Living in Vetlanda

In Vetlanda, rents across existing tenancies average €9.25 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 12.1% (2024).

For Vetlanda, the foreign population was 1,619 at the end of 2025. Car density was 573.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents in 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population27,528people31 Dec 2024Official source · SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.

Median gross salary (region)3,217EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · api.scb.se

Average net rent9.25EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83 — 6% belowOfficial source · api.scb.se

Unemployment rate12.1%country median 10.6% — 14% aboveIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024

Recorded crime8,731offences per 100,000country median 9,986 — 13% belowOfficial source · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.22µg/m³country median 5.1 — 3% aboveOfficial source · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.

Cheaper rent than 70% of Swedish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 67% of Swedish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 73% of Swedish cities that publish it.

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

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 Vetlanda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vetlanda?

Average net cold rent is about 9.25 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): 9.25 EUR/m²/month · api.scb.se¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesVetlanda highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Stockholm€13.35

Malmö€13.04

Helsingborg€12.09

Vetlanda€9.25

Örebro€7.00

Jönköping€6.88

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Västerås€11.91

Gothenburg€11.83

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 broadband²¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22.16 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Tele2 mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.25 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €9.83	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se¹Official

Is Vetlanda 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%

Student49%strong on education, weak on safety · range 42–56%

Family37%strong on family, weak on cost · range 30–44%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 555 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 9.25 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 12.1% at the end of 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Vetlanda?

The unemployment rate is 12.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Vetlanda is 12.1%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

4–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–20

Vetlanda 12.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	13,303 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹²Official
Fibre coverage	91	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Employment rate	82.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,217 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	api.scb.se²Official
Unemployment rate	12.1 %country median 10.6%	31 Dec 2024	SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024¹³Independent

What does a salary buy in Vetlanda?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,947of €2,564 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left 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.	€2,564
Rent, 60 m²€9.25/m² · official · api.scb.se · 2025-12-31	− €555
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	€1,947

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Vetlanda Salary needed to live in Vetlanda

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average school rating (composite score)	3.7	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; Vetlanda's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 1,000 residents	3.5	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vetlanda 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 1,000 residents3.5Verified 2026-08-27

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Vetlanda?

Police recorded 8,731 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: 8,731 offences per 100,000 · Brå — reported offences by municipality, 2025³

Recorded crime across major citiesVetlanda highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Stockholm19,159

Malmö16,183

Helsingborg15,583

Västerås14,153

Örebro13,915

Gothenburg13,878

Norrköping12,832

Uppsala11,137

Linköping10,322

Jönköping9,782

Umeå9,210

Vetlanda8,731

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,731 offences per 100,000country median 9,986	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	5 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁹Official
Nearest airport	VXO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	59.7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁰Official
Public transport score	50	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.22 µg/m³ in 2023. Annual NO₂ was 3.05 µg/m³ in 2023.

Is the air quality good in Vetlanda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2023) — 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: 5.22 µg/m³ · Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷

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

PM2.55.2WHO 5 · EU 25

PM108.8WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂3WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Vetlanda is 5.2 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

Vetlanda 5.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	3.05 µg/m³country median 4.0	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	8.77 µg/m³country median 9.3	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.22 µg/m³country median 5.1	2023	Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features.⁷Official
Average January temperature	-2.5	28 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.35 · Feb 8.76 · Mar 15.21 · Apr 21.36 · May 27.59 · Jun 31.04 · Jul 30.26 · Aug 30.08 · Sep 25.47 · Oct 20.65 · Nov 14.46 · Dec 9.48 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.33 · Feb -22.24 · Mar -19.42 · Apr -9.18 · May -3.48 · Jun 1.82 · Jul 6.3 · Aug 3.11 · Sep -0.68 · Oct -9.02 · Nov -15.46 · Dec -23.4 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -3.13 · Feb -2.75 · Mar -0.02 · Apr 5.27 · May 10.41 · Jun 14.15 · Jul 16.49 · Aug 15.46 · Sep 11.54 · Oct 6.35 · Nov 2.26 · Dec -1.26 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,506.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 18.1 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Vetlanda?

