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Living in Vi

The city faced an unemployment rate of 11.1% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population6,834people31 Dec 2023Official source · Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year
Average gross salary3,235EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities
Unemployment rate11.1%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureIndependent source · SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024
Recorded crime9,650incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)
PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

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

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 Vi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Vi recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€40
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
Net rent across major citiesVi highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vi highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited39.96 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Telia 100 Mbps broadband13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB22.16 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Tele2 mobile plan12Official · national market

Is Vi 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 housing · range 40–70%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–74%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–70%
Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–70%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vi?

The unemployment rate is 11.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416

Unemployment across cities in SwedenUnemployment in Vi is 11.1%. Of 216 cities with data, 61 have unemployment of 8 to under 10%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,235 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities11Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate11.1 %31 Dec 2024SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–202416Independent · parent municipality

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Vi?

Police recorded 9,650 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 citiesVi highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vi highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents9,650 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025)1Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Vi's nearest airport was SDL, 11 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights8Official
Distance to the nearest major airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SDL3 Aug 2026OurAirports9Official

Language courses and integration

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

SwedishIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vi.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −4°C in January and 16.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 53.8 mm in January and 78.2 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Vi?

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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Vi is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 197 cities with data, 64 have annual PM2.5 of 4 to under 5 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 8.1 · May 13.6 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -0.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7 · Feb -7.3 · Mar -4.1 · Apr -0.5 · May 4 · Jun 8.8 · Jul 12 · Aug 11 · Sep 7 · Oct 2 · Nov -2 · Dec -5.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 3.7 · May 8.9 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 0.3 · Dec -2.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 53.8 · Feb 34.2 · Mar 35.2 · Apr 38.4 · May 44.3 · Jun 59.6 · Jul 78.2 · Aug 84.7 · Sep 61.3 · Oct 74.1 · Nov 65.2 · Dec 61.6 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Sweden: Jönköping ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Turku (Finland) ±0.8 °C, Vantaa (Finland) ±1.0 °C, Tampere (Finland) ±0.7 °C, Espoo (Finland) ±1.4 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±1.2 °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 Vi?

The published population was 6,834 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year10

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population6,834 people31 Dec 2023Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year10Official

Alternatives for people set on Vi

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Vi from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Vi

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

Timrå 8.1 km away
Rent
9.81 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Sweden

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

All Sweden cities
Södra Sandby6,886 residentsOrsa6,902 residentsGråbo6,953 residentsLöddeköpinge6,714 residentsDalby6,969 residentsFärjestaden6,674 residents

How does Vi compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vi 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; Vi'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 Vi?

The published population was 6,834 people in 2023. Source: Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year.

Is the air quality good in Vi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Vi?

Police recorded 9,650 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 Vi?

The unemployment rate is 11.1 % (2024). Source: SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024.

Is Vi a good place to live?

Vi 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 Vi?

Timrå, Kvissleby are near Vi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Vi, Sweden: population, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 812e91d14249cf0d671c1a123f77a7c7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/vi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vi, Sweden: population, salary, cost of living, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {812e91d14249cf0d671c1a123f77a7c7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/se/vi/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Anmälda brott i kommunerna 2025 (Reported offences in municipalities 2025) bra.se · checked 2026-10-05
  2. api.scb.se api.scb.se · checked 2026-08-27
  3. European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
  4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  8. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  10. Population and land area within localities by region, observations and every fifth year api.scb.se · checked 2026-09-23
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  1. Statistics Sweden Kommun17g — Average monthly salary in the municipalities Statistics Sweden Kommun17g · api.scb.se · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Tele2 mobile plan tele2.se · checked 2026-09-15
  3. Telia 100 Mbps broadband telia.se · checked 2026-09-15
  4. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  5. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  6. SCB labour-market variables by municipality, 2022–2024 api.scb.se · checked 2026-07-26
  7. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q2606447 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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