Living in Trollhättan
In Trollhättan, rents across existing tenancies average €10.18 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 14% (2024).
The unemployment rate was 14% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 8.39 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 411.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 144 people per km² in 2025. Car density was 482.6 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Higher unemployment than 85% of Swedish cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other Swedish city that publishes it.
Which Sweden-wide rules apply when you move to Trollhättan?
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 Trollhättan?
Average net cold rent is about 10.18 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): 10.18 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 39.96 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telia 100 Mbps broadband22Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 22.16 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Tele2 mobile plan21Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.18 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se1Official |
Is Trollhättan 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 611 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 10.18 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 Trollhättan?
The unemployment rate is 14 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202414
Trollhättan 14.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 28,694 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)13Official |
| Fibre coverage | 93 | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com4Official |
| Employment rate | 78.2 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,362 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | api.scb.se2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 14 %country median 10.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202414Independent |
What does a salary buy in Trollhättan?
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. | €2,667 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.18/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31 | − €611 |
| 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 | €1,994 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Trollhättan. 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 Trollhättan. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average school rating (composite score) | 4 | 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; Trollhättan's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 4.2 | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com4Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Trollhättan 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 guideSafety
How safe is Trollhättan?
Police recorded 9,986 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: 9,986 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 20253
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 9,986 offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — about the same | 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 | 1 count | 13 Jun 2026 | OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official |
| Nearest airport | THN | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv10Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 5.3 km | 13 Jun 2026 | OurAirports — airports.csv10Official |
| Public transport score | 80 | 27 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com4Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Trollhättan. 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
Monthly mean temperatures were −0.4°C in January and 17.4°C in July. Annual NO₂ was 4.36 µg/m³ in 2023.
Is the air quality good in Trollhättan?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.39 µg/m³ · Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
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.
Trollhättan 8.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 4.36 µg/m³country median 4.0 | 2023 | Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.7Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 15.18 µg/m³country median 9.3 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.39 µg/m³country median 5.1 | 2024 | Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate.5Official |
| Average January temperature | -0.5 | 28 Aug 2026 | migrationfit.com4Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.1 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 16.9 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �sbr�cka-Torpabron V24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.2 · Feb -3.4 · Mar -1.6 · Apr 1.6 · May 5.9 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -1.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station �sbr�cka-Torpabron V24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.422 · Feb -0.544 · Mar 1.85 · Apr 6.43 · May 11.31 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.39 · Aug 16.61 · Sep 12.63 · Oct 7.61 · Nov 3.67 · Dec 0.768 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | SMHI Normal monthly temperature — Trollhättan, 1991-202012Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 69.6 · Feb 56.8 · Mar 46.8 · Apr 50.4 · May 55 · Jun 85 · Jul 78.3 · Aug 88 · Sep 79.4 · Oct 92.6 · Nov 79.4 · Dec 84 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Trollh�ttans Flygplats23Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Eutin (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.6 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.7 °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 Trollhättan?
The published population was 59,003 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.11
By nationality
National passport92.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 411.7 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)15Official |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 482.6 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 | 411.7 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 | 7.33 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)16Official |
| Foreign residents | 4,342 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.6Official |
| Population density | 144 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 | 29,391 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official |
| Male residents | 29,391 people | 31 Dec 2025 | Statistics Sweden (SCB)18Official |
| Population | 59,003 people | 31 Dec 2024 | SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.11Official |
International community in Trollhättan
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 | 59,003 | 100.0% |
| Sweden | 45,379 | 76.9% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 1,586 | 2.7% |
| Somalia | 1,024 | 1.7% |
| Finland | 935 | 1.6% |
| Iraq | 926 | 1.6% |
