Municipal data and statistics — Sandviken

In-depth municipal statistics for Sandviken: economy and housing, society/culture/environment, adult education (Komvux, SFI) and comparison with the SCB municipality group. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, SCB. Updated 2024/25.

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Economy and housing

Municipal finances, housing and infrastructure in Sandviken.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
21.6 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.1 %
Tax base
260,711 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,237 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
3 %
Solvency
27.4 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
6.5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
43.7
Net cost of social assistance
1,727 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet connectivity and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school
5,605 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
10,921 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
14.2 %
New housing completions
1 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
98.6 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
87.6 %
Rental housing
23.2 %
Tenant-owned housing
14 %
Owner-occupied housing
60.3 %
Other housing
2.5 %
Cars in use
20,490

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Sandviken.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
9,412 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
649 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
165 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,097 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,322 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees. Relevant for understanding staffing capacity and teacher recruitment.

Sick leave, total
7.2 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
41.2 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
5.8 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
6.3 %
Sick leave >49 years
8.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.6 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
15.6 %
Number of students
960
Average student fee
1,215 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
454 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
405 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
66.1 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
6.5 per inh.
Active borrowers
23.1 %
Media budget
825 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
4 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
31.8 %

Adult education

Komvux (municipal adult education) and SFI (Swedish for immigrants) in Sandviken.

Komvux

Students in Komvux
1,872
Cost per full-time student
114,603 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
71.3 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
73 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
100 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
98.1 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
246 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
914 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
350
Cost per full-time student
567 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
51.3 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Sandviken belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Sandviken compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Sandviken vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Sandviken Group median
Merit value 209 (median: 211.2)
36th
Qualified teachers 59.6 (median: 67)
7th
Students/teacher 10.8 (median: 11.1)
67th
Cost/pupil 153355.4 (median: 155418.6)
59th
Graduating 3 yrs 65.5 (median: 67.7)
40th
All subjects passed 61.5 (median: 65.2)
36th
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for cost/pupil
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Sandviken belongs to SCB municipality group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where less than 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. 35 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B5 — Low-commuting municipality near a larger city
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Sandviken 209 59.6 % 153,355 SEK 65.5 %
Askersund 203.2 67.6 % 176,524 SEK 63.9 %
Berg 203.9 61.2 % 217,446 SEK 72 %
Boden 214.7 63.7 % 137,700 SEK 67.9 %
Bräcke 220.2 72.8 % 197,847 SEK 67.7 %
Enköping 217.8 83.2 % 133,166 SEK 68.2 %
Finspång 214.6 67.2 % 145,337 SEK 74.3 %
Flen 219.3 56.4 % 163,424 SEK 63.5 %
Herrljunga 211 72.3 % 151,340 SEK 58.6 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Trend sparklines for economy, society and adult education are currently shown on the Sandviken overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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Source: Kolada, SCB, BRÅ. Updated 2024/25.

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB