Västerbotten County

Skellefteå

Västerbotten County · 78,150 inhabitants · 40 localities

Short answer: Skellefteå is in Västerbotten County. The municipality has 78,150 residents (Statistics Sweden 2024), making it Sweden's 30th largest. The population has grown by 6.5% over the past five years. The main town is Skellefteå along with 39 other towns and villages.

the register

Facts

countyVästerbotten County
main townSkellefteå
municipal tax34.0 %
municipality code2482
the localities

Localities in Skellefteå Municipality

34 more on the map

Urban areas, small localities and villages with their own page, by population.

At a glance

Key figures

Residents
78,150
Condominium
22,220 kr/m²
Average age
43.1 yrs
Growth 2021–2024
+6.5 %
Median income / yr
424 kSEK
Population, ranking
30 /290
About

Skellefteå

Skellefteå is in Västerbotten County. The municipality has 78,150 residents (Statistics Sweden 2024), making it Sweden's 30th largest. The population has grown by 6.5% over the past five years. The main town is Skellefteå along with 39 other towns and villages.

Living here

What is it like to live in Skellefteå?

The median income is SEK 423,500 per year (2024). The average age is 43.1 years. The municipal tax rate is 33.95%. Unemployment was 2.4% in 2024.

Supply & price

What it costs to live here

Short answer: A house costs 2,460,000 SEK on average. That is the price actually paid in registered sales in 2024, not asking prices.

2,460,000 SEKis what a house costs on average here (2024)

The house price in Skellefteå is 2,460 thousand SEK. A flat costs 22,220 SEK per square metre. Over 3 years the price has changed by +0 %.

Price is rarely what decides whether a move is possible. Supply is: how many homes are on the market while you are looking. The calculation below the chart converts the average house price into a monthly cost on two median incomes, so the number can be compared with the rent you pay today.

2,45420212,79320222,28020232,4602024
Villapris, tkr
How we count

The house price is Kolada N07915: average price for registered house sales, that is prices paid and not asking prices. The flat price is N07908, SEK per square metre. New construction is N07916, completed homes per thousand residents. The price change is measured between the two years closest to five years apart in the series, with both years spelled out.

Preschool & school

Where the children spend their days

Short answer: 86.0 % of ninth-graders qualified for upper secondary school in 2024. The median municipality is at 82.5 %.

86.0 %of pupils qualified for upper secondary school (2024)

Eligibility for upper secondary school is 86.0 % (2024). 42.6 % of residents aged 25–64 have post-secondary education. The municipality has 5 higher education institutions and folk high schools: Umeå universitet (Campus Skellefteå), Luleå tekniska universitet (Skellefteå), Edelviks folkhögskola, Medlefors folkhögskola, Solviks folkhögskola.

The eligibility figure above is the municipality's aggregate, not the individual school's. It says something about the system and little about one child: the spread between schools within a municipality is routinely larger than the difference between two municipal averages. That is why the schools are listed one by one at the end of this chapter, with the figures the National Agency for Education actually publishes per unit — and with empty cells where it does not.

89.8202187.1202288.4202386.02024
Qualified for upper secondary
Qualified for upper secondary
86.0 % of year 9 pupils
above the median municipality
the median municipality 82.5 %
Post-secondary educated
42.6 % of 25–64-year-olds
the median municipality 34.9 %
Institutions in the municipality
5 universities and folk high schools
Umeå universitet (Campus Skellefteå), Luleå tekniska universitet (Skellefteå), Edelviks folkhögskola, Medlefors folkhögskola, Solviks folkhögskola
How we count

Upper-secondary eligibility is Kolada N15428: the share of year 9 pupils eligible for a vocational programme, all pupils of the home municipality regardless of provider. Post-secondary education is N01982. The institutions come from data/education_data.json. The school rows come from the National Agency for Education's open API (planned-educations) and carry the latest year with a value per school; preschools are OpenStreetMap points without quality data and are therefore not in the list.

