Municipal data and statistics — Sotenäs

In-depth municipal statistics for Sotenäs: 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 Sotenäs.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.5 %
Tax base
289,241 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,674 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
3.7 %
Solvency
68.9 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.8 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
4.7 %
Months of assistance (avg)
37.6
Net cost of social assistance
1,038 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
8,274 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
5,529 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
7.6 %
New housing completions
4.6 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99.9 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
99.7 %
Rental housing
25.6 %
Tenant-owned housing
3.7 %
Owner-occupied housing
67 %
Other housing
3.7 %
Cars in use
4,947

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Sotenäs.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,853 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
937 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
176 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
518 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
5,349 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
8.4 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
6 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
7.1 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
8.4 %
Sick leave >49 years
8.6 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
270 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
241 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
6.4 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
1.9 per inh.
Active borrowers
31 %
Media budget
623 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
30 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
121
Cost per full-time student
9,561 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
82 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
57 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
0 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
21 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
126 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
40
Cost per full-time student
319 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
66.7 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C9

Sotenäs belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. Shown here is how Sotenäs compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.

Sotenäs vs SCB group C9 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Sotenäs Group median
Merit value 224.1 (median: 219.8)
63th
Qualified teachers 64.9 (median: 67.7)
37th
Students/teacher 10.1 (median: 10.4)
73th
Cost/pupil 164250 (median: 164250)
50th
Graduating 3 yrs 70.5 (median: 69)
57th
All subjects passed 69.3 (median: 71.4)
43th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for students/teacher
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Sotenäs belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. 15 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Sotenäs 224.1 64.9 % 164,250 SEK 70.5 %
Arjeplog 203.1 54.4 % 184,502 SEK 81.8 %
Borgholm 219.8 75.7 % 180,001 SEK 62.6 %
Båstad 224.6 80.3 % 157,510 SEK 73.1 %
Eda 199.8 66 % 162,162 SEK 62 %
Härjedalen 228.4 63.4 % 173,212 SEK 69 %
Leksand 229.3 73.9 % 137,497 SEK 74.2 %
Malung – Sälen 222.7 51.5 % 155,351 SEK 62.3 %
Orsa 199.5 75.6 % 159,369 SEK 65.8 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB