area in Södertälje Municipality

Fornhöjden

4,297 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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Facts

municipalitySödertälje

population4,297

area code0181R006

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 79% of areas4,297

Share 65+-4.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 8% of areas13.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.7 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 68% of areas75.0 %

Share foreign background+25.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 99% of areas85.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-17 % vs Södertälje · higher than 8% of areas280 tkr

Share low economic standard+12.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 93% of areas30.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.7 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 28% of areas19.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.1 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 37% of areas63.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Södertälje · higher than 41% of areas22.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-12.6 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 0% of areas55.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-27.9 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Share rental housing+24.4 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 92% of areas70.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.1 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 70% of areas24.8 %

Share single-family houses-35.4 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 10% of areas4.0 %

Share built before 1940-10.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 47% of areas1,063 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

2,172men

2,129women

menagewomen

136

0–4

149

135

5–9

166

146

10–14

127

138

15–19

137

103

20–24

131

144

25–29

145

186

30–34

182

189

35–39

169

204

40–44

164

171

45–49

138

159

50–54

112

128

55–59

102

60–64

65–69

105

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,222

52 %

Married1,475

34 %

Divorced492

11 %

Widowed105

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Fornhöjden. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden2 in 2011 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 20253,922 in 20104,297

Economic standard, medianin 2024241 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

53.3 %turnout

S35.8 %

SD16.6 %

M16.4 %

V11.2 %

KD8.6 %

C3.2 %

L2.7 %

MP2.5 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Södertäljeurban area2.0 km Tysslingesmall locality4.5 km Pershagenurban area4.7 km Bergsättrasmall locality5.6 km Viksäter och Viksbergurban area6.0 km Ekbackensmall locality6.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Rosenlund-Hagaberg1.2 km Glasberga1.4 km Grusåsen-Weda-Listonhill1.9 km Östertälje-Gärtuna2.0 km Telge-Snäckviken-Torekälla2.5 km Brunnsäng2.7 km Mariekälla2.7 km Värdsholmen-Södra2.7 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySödertälje Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Södertälje?

102,911population

371 tkrmedian income

40.2 yearsaverage age