Best health centres in Norrbotten 2026
The top-ranked health centres in Norrbotten by the Vårdbetyg, a combined score from the National Patient Survey 2025 and waiting times. The method is open and adjusted for the number of responses, and raw averages are never ranked. See also Sweden's best health centres.
In Norrbotten, Övertorneå hälsocentral has the highest Vårdbetyg for 2026: 86.3 out of 100. The rated health centres average 77.9 out of 100, below the national reference of 81.2.
Taken together, patients' answers in Norrbotten are below the national average, even with the margin of error counted in. The average of 30 rated health centres, with the margin of error counted in. It says nothing about any single health centre. How to read the margin of error.
Updated with the National Patient Survey 2025
Health centres with exactly the same Vårdbetyg share a place and are listed alphabetically.
Coverage. The list picks from the 30 of 30 health centres in Norrbotten that have a rating. Every rating rests on both sources, patient responses and waiting times. About the footnotes
Do the health centres meet the care guarantee?
In August 2026, 5 of 30 health centres in Norrbotten gave at least 90 in 100 patients a medical assessment within three days.
The care guarantee says everyone should get a medical assessment within three days. 90 in 100 is our benchmark for a month, not the legal limit. The figures are preliminary, and regions changing patient record systems may lack figures for a while.
Source: National Board of Health and Welfare, primary care waiting times, August 2026.
What does a visit to a health centre cost?
Region Norrbotten sets the fee, and it is the same at every health centre in Norrbotten.
- Doctor's appointment
- SEK 300
- Nurse appointment
- SEK 300
- Children and young people
- Free under 20
- Aged 85 and over
- Free
- High-cost protection
- At most SEK 1,450 in twelve months, then an exemption card (frikort)
- Privately run health centre
- Same fee as the region's own
- Changing health centre
- Free, via 1177, at most twice a year
Once you have paid SEK 1,450 in patient fees within twelve months you get an exemption card (frikort), and the visits are free for the rest of the period.
Sources (in Swedish): Region Norrbotten, Patientavgifter (read 15 October 2026), Hälso- och sjukvårdslagen (2017:30) 17 kap. 3 och 6 §§, 1177, Högkostnadsskydd för öppenvård, 1177, Patientavgifter, 1177, Välja vårdmottagning.
The fees in all 21 regions
| Region | Doctor | Nurse | Free under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge | SEK 300 | SEK 200 | 20 |
| Dalarna | SEK 300 | SEK 250 | 20 |
| Gotland | SEK 300 | SEK 300 | 18 |
| Gävleborg | SEK 250 | SEK 250 | 20 |
| Halland | SEK 200 | SEK 100 | 20 |
| Jämtland | SEK 400 | SEK 400 | 18 |
| Jönköping | SEK 250 | SEK 250 | 20 |
| Kalmar | SEK 250 | SEK 250 | 20 |
| Kronoberg | SEK 200 | SEK 150 | 20 |
| Norrbotten | SEK 300 | SEK 300 | 20 |
| Skåne | SEK 200 | SEK 200 | 20 |
| Stockholm | SEK 275 | SEK 275 | 18 |
| Sörmland | SEK 260 | SEK 260 | 20 |
| Uppsala | SEK 200 | SEK 200 | 20 |
| Värmland | SEK 300 | SEK 300 | 20 |
| Västerbotten | SEK 300 | SEK 300 | 20 |
| Västernorrland | SEK 370 | SEK 370 | 20 |
| Västmanland | SEK 200 | SEK 200 | 20 |
| Västra Götaland | SEK 200 | SEK 50 | 20 |
| Örebro | SEK 260 | SEK 260 | 20 |
| Östergötland | SEK 250 | SEK 250 | 20 |
The regions are in alphabetical order. The high-cost protection (SEK 1,450) and free care from age 85 apply in the whole country. Blekinge and Västra Götaland charge more at a health centre where you are not registered. The table shows the fee where you are. Each row is read from the region's own fee page.
What does the region spend on primary care?
How much money the region spends on health centres and other primary care, per resident of Norrbotten.
- Per resident 2025
- SEK 6,636
- Whole country 2025
- SEK 6,094
- Per resident 2015
- SEK 4,645
- Change since 2015
- +43% (whole country +48%)
The amounts are not adjusted for rising wages and prices since 2015, so the increase does not show how much more care there is.
The amount shows how much money goes to primary care, not how good the care is, and it does not affect the ratings. Patient fees and the region's other income are already deducted. Prescription medicines and home health care are not included, so that the regions can be compared.
Source (in Swedish): Kolada, indicator N71007, based on the regions' accounts reported to Statistics Sweden (read 20 October 2026).
All 21 regions
| Region | 2025 | 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge | SEK 6,449 | SEK 3,936 | +64% |
| Dalarna | SEK 5,838 | SEK 4,124 | +42% |
| Gotland | SEK 6,475 | SEK 3,816 | +70% |
| Gävleborg | SEK 7,010 | SEK 4,861 | +44% |
| Halland | SEK 5,155 | SEK 4,139 | +25% |
| Jämtland | SEK 8,212 | SEK 4,977 | +65% |
| Jönköping | SEK 6,337 | SEK 3,921 | +62% |
| Kalmar | SEK 6,620 | SEK 4,350 | +52% |
| Kronoberg | SEK 5,593 | SEK 3,851 | +45% |
| Norrbotten | SEK 6,636 | SEK 4,645 | +43% |
| Skåne | SEK 5,820 | SEK 4,152 | +40% |
| Stockholm | SEK 5,904 | SEK 4,223 | +40% |
| Sörmland | SEK 6,574 | SEK 3,712 | +77% |
| Uppsala | SEK 5,824 | SEK 3,352 | +74% |
| Värmland | SEK 5,897 | SEK 3,972 | +48% |
| Västerbotten | SEK 6,024 | SEK 4,021 | +50% |
| Västernorrland | SEK 5,747 | SEK 3,633 | +58% |
| Västmanland | SEK 6,130 | SEK 3,909 | +57% |
| Västra Götaland | SEK 6,767 | SEK 4,449 | +52% |
| Örebro | SEK 5,763 | SEK 3,876 | +49% |
| Östergötland | SEK 5,678 | SEK 3,752 | +51% |
The regions are in alphabetical order. The amounts are per resident. In the whole country SEK 6,094 in 2025 and SEK 4,128 in 2015.
Health centres without a known position are not shown on the map. Coverage is sparse in Blekinge, Värmland and Gävleborg.
Municipalities in Norrbotten
Each municipality page ranks every health centre in the municipality by the Vårdbetyg, including those outside the county leaderboard.
- Arjeplog (1)
- Arvidsjaur (1)
- Best health centre in Boden (4)
- Gällivare (2)
- Haparanda (1)
- Jokkmokk (1)
- Kalix (1)
- Kiruna (2)
- Best health centre in Luleå (9)
- Pajala (1)
- Best health centre in Piteå (4)
- Älvsbyn (1)
- Överkalix (1)
- Övertorneå (1)
Source: National Patient Survey 2025 (SKR). Open data at resultat.patientenkat.se.