Care & safety

If you fall ill, and whether you feel safe

Short answer: 82 % feel safe out in their own neighbourhood.

82 %feel safe in their neighbourhood

82 % say they feel safe in their neighbourhood (SALAR 2022). Reported violent crimes number 976 per 100,000 residents.

Safety and crime do not measure the same thing and do not always move together. The first is a survey question about how it feels, the second is reported offences, which also rise when more people choose to report. Read them side by side, not as checks on each other.

870200820112015201920229762025
Reported violent crimes
Feel safe
82 % in their neighbourhood
SALAR citizen survey 2022
Reported violent crimes
976 per 100,000 residents
Brå 2025
Would recommend the municipality
62 /100
SALAR citizen survey 2024
How we count

The health centres and emergency departments are points from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), the same source as the map's "Health & care" layers. The count is the points located inside the municipality; the distances are as the crow flies from the main town and are searched across the whole country, so the nearest emergency department may well sit in another municipality. We deliberately show no "nearest hospital" row: OSM's hospital tag covers everything from university hospitals to osteopathy clinics, and such a row would have pointed at the wrong building. Waiting times per health centre do not exist as open, joinable data, and Kolada's measures of primary-care access are reported per REGION, not per municipality — which is why no such figure appears here. The safety figure is Kolada N00610 from Statistics Sweden's citizen survey on behalf of SALAR — a survey, so perceived safety. Violent crime is N07403, reported offences per 100,000 inhabitants according to Brå. The citizen index is N00670 or N00667, the municipality as a place to live. The bar chart shows five offence types per 100,000 inhabitants, reported by place of offence, and the national median beside it is computed across all 290 municipalities in the same year.

Labour market

Who is hiring

Short answer: Unemployment is 2.4 %. If two of you are moving, both need to find something — that is where a move most often falls apart.

2.4 %unemployment among 16–64-year-olds (2024)

Unemployment among 16–64-year-olds is 2.4 % (2024). Median income is 424 thousand SEK per year. 6.3 % of those in work commute out of the municipality. There are 161 workplaces per 1,000 residents, and 77 % of them have no employees.

An unemployment figure says how many are looking, not how broad the offering is. Out-commuting says more: if many commute out, the labour market is larger than the municipality, but you may also have to count on travel time every day. The vacancies card is fetched live from the Swedish Public Employment Service and shows the situation right now.

4.520203.420212.420222.220232.42024
Unemployment
Unemployment
2.4 % of the labour force aged 16–64
Kolada N02280, 2024
Median income
424 thousand SEK per year
Kolada N00906, 2024
Municipal tax
33.95 % municipality + region
the median municipality 33.53 %
Commute out
6.3 % of those in work
Kolada N02279, 2023
Workplaces
161 per 1,000 residents
own processing of Statistics Sweden data 2025
No employees
77 % of workplaces
Statistics Sweden business register 2025
How we count

Unemployment is Kolada N02280: openly unemployed and jobseekers in programmes, aged 16–64, as a share of the register-based labour force. Median income is N00906, aggregate earned income. Out-commuting is N02279. Workplaces come from Statistics Sweden's business register (2025); the per 1,000 residents figure is our own processing using Statistics Sweden's population for the same year.

Distance & commuting

How you get here and away

Short answer: 19,750 departures on an ordinary weekday. Weekends are thinner, and weekend service is what decides whether you can manage without a car.

19,750departures on an ordinary weekday

539 stops and stations on 91 lines. No rail service within the municipality.

Frequency is what makes a difference day to day, not whether a line exists on the map. A line with three departures a day cannot be planned around. The journey planner computes door to door by train, bus and car, so you can test the trip you would actually make.

How we count

Stops, lines and departures are counted from Samtrafiken's GTFS feed for a normal week. A stop is counted once even if several lines call there. Travel times in the journey planner are computed by our own MOTIS instance on the same GTFS data plus OpenStreetMap's road network. The airport at the bottom is the one with the most domestic routes among those at most 50 km farther than the nearest, measured as the crow flies from the main town. It is not necessarily the fastest to reach, and the route list is scheduled domestic traffic, without charter or international routes.

Commuting

Commuting and public transport over time

Short answer: 7.2 % of those working in Skellefteå commute in, and 6.1 % of working residents commute out (2024).

Commuting in and out · 2024

7.2 % / 6.1 %

6 %7 %20202024

Commuting inCommuting outKolada N02276 / N02279

Share of the employed who cross the municipal border to get to work.

Close to public transport · 2024

77.6 %

+40.4 percentage points since 2014

37.2 %77.6 %20142024

Share of residentsKolada N07418

Share of residents with a stop within 500 metres, counting stops with at least one departure an hour on weekdays 06 to 20. It measures access, not how much traffic runs, so it has its own chart.

How we count

Commuting is Kolada N02276 and N02279, share of the employed. Departures are counted from KoDa's archive of GTFS timetables in the same ISO week each year, for operators present throughout; departures are stop calls, not trips. Access is Kolada N07418, in percentage points.

Oil shock

How hard does a higher oil price hit households in Skellefteå?

Short answer: If pump prices rise 20 %, a household in Skellefteå pays roughly SEK 2,240 more a year for petrol and diesel, against SEK 2,620 in the median municipality (2025, model).

Extra cost if fuel gets 20 % dearer · 2025

2,240 SEK per household a year

Median municipality: 2,620 SEK per household a year

3,0402,22020152025

SkellefteåNational medianModel on Trafikanalys and SCB data

A model, not statistics: cars per household × the county's mileage × 0.065 litres per km × SEK 17 per litre × 20 %. Linear, so 40 % gives twice as much.

The oil shock on the map

Petrol, diesel and hybrid cars · 2025

0.93 per household

Median municipality: 1.03 per household

0.931.1420152025

SkellefteåNational medianTrafikanalys

Passenger cars in traffic at year end that run on petrol or diesel, divided by the number of households. Leased and company cars count where the company is registered.

Mileage per car in the county · 2025

1,092 Swedish miles a year

Median municipality: 1,150 Swedish miles a year

1,0351,21420152025

SkellefteåNational medianTrafikanalys

Only available per county and for all passenger cars, so municipalities in the same county share the figure. A Swedish mile is 10 km.

Heating oil in homes · 2024

0 kWh per household a year

Median municipality: 19 kWh per household a year

051020152024

SkellefteåNational medianSCB EN0203

Fossil liquid fuel in houses and blocks of flats. Statistics Sweden withholds some municipalities.

How we count

Extra cost is a model, not statistics: the municipality's petrol, diesel and hybrid cars in traffic (Trafikanalys) divided by the number of households (Statistics Sweden), times the county's average mileage per passenger car (Trafikanalys, not available per municipality), 0.065 litres per km, SEK 17 per litre and a price rise of 20 %. The model does not account for people driving less when prices rise, for company cars or for leased cars being registered where the company is. Heating oil is Statistics Sweden's final use of fossil liquid fuel in homes. The sub measures are shown separately; we do not combine them into an index. Our own processing, not official Trafikanalys statistics.

Nature & outdoor life

The nature around you

Short answer: 53 nature reserves within the municipal boundary, 141 km² of protected land in total.

53nature reserves in the municipality

Protected land, lakes, trails and the national parks within reach of Skellefteå.

Distances are as the crow flies from the main locality, which is the most honest we can be without knowing where in the municipality you would live. A national park 120 km away is a weekend trip, not a Sunday walk — the figures are there to tell the two apart.

