Municipal data and statistics — Malung – Sälen

In-depth municipal statistics for Malung – Sälen: 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 Malung – Sälen.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.6 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.6 %
Tax base
253,342 SEK/inh.
Net result
732 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
0.9 %
Solvency
39.3 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
2.7 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
3 %
Months of assistance (avg)
34
Net cost of social assistance
1,088 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

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

Learning tools, compulsory school
9,143 SEK/student
Learning tools, upper secondary
21,301 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Mean small-house price (municipality)
2,254,000 SEK
Small-house price change, 1 year
-1.9 %
Small-house sales 2025
90 purchases
People overcrowded in multi-dwelling buildings (norm 2, Kolada)
15 %
New housing completions
5.6 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
97 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
83.1 %
Rental housing
18.8 %
Tenant-owned housing
4.4 %
Owner-occupied housing
68.5 %
Other housing
8.3 %
Cars in use
6,545

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Malung – Sälen.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
10,770 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,056 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
245 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
802 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
6,544 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)
32.9 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
7.4 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
7.5 %
Sick leave >49 years
6.2 %
Stress-related cases
0.5 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
20.8 %
Number of students
300
Average student fee
2,110 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
569 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
474 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
71.2 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
5.2 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
4.5 per inh.
Active borrowers
18.8 %
Media budget
799 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
5.2 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
14.2 %

Adult education

Komvux (municipal adult education) and SFI (Swedish for immigrants) in Malung – Sälen.

Komvux

Students in Komvux
272
Cost per full-time student
75,706 SEK/year
Passing grades, foundation level
72.9 %
Passing grades, upper-secondary level
75.4 %
Certified teachers, foundation level
100 %
Certified teachers, upper-secondary level
13.6 %
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
140 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
238 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Students in SFI
36
Cost per full-time student
253 SEK/year
SFI course D pass rate
100 %
Teacher certification
22.2 %

Benchmark vs SCB group C9

Malung – Sälen 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 Malung – Sälen compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.

Malung – Sälen vs SCB group C9 — percentile positionMerit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Malung – SälenGroup median
Merit value222.7 (median: 219.8)
57th
Qualified teachers51.5 (median: 67.7)
3th
Students/teacher11.1 (median: 10.4)
37th
Cost/pupil155350.6 (median: 164250)
83th
Graduating 3 yrs62.3 (median: 69)
23th
All subjects passed82.4 (median: 71.4)
97th
Best in group for all subjects passed
Lowest in group for qualified teachers
Above group median for merit value
Above group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Malung – Sälen 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
MunicipalityMerit scoreCertified teachersCost/studentGraduation 3 yr
Malung – Sälen222.751.5 %155,351 SEK62.3 %
Arjeplog203.154.4 %170,944 SEK81.8 %
Borgholm219.875.7 %180,001 SEK62.6 %
Båstad224.680.3 %160,055 SEK73.1 %
Eda199.866 %161,467 SEK62 %
Härjedalen228.463.4 %190,149 SEK69 %
Leksand229.373.9 %140,728 SEK74.2 %
Orsa199.575.6 %159,369 SEK65.8 %
Rättvik208.976.1 %172,315 SEK71.7 %

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