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Uppsala City Intelligence

Uppsala is a Swedish university metro north of Stockholm, with research, life-sciences, and healthcare activity shaping a stable urban profile. Uppsala is a northern europe city of about ~0.23M metro in Sweden. On the composite city-intelligence score, Uppsala sits around the indexed median (76/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~0.23M metro
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Overall score

Use the Uppsala profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Stockholm and other Nordic peers.

Overall76/100
Affordability65/100
Air quality80/100
Energy80/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

76/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Uppsala data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Uppsala city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score76/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living65/100Uppsala's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality80/100Uppsala's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy80/100Uppsala's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety76/100Uppsala's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed78/100Uppsala's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk76/100Uppsala's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience76/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety90/100
Low crime93/100
Personal safety92/100
Night safety87/100
Road safety86/100

Uppsala ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (90/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life83/100
Healthcare94/100
Education90/100
Green space54/100
Cleanliness96/100
Infrastructure97/100
Mobility74/100

Uppsala has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness84/100
Education90/100
Green space54/100
Overall safety90/100

Uppsala scores very high for family living (84/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability82/100
Walkability84/100
Cycling79/100
Infrastructure97/100

Uppsala is very high for remote workers (82/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability80/100
Healthcare94/100
Cleanliness96/100
Outdoor lifestyle26/100

Uppsala is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Uppsala

Local public safety guidance for Uppsala, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Uppsala, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Sweden emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Uppsala

Healthcare context for Uppsala, with national-level information from Sweden where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Uppsala, see the Sweden healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Uppsala

Local mobility context for Uppsala, with national-level context from Sweden where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Uppsala, see the Sweden transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Uppsala. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Uppsala

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Uppsala will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Uppsala air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Uppsala modules

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Cost of Living in Uppsala

Uppsala's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Uppsala

Uppsala's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Uppsala

Uppsala's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Uppsala

Uppsala's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Uppsala

Uppsala's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Uppsala

Uppsala's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Uppsala

Cost of living estimates for Uppsala — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Uppsala

Climate profile for Uppsala — Subarctic climate, annual average 1°C, comfort score 56/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Uppsala

Economy and jobs profile for Uppsala — regional center, economy score 84/100, key industries including technology, manufacturing, research. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Uppsala

Education profile for Uppsala — regional education center, education score 69/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Uppsala

Healthcare and retirement profile for Uppsala — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 75/100, retirement score 70/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Uppsala

Practical arrival planning context for Uppsala — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Visual guide to Uppsala

Source-attributed visual context for Uppsala using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Uppsala

Weekend trip planning checklist for Uppsala — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Uppsala

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Uppsala

Estimate a monthly budget for Uppsala using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Uppsala

Plan a trip budget for Uppsala using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Uppsala

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Uppsala. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Stockholm, Sweden

Same region · about 63 km from Uppsala. Explore Stockholm's city intelligence profile.

Västerås, Sweden

Same region · about 67 km from Uppsala. Explore Västerås's city intelligence profile.

Södertälje, Sweden

Same region · about 73 km from Uppsala. Explore Södertälje's city intelligence profile.

Eskilstuna, Sweden

Same region · about 82 km from Uppsala. Explore Eskilstuna's city intelligence profile.

Gävle, Sweden

Same region · about 96 km from Uppsala. Explore Gävle's city intelligence profile.

Örebro, Sweden

Same region · about 152 km from Uppsala. Explore Örebro's city intelligence profile.

Norrköping, Sweden

Same region · about 165 km from Uppsala. Explore Norrköping's city intelligence profile.

Linköping, Sweden

Same corridor · about 197 km from Uppsala. Explore Linköping's city intelligence profile.

Karlstad, Sweden

Same corridor · about 238 km from Uppsala. Explore Karlstad's city intelligence profile.

Visby, Sweden

Same corridor · about 250 km from Uppsala. Explore Visby's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Uppsala — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Uppsala — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Uppsala profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Stockholm and other Nordic peers. Its standout dimensions are air quality (80/100) and energy (80/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (65/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Sweden country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Uppsala appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.