| Yugoslavia | 786 | 1.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 557 | 0.9% |
| India | 557 | 0.9% |
| Lebanon | 499 | 0.8% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 369 | 0.6% |
| Norway | 364 | 0.6% |
| Serbia | 323 | 0.5% |
| Pakistan | 280 | 0.5% |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 271 | 0.5% |
| Poland | 270 | 0.5% |
| Kosovo | 249 | 0.4% |
| Türkiye | 238 | 0.4% |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 235 | 0.4% |
| other countries | 226 | 0.4% |
| Germany | 225 | 0.4% |
| Thailand | 212 | 0.4% |
| Romania | 171 | 0.3% |
| Denmark | 170 | 0.3% |
| Palestinian territory, occupied | 166 | 0.3% |
| Ukraine | 152 | 0.3% |
| United Kingdom | 147 | 0.2% |
| Chile | 133 | 0.2% |
| Nepal | 133 | 0.2% |
| Viet Nam | 126 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 111 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 107 | 0.2% |
| United States of America | 90 | 0.2% |
| China | 86 | 0.1% |
| Sri Lanka | 85 | 0.1% |
| Croatia | 74 | 0.1% |
| Hungary | 72 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 71 | 0.1% |
| Russian Federation | 71 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 69 | 0.1% |
| North Macedonia | 68 | 0.1% |
| Brazil | 67 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 59 | 0.1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 58 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 57 | 0.1% |
| Eritrea | 56 | 0.1% |
| Uganda | 54 | 0.1% |
| Albania | 47 | 0.1% |
| Greece | 47 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 45 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 44 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 43 | 0.1% |
| Bangladesh | 42 | 0.1% |
| Korea, Republic of Korea | 39 | 0.1% |
| France | 33 | 0.1% |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands | 33 | 0.1% |
| Sudan | 33 | 0.1% |
| Azerbaijan | 31 | 0.1% |
| Burundi | 30 | 0.1% |
| El Salvador | 29 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 28 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 28 | 0.0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 27 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 27 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 27 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 23 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 21 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 20 | 0.0% |
| Latvia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | 19 | 0.0% |
| Peru | 19 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 18 | 0.0% |
| Cameroon | 18 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Belgium | 17 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 17 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 17 | 0.0% |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 17 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 17 | 0.0% |
| South Africa | 17 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 16 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | 16 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 14 | 0.0% |
| Czech Republic | 13 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 13 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 12 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 12 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.0% |
| unknown country of birth | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20
Citizenship
Registered population by municipality and citizenship; total sex · 2024
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| total | 59,003 | 100.0% |
| Swedish | 54,798 | 92.9% |
| Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown | 2,509 | 4.3% |
| European citizenship except Swedish | 1,696 | 2.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Trollhättan
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 Trollhättan alternative in the same region
50 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Nearest airport: 29.3 km Kungälv vs 5.3 km Trollhättan+453%
- Unemployment: 7.4% Kungälv vs 14.0% Trollhättan−47%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,144 Kungälv vs 9,986 Trollhättan−28%
- Foreign residents: 3.8% Kungälv vs 7.3% Trollhättan−49%
- Rent: €10.81/m² Kungälv vs €10.18/m² Trollhättan+6%
- Residents: 50,313 Kungälv vs 59,003 Trollhättan−15%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,443 Kungälv vs €3,362 Trollhättansame level
Östersund as a Trollhättan alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.
- Unemployment: 9.6% Östersund vs 14.0% Trollhättan−31%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.4 µg/m³ Östersund vs 8.4 µg/m³ Trollhättan−35%
- Foreign residents: 4.5% Östersund vs 7.3% Trollhättan−39%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 11,744 Östersund vs 9,986 Trollhättan+18%
- Rent: €9.65/m² Östersund vs €10.18/m² Trollhättan−5%
- Nearest airport: 6.8 km Östersund vs 5.3 km Trollhättan+28%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,208 Östersund vs €3,362 Trollhättan−5%
Cities near Trollhättan
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 9.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 9.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 9.74 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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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 Trollhättan?
The published population was 59,003 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..
How much does it cost to rent in Trollhättan?
Average net cold rent is about 10.18 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 713 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.
Is the air quality good in Trollhättan?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official exact-kommun station observations are derived to a kommun aggregate..
How safe is Trollhättan?
Police recorded 9,986 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 Trollhättan?
The unemployment rate is 14 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.
What is the typical salary around Trollhättan?
The median gross salary is 3,362 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.
Is Trollhättan a good place to live?
Trollhättan 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 Trollhättan?
Vänersborg, Lilla Edet, Uddevalla are near Trollhättan. 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 Trollhättan?
The official country of birth distribution records 59,003 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). Trollhättan, Sweden: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ffc014c161d9c6521f6b93c230e1e5e9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/trollhattan/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025. api.scb.se · checked 2025-12-31
- Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. natmodluft.smhi.se · checked 2026-07-15
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- Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
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