Welcome to Essunga

Essunga municipality - one of the best rural communities for companies, visitors and people of all ages.

Essunga Municipality has 5,600 inhabitants and is located in the heart of western Sweden. Half the population live in the rural areas and the other half in small pleasant urban communities. Nossebro, with its population of 2,000, is the main town.

Small, rural and contented

In Essunga you can enjoy the tranquillity with little fuss. Nossan is a popular river for fishing, but for salmon you could try the waters of Kyrkås.

The river Nossan runs through the community

In the country shop of Krokstorp, you can find anything between heaven and earth, and things you didn't even know existed. Good buys can also be found att the communities nursery for plants, the Ginza music stores or Erikssons chark, which is famous for it's sausages.

Nossebro country fair

The last wednesday every month, except December, Nossebro is dominated by the fair. The marketplace is situated in the centre of the community of Nossebro. Just remember not to sleep in - the fair starts at 7 am and continues to 1 pm.

Favourably situated

Essunga is favourably situated with many large places at commuter distance. Within 80 kilometres there are 1.3 million people, seven university colleges and twelwe towns. The E20 runs through the southern part of the municipality and provides excellent connections to, among other places, Gothenburg, which is only 80 kilometres away.

A variety of commercial enterprises provide our residents with employment, progress and development.

Around 30 percent of the working population are employed within manufacturing industries and 20 percent within healthcare and nursing. Farming and the building industry employs around 10 percent.

Prosperity

Essunga is a municipality with a balanced economy and a promising financial future. Low local taxes and housing costs - you have money to spare!
Our residents know they get a good range of quality municipal services at a reasonable price.

Recreation and culture

A good variety of clubs and societies is of great value to local people. New residents can quickly make contacts through a club or society.
We uphold our history and traditions and learn from them to create a municipality for the future.