Municipal data and statistics — Vindeln

In-depth municipal statistics for Vindeln: 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 Vindeln.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
23.4 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.7 %
Tax base
235,048 SEK/inh.
Net result
2,505 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
2.8 %
Solvency
66.6 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
1.3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
3.8 %
Months of assistance (avg)
29.6
Net cost of social assistance
737 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
4,335 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
12.8 %
New housing completions
2 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
91 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
71 %
Rental housing
31.2 %
Tenant-owned housing
2 %
Owner-occupied housing
63.8 %
Other housing
3 %
Cars in use
2,992

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Vindeln.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
9,393 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
683 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
74 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
535 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
7,649 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1.1

Work environment and sick leave

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

Sick leave, total
7.5 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
65 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
6.5 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
7.4 %
Sick leave >49 years
7.6 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Average student fee
1,375 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
121 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
97 SEK/inh.

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
10.5 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
6.3 per inh.
Active borrowers
26.7 %
Media budget
910 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
6.5 tonnes

Adult education

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

Komvux

Students in Komvux
158
Cost per full-time student
62,189 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
100 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
93.1 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
100 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
39 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
-25 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
20
Cost per full-time student
282 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
100 %

Benchmark vs SCB group B5

Vindeln 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 Vindeln compares to the 35 municipalities in the group.

Vindeln vs SCB group B5 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Vindeln Group median
Merit value 199.9 (median: 211.2)
7th
Qualified teachers 63.2 (median: 67)
21th
Students/teacher 9.9 (median: 11.1)
91th
Cost/pupil 162508.7 (median: 155418.6)
30th
Graduating 3 yrs 84.9 (median: 67.7)
99th
All subjects passed 65.2 (median: 65.2)
51th
Best in group for graduating 3 yrs
Above group median for students/teacher
Below group median for merit value
Below group median for qualified teachers

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Vindeln 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
Vindeln 199.9 63.2 % 162,509 SEK 84.9 %
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

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

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB