4,537 at the end of 2024. The city recorded a population density of 772 people per km² at the end of 2023.

How many people live in Skutskär?

The published population was 6,606 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality⁴

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 422 is not 4.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	221.4 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹¹Official
City area	8.56 km²	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Foreign-resident share	4.41 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Foreign residents	422 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)⁷Official
Population density	772 people/km²	31 Dec 2023	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Female residents	4,695 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Male residents	4,695 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Population	6,606 people	31 Dec 2023	Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality⁴Official · locality

International community in Skutskär

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	9,552	100.0%
Sweden	8,149	85.3%
Finland	274	2.9%
other countries	226	2.4%
Syrian Arab Republic	208	2.2%
Eritrea	90	0.9%
Thailand	65	0.7%
Afghanistan	57	0.6%
Iraq	44	0.5%
Poland	40	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
China	32	0.3%
Germany	30	0.3%
Chile	26	0.3%
Philippines	25	0.3%
Ukraine	23	0.2%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	22	0.2%
United States of America	22	0.2%
Azerbaijan	21	0.2%
Colombia	20	0.2%
Norway	20	0.2%
Türkiye	20	0.2%
Saudi Arabia	19	0.2%
Viet Nam	17	0.2%
Palestinian territory, occupied	16	0.2%
Russian Federation	14	0.1%
Somalia	14	0.1%
United Kingdom	12	0.1%
Morocco	12	0.1%
Sudan	12	0.1%
Lebanon	11	0.1%
Pakistan	10	0.1%
unknown country of birth	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Citizenship

Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024

Published group	People	Share
total	9,552	100.0%
Swedish	9,123	95.5%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	227	2.4%
European citizenship except Swedish	202	2.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	4,537 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Skutskär

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.

Kungälv as a Skutskär alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 436 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 7.4% Kungälv vs 13.0% Skutskär−43%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,144 Kungälv vs 13,542 Skutskärno percentage
Foreign residents: 3.8% Kungälv vs 4.4% Skutskär−15%

Full comparison More about Kungälv

Cities near Skutskär

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

Valbo 21.3 km away

Rent: 663.1 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Rydebäck6,597 residents Nora6,633 residents Färjestaden6,674 residents Surte6,530 residents Löddeköpinge6,714 residents Hjo6,427 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Skutskär 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.

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; Skutskär's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Skutskär?

The published population was 6,606 people in 2023. Source: Localities 2023, population, land area, population density per locality.

Is the air quality good in Skutskär?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Skutskär?

What is the unemployment rate in Skutskär?

The unemployment rate is 13 % (2024). Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).

How many foreign residents live in Skutskär?

422 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB).

Is Skutskär a good place to live?

Skutskär 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 Skutskär?

Valbo is near Skutskär. 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 Skutskär?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,552 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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