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# Šalčininkai

Šalčininkai is a city in Lithuania. An unemployment rate of 9.8% was measured at the end of 2025.

## Mobility

Šalčininkai's nearest airport was VNO, 37 km away and offered 46 direct destinations.

## Climate

Šalčininkai's monthly mean temperatures were −6.9°C in January and 18.5°C in July.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 9.8 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [1] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 9.13 · Feb 8.24 · Mar 16.53 · Apr 26.23 · May 27.51 · Jun 30.3 · Jul 31 · Aug 34.22 · Sep 31.63 · Oct 22.17 · Nov 13.2 · Dec 9.35 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -38.75 · Feb -31.38 · Mar -21.78 · Apr -9.6 · May -3.92 · Jun 1.42 · Jul 6.62 · Aug 5.15 · Sep -1.64 · Oct -6.97 · Nov -14.95 · Dec -23.19 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -6.92 · Feb -5.91 · Mar -0.87 · Apr 6.21 · May 12.55 · Jun 16.06 · Jul 18.52 · Aug 17.66 · Sep 12.62 · Oct 6.03 · Nov 1.25 · Dec -3.85 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 46 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] |
| Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 37 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] |
| Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | VNO | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Public employment service

- [Šalčininkų skyrius](https://www.eures.ee/sites/eures.ee/files/2025-04/Living-and-Working-in-Lithuania_naujas.pdf) — Architekto g. 4, Šalčininkai

Only exact city-linked public offices are listed.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Šalčininkai when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/rs/legalact/TAD/TAIS.41370/)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Lithuania country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/lithuania/).

## Relationship to a nearby hub

### Is Šalčininkai part of Vilnius?

Šalčininkai belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Vilnius; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 41.3 km away by straight-line distance.

- Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q216.json

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Azerbaidžanas: 3 (0.0%)
- Baltarusija: 2,695 (9.0%)
- Vokietija: 10 (0.0%)
- Estija: 10 (0.0%)
- Užsienio valstybės: 3,678 (12.2%)
- Kaimas: 15,019 (50.0%)
- Kazachstanas: 101 (0.3%)
- Lietuva: 26,376 (87.8%)
- Latvija: 52 (0.2%)
- Miestas: 11,354 (37.8%)
- Kitos valstybės: 47 (0.2%)
- Lenkija: 16 (0.1%)
- Rusija: 532 (1.8%)
- Iš viso pagal gimimo vietą: 30,052 (100.0%)
- Ukraina: 133 (0.4%)
- Jungtinė Karalystė: 64 (0.2%)
- Jungtinės Valstijos: 0 (0.0%)
- Uzbekistanas: 9 (0.0%)
- Nenurodyta valstybė: 0 (0.0%)
- Nenurodyta: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table
- Period: 2021 Census
- Source: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/analysis-portlet/services/api/v1/data/generate/table/hash/d7d6886e-a533-4389-800f-a6e340cd7621

### Citizenship

- Be pilietybės: 99 (0.3%)
- Baltarusijos Respublikos: 218 (0.7%)
- Lietuvos Respublikos: 29,474 (98.1%)
- Kitų valstybių: 10 (0.0%)
- Gyventojai, turintys vieną pilietybę: 29,795 (99.1%)
- Gyventojai, turintys daugiau nei vieną pilietybę: 162 (0.5%)
- Lenkijos Respublikos: 0 (0.0%)
- Rusijos Federacijos: 79 (0.3%)
- Iš viso pagal pilietybę: 30,052 (100.0%)
- Ukrainos: 15 (0.0%)
- Nenurodyta valstybė: 0 (0.0%)
- Nenurodyta: 0 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table
- Period: 2021 Census
- Source: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/analysis-portlet/services/api/v1/data/generate/table/hash/47a7a1b5-3700-4f0f-a064-b7497822e573

### Ancestry or ethnicity

- Baltarusiai: 857 (2.9%)
- Lietuviai: 3,789 (12.6%)
- Kitos: 161 (0.5%)
- Lenkai: 22,933 (76.3%)
- Rusai: 1,517 (5.0%)
- Iš viso pagal tautybę: 30,052 (100.0%)
- Ukrainiečiai: 174 (0.6%)
- Nenurodyta: 621 (2.1%)
- Population universe: Population enumerated in the Lithuania 2021 Census; all persons; official OSP municipality table
- Period: 2021 Census
- Source: https://osp.stat.gov.lt/analysis-portlet/services/api/v1/data/generate/table/hash/58bdd9a5-b274-42c9-98d0-cd83c5724724

## Sources

1. Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos — Official source — https://uzt.lt/data/public/uploads/2026/01/2025-m.-gruodis.xlsx
2. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=25.386770&latitude=54.308640&format=JSON
3. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
4. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately.

### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Šalčininkai, Lithuania: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/salcininkai/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_salcininkai-lithuania-jobs-climate_dfc20044b7b3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Šalčininkai, Lithuania: jobs, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/salcininkai/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Šalčininkai, Lithuania: jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/salcininkai/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/salcininkai/
- Title: Šalčininkai, Lithuania: jobs, climate
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/lt/salcininkai/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/salcininkai.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/lt/salcininkai.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/lt/salcininkai
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json