Municipal data and statistics — Vilhelmina

In-depth municipal statistics for Vilhelmina: 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 Vilhelmina.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
23.7 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
35 %
Tax base
234,260 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,101 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
2.2 %
Solvency
45 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
3.5 %
Months of assistance (avg)
34.2
Net cost of social assistance
978 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
5,914 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
17,685 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
10.5 %
New housing completions
0.2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
91.6 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
74.4 %
Rental housing
21.5 %
Tenant-owned housing
8.4 %
Owner-occupied housing
67.2 %
Other housing
2.9 %
Cars in use
3,921

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Vilhelmina.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
9,790 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
919 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
65 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
1,081 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
10,517 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.2

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
6.5 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
34.6 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
5.7 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.3 %
Stress-related cases
0.6 % of population

Culture school

Cost per inhabitant
0 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
0 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.8 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
3.2 per inh.
Active borrowers
20.8 %
Media budget
649 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
5.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
10 %

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
317
Cost per full-time student
115,881 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
77.8 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
63.4 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
100 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
54.5 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
340 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
130 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
31
Cost per full-time student
422 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
36.4 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C8

Vilhelmina belongs to SCB municipality group C8 — Rural municipality: municipality with fewer than 15,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area and low commuting. Shown here is how Vilhelmina compares to the 40 municipalities in the group.

Vilhelmina vs SCB group C8 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Vilhelmina Group median
Merit value 205.9 (median: 208.2)
44th
Qualified teachers 61.3 (median: 62.9)
36th
Students/teacher 7.4 (median: 10.1)
99th
Cost/pupil 193841 (median: 161846.7)
9th
Graduating 3 yrs 75.8 (median: 68.4)
86th
All subjects passed 74.6 (median: 66.3)
84th
Best in group for students/teacher
Above group median for graduating 3 yrs
Above group median for all subjects passed
Below group median for merit value

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Vilhelmina belongs to SCB municipality group C8 — Rural municipality: municipality with fewer than 15,000 inhabitants in the largest urban area and low commuting. 40 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C8 — Rural municipality
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Vilhelmina 205.9 61.3 % 193,841 SEK 75.8 %
Arvidsjaur 213 67.7 % 150,409 SEK 78.4 %
Arvika 213.8 73 % 158,016 SEK 71.9 %
Bengtsfors 213.2 70.8 % 174,380 SEK 73 %
Bollnäs 214.6 67.7 % 146,677 SEK 64.6 %
Dals-Ed 225.9 82.1 % 170,292 SEK 73.7 %
Dorotea 233.7 60.7 % 220,403 SEK 81.5 %
Filipstad 208.9 65.1 % 154,997 SEK 60 %
Gislaved 208.3 66.5 % 144,536 SEK 57.6 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB