Falun

Falun presents a notable position within environmental metrics, ranking in the Top 10% nationally. The municipality scores 72.1, which is significantly higher than the national average across the available measures. Notably, the data spans the period 2024 to 2025, and the municipality has a complete dataset for the indicators utilized.

Among the individual indicators, Falun reaches an index value of 47.9 on the Municipal Environmental Quality Index, outperforming the national average which stands at 42.6. Moreover, 95.3% of respondents in the Citizen Survey reported that waste collection works well, closely aligning with the national average of 92.6%. Similarly, 82.7% rated the availability of recycling centers positively, slightly above the national average of 81.3%.

Additionally, the perceived adequacy of drinking water availability is reported at 90.7%, compared to a national average of 87.6%, indicating a favorable perception among residents. Furthermore, the average response time for fire and rescue services is commendably low at 1.4 minutes, significantly below the national average response time of 2 minutes. Concurrently, the response time for ambulances averages 4.1 minutes, similar to the national average of 4.2 minutes. The total accessibility to recycling centers is quantified at 5.2 minutes per person, which is also significantly below the national average of 9.4 minutes.