Municipal data and statistics — Surahammar

In-depth municipal statistics for Surahammar: 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 Surahammar.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.3 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
33.2 %
Tax base
250,058 SEK/inh.
Net result
5,426 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
7.2 %
Solvency
48.8 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.8 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
4.4 %
Months of assistance (avg)
42.6
Net cost of social assistance
1,171 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
10,518 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
11.9 %
New housing completions
0.1 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
97.6 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
77.4 %
Rental housing
17.5 %
Tenant-owned housing
13.2 %
Owner-occupied housing
67.3 %
Other housing
2 %
Cars in use
5,390

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Surahammar.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
8,969 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,022 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
225 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
705 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
4,522 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
0.7

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.9 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
47.1 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
4.6 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.8 %
Sick leave >49 years
8.4 %
Stress-related cases
0.6 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
1.5 %
Number of students
25
Cost per inhabitant
0 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
0 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
50 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.3 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.4 per inh.
Active borrowers
16.8 %
Media budget
540 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
2.9 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
24.1 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
16,220 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
57 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
126 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
132 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group B4

Surahammar belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. Shown here is how Surahammar compares to the 52 municipalities in the group.

Surahammar vs SCB group B4 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Surahammar Group median
Merit value 221.4 (median: 212.5)
68th
Qualified teachers 70 (median: 72.7)
32th
Students/teacher 11.5 (median: 11.4)
44th
Cost/pupil 138579.5 (median: 146870.9)
70th
Graduating 3 yrs 71.7 (median: 69.7)
59th
All subjects passed 60.8 (median: 65.3)
22th
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for cost/pupil
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Surahammar belongs to SCB municipality group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city: municipality where at least 40% of the night-time population commutes to a larger city. 52 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group B4 — Commuting municipality near a larger city
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Surahammar 221.4 70 % 138,580 SEK 71.7 %
Alvesta 209.3 68.3 % 142,053 SEK 65.1 %
Aneby 223.6 64.3 % 141,549 SEK 72 %
Bjurholm 196.6 75.8 % 169,648 SEK 79.2 %
Bjuv 190 63 % 151,037 SEK 64.3 %
Eslöv 224.3 79.1 % 140,361 SEK 69.4 %
Forshaga 210.4 75.8 % 137,783 SEK 72.3 %
Färgelanda 200.5 65.6 % 173,809 SEK 72.3 %
Gagnef 213.4 64 % 149,864 SEK 77.9 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB