Living in Sollentuna
In Sollentuna, rents across existing tenancies average €12.70 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.3% (2024).
The unemployment rate was 11.3% at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 16.5 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 52.9 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,475.4 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 506 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Pricier rent than 92% of Swedish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 73% of Swedish cities that publish it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Sollentuna?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Sollentuna?
Average net cold rent is about 12.7 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): 12.7 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1
| 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 |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 12.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se1Official |
Is Sollentuna 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 762 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 12.7 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Sollentuna?
The unemployment rate is 11.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202412
Sollentuna 11.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 39,721 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)11Official |
| Employment rate | 81 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,913 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202412Independent |
What does a salary buy in Sollentuna?
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. | €3,054 |
| Rent, 60 m²€12.70/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31 | − €762 |
| 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 | €2,230 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sollentuna. 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 Sollentuna. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Sollentuna?
Police recorded 11,473 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: 11,473 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 11,473 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 | 31 Dec 2025 | Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sollentuna. 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
Annual PM2.5 was 4.67 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 12.2 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Sollentuna?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.67 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5
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.
Sollentuna 4.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 16.51 µg/m³country median 4.0 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.15 µg/m³country median 9.3 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.67 µg/m³country median 5.1 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 0.9 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 4.9 · Apr 10.9 · May 16.4 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 22 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -4.1 · Feb -4.6 · Mar -2.4 · Apr 1.1 · May 5.7 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 8.7 · Oct 4.1 · Nov 0.8 · Dec -2.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 6 · May 11.1 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 17.3 · Sep 12.7 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 36.8 · Feb 29.5 · Mar 28 · Apr 29.5 · May 33.7 · Jun 59.2 · Jul 57.6 · Aug 65.9 · Sep 50.2 · Oct 50.1 · Nov 48 · Dec 49.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 43.9 · Feb 75.1 · Mar 150.8 · Apr 215.9 · May 277.4 · Jun 277.4 · Jul 279.5 · Aug 234.5 · Sep 170.3 · Oct 95.8 · Nov 44.6 · Dec 33.4 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 6.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 5.0 to 4.7.
Similar climate. In Sweden: Nacka ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±2.0 °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 Sollentuna?
The published population was 77,624 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10
By nationality
National passport88.3%Foreign residents11.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 52.89 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 506 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 | 52.89 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 11.67 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official |
| Foreign residents | 9,104 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official |
| Population density | 1,475 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 |
| Female residents | 38,638 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
| Male residents | 38,638 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
| Population | 77,624 people | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.10Official |
International community in Sollentuna
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 | 77,624 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 54,494 | 70.2% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,162 | 2.8% |
| India | 1,904 | 2.5% |
| Iraq | 1,237 | 1.6% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1,037 | 1.3% |
| China | 1,010 | 1.3% |
| Finland | 947 | 1.2% |
| Chile | 772 | 1.0% |
| Poland | 699 | 0.9% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 633 | 0.8% |
| Ukraine | 499 | 0.6% |
| Afghanistan | 493 | 0.6% |
| Pakistan | 445 | 0.6% |
| Bangladesh | 422 | 0.5% |
| Somalia | 398 | 0.5% |
| Germany | 397 | 0.5% |
| Eritrea | 388 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 383 | 0.5% |
| United Kingdom | 352 | 0.5% |
| Russian Federation | 348 | 0.4% |
| Lebanon | 324 | 0.4% |
| United States of America | 310 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 307 | 0.4% |
| Greece | 290 | 0.4% |
| Ethiopia | 247 | 0.3% |
| Korea, Republic of Korea | 214 | 0.3% |
| Italy | 211 | 0.3% |
| Latvia | 211 | 0.3% |
| Norway | 209 | 0.3% |
| Colombia | 202 | 0.3% |
| Bulgaria | 200 | 0.3% |
| other countries | 196 | 0.3% |
| Philippines | 179 | 0.2% |
| Egypt | 174 | 0.2% |
| Morocco | 169 | 0.2% |
| Lithuania | 164 | 0.2% |
| Albania | 160 | 0.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 160 | 0.2% |
| Spain | 159 | 0.2% |
| Yugoslavia | 159 | 0.2% |
| Uzbekistan | 155 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 150 | 0.2% |
| Hungary | 148 | 0.2% |
| Uganda | 144 | 0.2% |
| Mongolia | 142 | 0.2% |
| Peru | 141 | 0.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 137 | 0.2% |
| France | 134 | 0.2% |
| Estonia | 125 | 0.2% |
| Viet Nam | 119 | 0.2% |
| Denmark | 106 | 0.1% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 98 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 88 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 86 | 0.1% |
| Soviet Union | 77 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 75 | 0.1% |
| Iceland | 71 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 71 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 68 | 0.1% |
| Jordan | 68 | 0.1% |
| Australia | 67 | 0.1% |
| Indonesia | 66 | 0.1% |
| Japan | 64 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 63 | 0.1% |
| Armenia | 62 | 0.1% |
| Belarus | 62 | 0.1% |
| Switzerland | 59 | 0.1% |
| Kenya | 59 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 59 | 0.1% |
| Portugal | 58 | 0.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 54 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | 54 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 54 | 0.1% |
| Bolivia | 53 | 0.1% |
| Ireland | 53 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 53 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 53 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 52 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 51 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 46 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 46 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 43 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 42 | 0.1% |
| Nicaragua | 42 | 0.1% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 37 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 37 | 0.0% |
| Palestinian territory, occupied | 37 | 0.0% |
| Czechoslovakia | 37 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 35 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 34 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 31 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 31 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 30 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 30 | 0.0% |
| Congo, the Republic of the | 26 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 26 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 26 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 24 | 0.0% |
| Tadzjikistan | 23 | 0.0% |
| Israel | 22 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 22 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 21 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 21 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 20 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 18 | 0.0% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 17 | 0.0% |
| New Zealand | 17 | 0.0% |
| Dominican Republic | 14 | 0.0% |
| North Macedonia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 13 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 13 | 0.0% |
| Cote d´Ivoire | 12 | 0.0% |
| unknown country of birth | 12 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 11 | 0.0% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 10 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 10 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18
Citizenship
Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| total | 77,624 | 100.0% |
| Swedish | 68,568 | 88.3% |
| Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown | 5,298 | 6.8% |
| European citizenship except Swedish | 3,758 | 4.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households | 32,335 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official |
Alternatives for people set on Sollentuna
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.
Luleå as a Sollentuna alternative in the same country
Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €10.35/m² Luleå vs €12.70/m² Sollentuna−19%
- Unemployment: 8.0% Luleå vs 11.3% Sollentuna−29%
- Foreign residents: 6.1% Luleå vs 11.7% Sollentuna−47%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,371 Luleå vs €3,913 Sollentuna−14%
- Nearest airport: 5.5 km Luleå vs 8.3 km Sollentuna−34%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,493 Luleå vs 11,473 Sollentuna−9%
- Residents: 79,645 Luleå vs 77,624 Sollentuna+3%
Alternative cities in Sweden
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Sollentuna in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sollentuna 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; Sollentuna's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Sollentuna part of Stockholm?
Sollentuna is in the published commuting zone of Stockholm; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Stockholm 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 Sollentuna?
The published population was 77,624 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..
How much does it cost to rent in Sollentuna?
Average net cold rent is about 12.7 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 889 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.
Is the air quality good in Sollentuna?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..
How safe is Sollentuna?
Police recorded 11,473 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 Sollentuna?
The unemployment rate is 11.3 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
What is the typical salary around Sollentuna?
The median gross salary is 3,913 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.
Is Sollentuna a good place to live?
Sollentuna 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 Sollentuna part of Stockholm?
Sollentuna is in the published commuting zone of Stockholm; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
How many people born in All birth countries live in Sollentuna?
The official country of birth distribution records 77,624 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). Sollentuna, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bac12d2c19b5e928ac83c1f7252f22e4]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/sollentuna/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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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
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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
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