The published population was 27,528 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,506 km²	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁴Official
Cars per 1,000 residents	573.1 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	1,506 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	5.93 %	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,619 people	31 Dec 2025	Official number of foreign citizens at municipality grain, all ages and all sexes, reference 31 December 2025.⁶Official
Population density	18.1 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	13,380 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Male residents	13,380 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁷Official
Population	27,528 people	31 Dec 2024	SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year.¹¹Official

International community in Vetlanda

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	27,528	100.0%
Sweden	22,799	82.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	923	3.4%
Germany	409	1.5%
Iraq	349	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	341	1.2%
Afghanistan	228	0.8%
other countries	210	0.8%
Yugoslavia	185	0.7%
Poland	179	0.7%

Show 54 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Finland	173	0.6%
Eritrea	118	0.4%
Denmark	107	0.4%
Thailand	99	0.4%
Kingdom of the Netherlands	85	0.3%
Somalia	80	0.3%
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	78	0.3%
Lithuania	71	0.3%
Ukraine	68	0.2%
Norway	58	0.2%
Romania	53	0.2%
Kosovo	47	0.2%
Türkiye	43	0.2%
United States of America	42	0.2%
United Kingdom	38	0.1%
Palestinian territory, occupied	36	0.1%
Serbia	36	0.1%
Philippines	35	0.1%
India	33	0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	30	0.1%
Estonia	28	0.1%
Russian Federation	28	0.1%
Hungary	27	0.1%
Jordan	26	0.1%
Croatia	24	0.1%
Chile	21	0.1%
China	21	0.1%
Egypt	20	0.1%
Lao People´s Democratic Republic	20	0.1%
Latvia	20	0.1%
Saudi Arabia	20	0.1%
Viet Nam	20	0.1%
Serbia and Montenegro	19	0.1%
Austria	18	0.1%
Switzerland	18	0.1%
Colombia	18	0.1%
Spain	18	0.1%
North Macedonia	18	0.1%
Czech Republic	16	0.1%
Lebanon	16	0.1%
Pakistan	16	0.1%
Uganda	15	0.1%
Korea, Republic of Korea	14	0.1%
Gambia	13	0.0%
Czechoslovakia	13	0.0%
Ethiopia	12	0.0%
France	12	0.0%
Kuwait	11	0.0%
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	11	0.0%
Montenegro	11	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	10	0.0%
Italy	10	0.0%
Morocco	10	0.0%
unknown country of birth	1	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	27,528	100.0%
Swedish	25,872	94.0%
European citizenship except Swedish	1,011	3.7%
Rest of the world incl. Stateless and unknown	645	2.3%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	12,833 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Sweden (SCB)¹⁶Official
Municipal tax rate	21.3	27 Aug 2026	migrationfit.com⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Vetlanda

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.

Falun as a Vetlanda alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 354 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 59,945 Falun vs 27,528 Vetlanda+118%
Unemployment: 8.3% Falun vs 12.1% Vetlanda−31%
Rent: €10.20/m² Falun vs €9.25/m² Vetlanda+10%
Foreign residents: 3.6% Falun vs 5.9% Vetlanda−39%
Nearest airport: 21.5 km Falun vs 59.7 km Vetlanda−64%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,480 Falun vs 8,731 Vetlanda−14%
Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Falun vs 5.2 µg/m³ Vetlanda−17%

Full comparison More about Falun

Cities near Vetlanda

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

Sävsjö 24.2 km away

Rent: 8.43 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities

Staffanstorp27,303 residents Stenungsund27,851 residents Boden28,049 residents Oskarshamn26,923 residents Ljungby28,280 residents Höganäs28,430 residents

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Vetlanda in rankings

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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 Vetlanda?

The published population was 27,528 people in 2024. Source: SCB table BefArealTathetKon: municipality land area/population by year..

How much does it cost to rent in Vetlanda?

Average net cold rent is about 9.25 EUR/m² per month (2025), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 647 EUR a month before utilities. Source: api.scb.se.

Is the air quality good in Vetlanda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features..

How safe is Vetlanda?

Police recorded 8,731 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 Vetlanda?

The unemployment rate is 12.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

What is the typical salary around Vetlanda?

The median gross salary is 3,217 EUR/month. Source: api.scb.se.

Is Vetlanda a good place to live?

Vetlanda 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 Vetlanda?

Sävsjö is near Vetlanda. 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 Vetlanda?

The official country of birth distribution records 27,528 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). Vetlanda, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 83191c793a197f8c0d476258611676e9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/vetlanda/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vetlanda, Sweden: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
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