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Sollefteå

Sollefteå had 18,138 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 299,000 in 2024, 8% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 773,000 on average in 2025 (142 sales). The population has fallen by 8.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 2283 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
18,138residents31 December 2025
SEK 299,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
33%rental homesof all homes
18%green within 500 maverage
Sollefteå by DeSO area
Map of Sollefteå: 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 7 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
Graninge-Helgum2,135SEK 306,00017%0%83%33%84%29%1
Junsele-Ramsele2,398SEK 277,00036%0%64%36%80%10%8
Långsele1,533SEK 272,00034%12%54%30%80%8%13
Näsåker-Resele2,287SEK 296,00014%0%86%28%83%21%11
Skedom-Skärvsta-Prästbordet3,799SEK 335,00020%8%71%28%87%19%33
Sollefteå centrum-Övergård4,476SEK 283,00058%25%17%30%76%9%47
Sollefteå omland1,517SEK 316,0008%0%92%31%82%45%7

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 20
14%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
31%
aged 65 and over
9%
aged 80 and over
1.92
residents per household

9,435 households

Couples with children16%
Couples without children26%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children48%
Other households4%

Population on 31 December

201619,846
201719,709
201819,500
201919,140
202018,872
202118,814
202218,667
202318,523
202418,396
202518,138

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 299,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
17%
have a low economic standard
3%
have a high economic standard
81%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
4.1%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only11%
Upper secondary55%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more18%

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.

10,743 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)33%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)10%
Freehold (äganderätt)57%
586cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 0.77maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
142houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 0.76m
2022SEK 0.75m
2023SEK 0.77m
2024SEK 0.85m
2025SEK 0.77m

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.

23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 18% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
3preschoolsOpenStreetMap
3residents per km²5,797.0 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 Sollefteå, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Soljägaren 02
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Soljägaren 02
Photo: Henrik Sendelbach · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Soljägaren 03
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Soljägaren 03
Photo: Henrik Sendelbach · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cortinarius helvelloides (Bull.) Fr 39736
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Cortinarius helvelloides (Bull.) Fr 39736
Photo: author named on the file page · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Västernorrland County.