about the project

About the project

MapAndMove.se helps you explore Sweden's 290 municipalities with facts, statistics and inspiration.

the mission

MapAndMove.se collects open data on Sweden's 290 municipalities in one place: a map with a couple of hundred layers, a page of its own per municipality, and a statistics table that compares them all at once.

The site is built for anyone considering a move who wants to know what a place is actually like before going there. Every figure carries its source and its year, and where we lack data we say so instead of guessing.

our purpose

Sweden has incredible variation between municipalities, from cities with hundreds of thousands of residents to rural municipalities with just a few thousand. Yet it's often difficult to compare them in a simple way.

We want to make it easier to:

  • Compare municipalities based on what matters most to you
  • Find municipalities actively seeking new residents
  • Understand differences in living conditions, costs and services
  • Get a complete picture of a municipality before making a decision
open data

All statistics come from public, open sources, primarily Statistics Sweden via Kolada (the Municipality and Region Database). Every figure carries its source year, and we update when the source publishes something new, not more often: otherwise the year in the text would stop matching the number beside it.

Read more about the data sources we use on Sources and method.

the service in numbers The figures are computed from the same data the map shows.
290municipalities

All with the same indicators, no gaps.

5 628localities

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

442map layers

Every layer with source and date.

13sources

Agencies, registers and OpenStreetMap.

0accounts

What you save lives in your browser.

the sources we fetch from Every measure in the service carries its source and year.
principles we stick to
Source and year on every figure

Every number is shown with its source and source year, on the map, in the list and on the municipality page.

No guessing

Where we lack data we say so instead of filling in. A missing row is an answer.

Updated when the source is

Not more often: otherwise the year in the text would stop matching the figure next to it.

No accounts, no tracking

Saved places, filters and quiz answers live in your browser and never leave your device.

Open sources

Everything comes from public and open sources, primarily Statistics Sweden via Kolada.

Indicative figures

The figures are compiled from open sources and are not official decisions.

Contact

Have questions, comments or suggestions? We welcome feedback!

kontakt@mapandmove.se report a data error
other content Eight surfaces, and every one of them actually exists:
The map: all 290 municipalities and a couple of hundred layers to switch on top of each other, from election results and political control to schools, health centres, universities and shoreline protection.
The municipality pages: a page of its own per municipality, answering chapter by chapter what it is like to live there. The full A–Z index is on /lista.
The statistics table: every municipality side by side, sorted and filtered on what you choose.
The quiz: answer a few questions and get three matching municipalities, with the reasoning spelled out.
Municipalities that want you: municipalities actively recruiting new residents, lit up on the map. The list is hand-picked from public material and does not claim to be complete.
Cost of living: what it costs to live, eat and get around, with a household calculator you fill in yourself.
Clubs and associations: search the associations registered in a municipality.
The guide: how the site works, page by page.