How we count

Nature reserves and protected area come from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's open data, lakes and watercourses from Lantmäteriet's map data, trails from OpenStreetMap and bathing spots from the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management's bathing site register. Distances to national parks are as the crow flies from the municipality's largest locality.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards in Skellefteå

Short answer: The county boards have mapped 21 flood areas in Skellefteå between 1901 and 2011. The Swedish Forest Agency has mapped 15 forest fires in Skellefteå since 2018.

Past floods

21 mapped areas

Most in 2010 (9)

County administrative boards 1901 to 2011, CC0

One point per mapped flood and place in the county boards' national register. A single large flood can give many areas, and older events are less well documented, so a municipality with no hits may still have flooded.

Show the floods on the map

Forest fires since 2018

15 fires

143.6 ha burnt, latest 2026

Swedish Forest Agency, CC0

Burnt areas of at least 0.5 hectares, mapped by the Swedish Forest Agency from satellite images and rescue service alarms. Fires with an unknown year are included.

Show the fires on the map

Satellite fire detections since 2021

36 detections

of which 2 strong (over 10 MW), latest 2026-07-05

SMHI, CC BY 4.0

A detection is a heat anomaly seen by a satellite, usually a fire but not a confirmed one. Cloud hides most of it, so the figure is a lower bound.

Show the detections on the map

Groundwater

9 stations

SGU

SGU measures the groundwater level at stations across the country. How the level compares with earlier years keeps changing, so it is shown on the map, not here.

Show the levels on the map

Fire bans

Live on the map

County administrative board decisions

County administrative boards, CC BY 4.0

The county administrative board decides on fire bans in dry periods, and the situation changes several times a week. That is why it is shown live on the map instead of in a page that is rebuilt now and then.

Show the fire bans on the map
How we count

The figures are our own counts from the sources' map data: points and burnt areas belong to the municipality they lie in, zones and coastlines are clipped to the municipal border. Landslide risk and coastal erosion are only mapped in some areas, so a municipality with no figure there is unmapped, not risk free. SGU's landslide mapping, flood mapping, ground movement and groundwater aquifers exist as map layers but are not counted per municipality here. The sources are coarse and show where the risk should be investigated, not that it exists.

Through the year

The light, the snow and the wind

Short answer: It snows on 38 days a year here. But it is the December darkness people underestimate, not the cold.

38days with snowfall a year

38 days with snowfall a year. 5.1 hours of sunshine per day on average across the year.

How we count

Daylight is derived from the municipality's latitude using the standard sunrise/sunset formula, ignoring clouds and horizon. Snowfall days and sunshine hours come from SMHI: a snowfall day is a day with at least 1 mm of precipitation and a below-freezing daily mean at the nearest station, median over the 1991-2020 normal period, which is not the same as how many days snow lies on the ground. Sunshine hours are SMHI's STRÅNG radiation model 2020-2024. The wind curves come from SMHI station observations 1991-2020, one file per municipality; when it is missing the cards are hidden rather than showing zeroes.

Population

How many live here, and which way it is heading

Short answer: 78,150 residents, +6.5 % over five years. The pace decides whether schools, care and services expand or shrink.

78,150residents in 2024

78,150 residents in 2024. The population has changed by +6.5 % over five years.

The direction matters more than the level. A growing municipality builds out schools, care and shops; a shrinking one closes them, and it shows first in the smaller town. The only projection on this entire page is Statistics Sweden's population forecast — we never draw a trend line through gaps in the data.

73,393202174,402202276,542202378,1502024
Residents
Residents
78,150 on 31 December 2024
Growth 5 yrs
+6.5 % change in population
growing
Average pension
278,542 kr total pension per year
women 238,522 kr, men 322,148 kr
Source: Swedish Pensions Agency 2025
State pension
197,749 kr average per year
Source: Swedish Pensions Agency 2025
How we count

Population is Kolada N01951, Statistics Sweden's register-based population on 31 December. The five-year change is measured between the two years in the series closest to five years apart, with both years spelled out. The projection is Statistics Sweden's regional population forecast and exists only for population.

Time analysis

How Skellefteå has developed

Short answer: Skellefteå had 71,402 residents in 1970 and 75,405 in 2025. Statistics Sweden projects 77,847 by 2035.

Population · 2025

75,405

+5.6 % since 1970

71k78k197020352025

Observed 1970 to 2025Statistics Sweden projection to 2035: 77,847Kolada N01951

Compared with Sweden: Skellefteå has changed +5.6 % since 1970, Sweden as a whole +31.2 %.

That would mean 77,847 residents in 2035. Your own what if, not a forecast.

Milestones

  1. 1970First year in the series: 71,402 residents
  2. 2023Largest rise in one year: +2,140
  3. 2025Largest fall in one year: −2,745
  4. 2025Latest figure: 75,405 residents
  5. 2035Statistics Sweden projection: 77,847 residents

Kolada N01951 · SCB

House price · 2025

2,380 kSEK

+747.0 % since 1981

2,79326319812025

Observed 1981 to 2025National medianKolada N07915

Median income · 2024

423,500 kr

+130.1 % since 1998

180k424k19982024

Observed 1998 to 2024National medianKolada N00906

Unemployment · 2025

5.8 %

−38.0 % since 2010

9.4 %2.8 %20102025

Observed 2010 to 2025Kolada N03920

Unemployment benefit · 2025

7.9 %

−59.7 % since 1999

2.2 %19.7 %19992025

Observed 1999 to 2025Kolada N02890

How we count

Observed population from Statistics Sweden via Kolada. The projection is Statistics Sweden's own official population projection; we do not calculate it ourselves. Average price for registered house purchases. Housing prices are deliberately NOT projected: they revert strongly to the mean over five years, so a linear trend often gets the sign wrong in exactly the interval you want to predict. Total earned income, MEDIAN for residents aged 20–64 (Kolada N00906). No projection; we show outcomes only. Unemployment over time is Kolada N03920: unemployed registered with the Public Employment Service as a share of the whole population aged 18 to 65, not of the labour force, and therefore lower than the figure under Jobs (N02280, only available from 2020). No projection, because the business cycle drives it and it is not linear. Unemployment benefit is Kolada N02890: share of residents aged 20 to 64 who received unemployment insurance at some point during the year, from IAF. It is the longest series, from 1999, but only counts those entitled to benefit. The national median is the median of all municipalities in the same year, from the same Kolada series. The what if slider only scales Statistics Sweden's own path.

Politics and finances

Who governs Skellefteå, and how are its finances?

Short answer: Governance in Skellefteå in 2025: left of centre. The balanced budget result was 13.1 % in 2025. In 2026 the municipality received 7,954 SEK per resident in equalisation.

Balanced budget result · 2025

13.1 %

National median 1.5 %

−0.5 %15.6 %20082025

SkellefteåNational medianKolada N03139

The year's result excluding capital gains, as a share of tax, state grants and equalisation. The law requires it to be positive, and about 2 % is usually seen as sound management.

Equity ratio 2025
66.8 % national median 40.0 %
Tax revenue 2025
63,212 SEK/resident national median 54,834 SEK/resident
Cost level vs. structure 2025
13.4 % national median 3.5 %
Municipal finances year by year on the map

Equalisation · 2026

7,954 SEK per resident

receives · 602 million SEK

13,328 kr7,048 kr20052026

SkellefteåSCB OE0115

What the municipality receives (plus) or pays (minus) in the municipal equalisation system. LSS equalisation is a separate system and not included. Income equalisation is the largest part, and the latest year is Statistics Sweden's estimate for the current year.

Equalisation part by part on the map
How we count

Governance is SKR's classification via Kolada (N05829). SKR counts MP as a left party only from 2022, so a municipality can change category between 2018 and 2022 without its governance changing. The election result is the municipal council election from SCB ME0104, not the general election. Finances refer to the municipality as an organisation, from Statistics Sweden's accounts via Kolada; the national median is the median of all municipalities in the same year.

The municipality's money

How Skellefteå spends its money

Short answer: Of every 100 kronor, 40 go to schools and 42 to care (2025). That is 7 % more per resident than in similar municipalities. Debt is 79,590 kr per resident.

Out of 100 tax kronor · 2025

40 kr to schools

and 42 kr to care

  1. Compulsory school19 kr
  2. Preschool and after school13 kr
  3. Upper secondary school7 kr
  4. Adult education1 kr
  5. Elderly care22 kr
  6. Disability support13 kr
  7. Social services6 kr
  8. Streets, parks and rescue9 kr
  9. Culture and leisure7 kr
  10. Labour market and refugees1 kr
  11. Politics and audit1 kr
  12. Other, incl. primary care and mobility service1 kr

SCB OE0107

Kronor of every 100 the services cost net, i.e. what is paid with tax, state grants and equalisation. Click the ring for the row.

Every municipality's costs on the map

Versus similar municipalities · 2025

78,500 kr

per resident, similar municipalities 73,363 kr

Compulsory school
14,931 kr −1 %similar 15,010 kr
Preschool and after school
9,813 kr +4 %similar 9,464 kr
Upper secondary school
5,795 kr +3 %similar 5,641 kr
Adult education
1,071 kr +27 %similar 844 kr
Elderly care
17,585 kr +7 %similar 16,455 kr
Disability support
10,479 kr +16 %similar 9,032 kr
Social services
4,685 kr −23 %similar 6,103 kr
Streets, parks and rescue
6,775 kr +24 %similar 5,480 kr
Culture and leisure
5,159 kr +17 %similar 4,396 kr
Labour market and refugees
763 kr +40 %similar 545 kr

Similar municipalities are RKA’s seven most alike: Ängelholm, Varberg, Trollhättan, Lidköping, Falun, Gävle, Sundsvall.

Cost level versus structure · 2025

+13 %

more than its structure justifies

Compulsory school
+4 %
Preschool
+18 %
Upper secondary
+15 %
Elderly care
+22 %
LSS
−2 %
Social services
+11 %

RKA via Kolada

How much more (+) or less (−) the municipality spends than ages, distances and socio-economics justify under cost equalisation. Plus is not wrong: it can be a choice to invest.

What a place costs per year · 2025

147,181 kr

per compulsory school pupil

Per compulsory school pupil
147,181 kr +1 %Sweden 145,505 kr
Per preschool child
198,807 kr +1 %Sweden 195,903 kr
Per upper secondary student
170,833 kr +24 %Sweden 137,983 kr
Per care home resident
1,125,360 kr 0 %Sweden 1,125,650 kr
Per home care recipient
415,221 kr +8 %Sweden 384,970 kr

Kolada (RKA)

Net cost per resident · 2025

78,500 kr

+36.6 % since 2015

49,281 kr78,500 kr20152025

SkellefteåSwedenSCB OE0107

Current prices: part of the increase is wages and prices, not more services.

Investment per resident · 2025

21,872 kr

Sweden 9,335 kr

12.1k2015201720192021202321.9k2025
Capital expenditure per resident

SCB OE0107

Yearly average 2023 to 2025 by area below. Investment through municipal companies is excluded.

Water, energy, housing and ports
7,014 kr
Streets, parks and rescue
3,192 kr
Schools and preschools
3,166 kr
Shared premises and IT
1,302 kr
Culture and leisure
1,046 kr
Health and care
144 kr

Largest investments · 2025

Ny kaj på norra sidan vid Port of Skellefteå

1,330 mnkr decided total budget

  1. Ny kaj på norra sidan vid Port of Skellefteå1,330 mnkr
  2. Karlgårdsbron672 mnkr
  3. Bogserbåt207 mnkr
  4. Bostadsmark, Södra Sunnanå99 mnkr
  5. Trafiklösning Centrala stan Gata + VA90 mnkr
  6. Förpackningsinsamling79 mnkr
  7. Bostadsmark, Moröbacke småhus74 mnkr
  8. Gatuombyggnad inom Stadsomvandling71 mnkr

Årsredovisning 2025, Skellefteå kommun

From the municipality's own report (in Swedish); each row links to its page. Amounts are the whole project where reported, otherwise the year's spend.

