Tjörn

Housing

The most common form of accommodation on the island are privately owned small houses, but there are also flats with right of tenancy and cooperative flats. 

Tjörns Bostads AB is the public accommodation company and the largest property owner in Tjörn municipality. The company is owned by the municipality. It has around 550 flats and eighty or so premises in all areas of the municipality. The flat's company provide everything from standard cooperative flats to terraced houses and with their own entrance and terrace.

There is also a number of private landlords. You can find information on these via Tjörn's customer service centre.

Language groups in the locality

There are residents with the Nordic languages as their first language, other languages spoken include Spanish, Dari, Somali, Tigrinya, Arabic and Albanian.

Associations and organisations

On Tjörn there is a wide variety of well-functioning associations with different emphases. Using the association on the municipality's website you can search for associations within your own area of interest.

What is available in the immediate area

Tjörn is a municipality that aims to keep the whole island alive. This means that there is no large centre, rather there are several small communities, the largest towns are Skärhamn, Rönnäng, Kållekärr, Höviksnäs and Myggenäs.

In Skärhamn, which is the largest town in Tjörn, you will find the central municipal house with Tjörns customer service centre. Go there to get help of various kinds and to find the right municipality's activities. You'll also find here the main library and tourist agency. In Skärhamn there are schools, banks, businesses, a welfare centre, chemists, hotels, dentist surgeries, restaurants, cultural and leisure centres for children and young people and the Nordic Watercolour Museum. In Rönnäng there are schools, food shops, hotels, restaurants and an ice rink. In Kållekärr there are food shops, businesses, a welfare centre, chemists, restaurants and a social welfare office. In Myggenäs there are food shops, businesses, restaurants, a welfare centre and chemists. In Höviksnäs/Häggvall there are cultural and leisure centres, libraries and schools.

Childcare

The municipality's childcare facilities include preschools, family day nurseries and care for school children (after-school recreation centres).

Compulsory schools and upper secondary schools

Tjörn has a good comprehensive school which occupies sixth place in the country in the ranking provided by the Swedish Union of Teachers and is therefore the best in West Sweden. There are eight comprehensive schools of which two are senior level schools.

The nearest upper secondary school is in Stenungssund.

Education opportunities

Sfi tuition is provided in Stenungsund and also adult education. The increased social orientation for those who have recently settled in Sweden is provided in collaboration with other municipalities and is based in Gothenburg.

On Tjörn there is the Billströmska Folk High School. There are the following courses; general courses (with or without an aesthetic choice from music, art or textiles), scientific foundation, music and young peoples' rights – a travelling course.

Health and medical care

It is the West Götaland region which is responsible for medical care.

In Tjörn there are welfare centres in Kållekärr, Skärhamn and Myggenäs. These locations also have childcare centres. The nearest hospital in Kungälv Hospital.

Interpreter assistance

For us, it is important that when you contact the municipality you receive care and help which you can understand. If you have difficulty understanding and speaking Swedish you are entitled to help with communicating via an interpreter. If you need an interpreter when you meet us, please inform the person dealing with you or when you book the appointment.

Public transport

The public transport in Tjörn includes buses and ferries. There are regular ferry services to some of the smaller islands such as Dyrön, Åstol and Härön. It is Västtrafik which is responsible for public transport

Work and entrepreneurship

Almost 1,000 people within Tjörn municipality, which makes the municipality one of the largest employers on the island.

The economy on Tjörn consists of small and medium-sized companies. There are just over 1,900 companies on Tjörn representing most industries, but the largest are merchant shipping, consultancy, tourism, retail, construction and agriculture/forestry/fishing. Most of the companies have fewer than 10 employees. On the municipality's company register it is easy to search for most companies.