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Övertorneå

Övertorneå had 3,995 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 298,000 in 2024, 12% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 716,000 on average in 2025 (22 sales). The population has fallen by 12% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2518 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
3,995residents31 December 2025
SEK 298,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
35%rental homesof all homes
23%green within 500 maverage
Övertorneå by DeSO area
Map of Övertorneå: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · Statistics Sweden, DeSO and RegSO 2025 boundaries (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 4 neighbourhood areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

AreaResidentsIncomeRentedCo-op flatsOwned65+EmployedGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Övertorneå centralort1,655SEK 293,00058%3%39%34%79%14%55
Övertorneå-Centrala808SEK 331,00011%0%89%43%87%12%3
Övertorneå-Norra744SEK 280,00017%0%83%44%81%26%6
Övertorneå-Södra792SEK 291,00020%0%80%42%80%50%9

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households on 31 December 2025, next to the figure for Norrbotten County.

17%
aged under 20
12%
aged 20–34
33%
aged 35–64
39%
aged 65 and over
12%
aged 80 and over
1.92
residents per household

2,081 households

Couples with children15%
Couples without children29%
Single parents5%
Living alone or single without children46%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

20164,534
20174,461
20184,410
20194,299
20204,217
20214,211
20224,119
20234,088
20244,057
20253,995

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 298,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
15%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
81%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.2%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only7%
Upper secondary59%
Post-secondary, under 3 years14%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more21%

Net income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus tax, for registered residents aged 20 and over, at 2024 prices.

Low economic standard means a household’s disposable income per consumption unit is below 60 per cent of the national median; high economic standard means it is more than twice the median. It describes incomes, not what an area is like to live in.

Employment and unemployment come from Statistics Sweden’s annual register of labour-market status and can differ from the Labour Force Survey.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Homes.

2,505 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)35%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)2%
Freehold (äganderätt)63%
597cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 0.72maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
22houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 0.62m
2022SEK 0.52m
2023SEK 0.58m
2024SEK 0.57m
2025SEK 0.72m

Prices cover registered sales of houses for permanent living (one- and two-dwelling houses) during the year, and depend on which houses happen to be sold.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Everyday life.

26 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 23% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
5preschoolsOpenStreetMap
2residents per km²2,514.5 km²

Services and green space are measured from each DeSO area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and facilities within 500 metres. Larger areas show a population-weighted average.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Övertorneå, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Aavasaksa 1
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Aavasaksa 1
Photo: WikiCraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Övertorneå järnvägsstation
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Övertorneå järnvägsstation
Photo: Teemu Vehkaoja · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kantatie98
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Kantatie98
Photo: str4nd · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Norrbotten County.