The full annual report (PDF, Swedish)

Where the money comes from · 2025

62 kr of 100 is tax

98,610 kr in per resident

  1. Municipal tax62 kr
  2. State grants and equalisation19 kr
  3. Earmarked state grants5 kr
  4. Fees and charges9 kr
  5. Rents and leases5 kr

SCB OE0107

State grants in the central government budget

Long term debt per resident · 2025

79,590 kr

Sweden 62,738 kr

17,825 kr79,590 kr20152025

SkellefteåSwedenSCB OE0107

The municipality as an organisation. A jump is usually an internal bank: the municipality borrows and lends on to its companies.

Pension liability on the balance sheet
8,104 krSweden 8,913 kr
Interest cost per year
468 krSweden 1,707 kr
How we count

Net cost is what services cost after fees, rents and earmarked state grants, i.e. what is paid with tax, general state grants and equalisation. It comes from Statistics Sweden's municipal accounts (OE0107), in current prices, divided by the population on 31 December. Business operations such as water and municipal companies are excluded, so a municipality that runs schools or premises through a company looks cheaper in investments. Similar municipalities are RKA's seven most structurally similar ones (Kolada). Cost level is RKA's net cost deviation: how much more or less the municipality spends than its structure justifies according to cost equalisation. Long term debt also includes loans passed on to municipal companies.

Questions

Common questions about Skellefteå

What is it like to live in Skellefteå?

Skellefteå has 78,150 residents and is in Västerbotten County. The average age is 43.1 years. The median income is SEK 423,500 per year. 82% of residents say they feel safe in the municipality. The mean annual temperature is 2.8 °C.

How many people live in Skellefteå?

78,150 people lived in Skellefteå Municipality in 2024 according to Statistics Sweden, making it Sweden's 30th largest municipality. The population has risen by 6.5% in five years.

What does it cost to live in Skellefteå?

A condominium costs on average SEK 22,220 per m² (2024). A detached house costs on average SEK 2.5 million. The municipal tax rate is 33.95%.

What is the job market like in Skellefteå?

Unemployment in Skellefteå was 2.4% in 2024. The median income is SEK 423,500 per year. 42.6% of residents have post-secondary education.

What is it like to be a student in Skellefteå?

Skellefteå is home to Umeå universitet (Campus Skellefteå) and Luleå tekniska universitet (Skellefteå). 42.6% of residents have post-secondary education. Condominium prices are SEK 22,220 per m².

What is Skellefteå like for families with children?

86.0% of pupils in Skellefteå qualify for upper secondary school (2024). The municipality spends SEK 109,135 per child per year on preschool. 82% feel safe in the municipality.

What is the weather and climate like in Skellefteå?

The mean annual temperature in Skellefteå is 2.8 °C. In a typical year the warmest day reaches 29 °C and the coldest night -30 °C. 691 mm of precipitation falls each year, spread over 111 rainy days and 38 of them below freezing. The sun shines an average of 5.1 hours a day.

Is Skellefteå a safe place to live?

82% of residents in Skellefteå say they feel safe (2022). Reported violent crimes stand at 976 per 100,000 residents.

Which towns are in Skellefteå Municipality?

The largest towns in Skellefteå Municipality are Skellefteå, Skelleftehamn, Kåge, Byske, Jörn, Ostvik, Fällfors, Backen, Bergsbyn, Bjuröklubb, Boliden, Bureå and 28 more.

The county

Other municipalities in Västerbotten County