All rankings
The top 5 in each category. Open a heading for the full list of all 290 Swedish municipalities.
Municipal tax
Keep more of your pay
Schools
Grades, eligibility and qualified teachers
- 1 Lomma Merit: 269.7 points
- 2 Danderyd Merit: 275.2 points
- 3 Mörbylånga Merit: 239.9 points
- 4 Nacka Merit: 259.1 points
- 5 Vaxholm Merit: 263.1 points
Safety
How safe people feel
Labour market
Unemployment and young people outside work and study
Median income
Median income, age 20–64
Population growth
Population is growing
- 1 Knivsta 2.5%
- 2 Boden 2%
- 3 Burlöv 1.7%
- 4 Nacka 1.4%
- 5 Upplands-Bro 1.4%
Close to nature
Distance to protected nature
Home care
Home care as rated by the people who receive it
- 1 Borgholm 100 out of 100
- 2 Essunga 100 out of 100
- 3 Gnosjö 100 out of 100
- 4 Hagfors 100 out of 100
- 5 Robertsfors 100 out of 100
Preschool
Children per adult and qualified preschool teachers
House prices
Average price of a house
Net migration
More people moving in than out
Job openings
Job openings per resident
New businesses
Start-ups minus bankruptcies
Foreign background
Foreign-born plus second generation
- 1 Botkyrka 62.8%
- 2 Södertälje 60.3%
- 3 Sigtuna 52.3%
- 4 Järfälla 51.8%
- 5 Haparanda 50.8%
Origins by country
The largest origin groups in Sweden, approximate number. Select a country to see where the group lives.
- 1 Finland 379,000
- 2 Syria 268,000
- 3 Iraq 237,000
- 4 Poland 151,000
- 5 Former Yugoslavia 140,000
Holiday homes
Most holiday homes per resident
- 1 Härjedalen 989.4 per 1,000 residents
- 2 Borgholm 863 per 1,000 residents
- 3 Älvdalen 834.1 per 1,000 residents
- 4 Storuman 823.4 per 1,000 residents
- 5 Malung-Sälen 762.2 per 1,000 residents
Holiday home prices
Price per m² of a holiday home
- 1 Sundbyberg SEK 94,828/m²
- 2 Lidingö SEK 82,292/m²
- 3 Danderyd SEK 70,876/m²
- 4 Vaxholm SEK 66,293/m²
- 5 Vellinge SEK 65,664/m²
Electric cars
Electric cars per 1,000 residents
- 1 Solna 229.2 per 1,000 residents
- 2 Danderyd 136.2 per 1,000 residents
- 3 Nacka 102.1 per 1,000 residents
- 4 Sollentuna 101.7 per 1,000 residents
- 5 Södertälje 100.2 per 1,000 residents
Commuting
Share who commute out
- 1 Sundbyberg Out: 83.6%
- 2 Salem Out: 82.7%
- 3 Partille Out: 78.9%
- 4 Staffanstorp Out: 78.4%
- 5 Burlöv Out: 77.7%
Average age
Oldest population
- 1 Borgholm 53.3 years
- 2 Sotenäs 51.7 years
- 3 Övertorneå 51.7 years
- 4 Simrishamn 51.2 years
- 5 Ljusnarsberg 50.8 years
Living space
Most living space per resident
- 1 Ydre 56 m²
- 2 Åsele 56 m²
- 3 Bräcke 55 m²
- 4 Emmaboda 55 m²
- 5 Ljusnarsberg 55 m²
Education level
Post-secondary education, age 25–44
Broadband
Gigabit broadband coverage
- 1 Essunga 100%
- 2 Malmö 100%
- 3 Sollentuna 100%
- 4 Hammarö 100%
- 5 Sundbyberg 100%
Municipal solvency
Equity as a share of assets
- 1 Lidingö 76.3%
- 2 Gällivare 60.1%
- 3 Solna 59.6%
- 4 Övertorneå 59.4%
- 5 Skellefteå 59.1%
Self-sufficiency
Largest share of self-sufficient residents 20–64
Refugees
Largest share of refugees and their family members
- 1 Södertälje 17.5% (18,004 people)
- 2 Eskilstuna 14.3% (15,248 people)
- 3 Järfälla 13.6% (12,251 people)
- 4 Fagersta 13.1% (1,688 people)
- 5 Botkyrka 12.3% (11,926 people)
Protected nature
Largest share of protected land
Election turnout
Turnout in the municipal election
Parties in the municipal election
Largest share of the vote for the Social Democrats. The other Riksdag parties are on the page.
- 1 Smedjebacken 56.1%
- 2 Munkfors 54%
- 3 Älvsbyn 44.1%
- 4 Mönsterås 44%
- 5 Filipstad 43.6%