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area in Flen Municipality

Hälleforsnäs

1,502 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityFlen

population1,502

area code0482R005

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 17% of areas1,502

Share 65+-0.9 pp vs Flen · higher than 85% of areas30.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-8.1 pp vs Flen · higher than 5% of areas58.9 %

Share foreign background+5.9 pp vs Flen · higher than 79% of areas35.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-6 % vs Flen · higher than 9% of areas283 tkr

Share low economic standard+3.0 pp vs Flen · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.5 pp vs Flen · higher than 12% of areas15.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-7.7 pp vs Flen · higher than 13% of areas56.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Flen · higher than 87% of areas35.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.6 pp vs Flen · higher than 21% of areas81.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+3.0 pp vs Flen · higher than 46% of areas62.7 %

Share rental housing-8.7 pp vs Flen · higher than 55% of areas23.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+6.7 pp vs Flen · higher than 49% of areas12.4 %

Share single-family houses+0.7 pp vs Flen · higher than 44% of areas64.2 %

Share built before 1940+2.0 pp vs Flen · higher than 79% of areas20.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 27% of areas808 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

782men

728women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried723

48 %

Married508

34 %

Divorced186

12 %

Widowed86

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Hälleforsnäs. 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 Sweden12 in 2011 → 10 in 2024percentile 10

Population 20251,601 in 20101,502

Economic standard, medianin 2024257 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

81.9 %turnout

S40.6 %

SD29.0 %

M10.1 %

V5.5 %

KD5.4 %

C3.5 %

MP3.4 %

L1.6 %

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

Hälleforsnäsurban area320 m Mellösaurban area7.1 km Orrhammarurban area8.9 km Bälgvikenurban area11 km Pettersbergsmall locality12 km Flenurban area12 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mellösa-Orrhammar8.0 km Valla-Sköldinge-FlodaKatrineholm11 km Orrö-Brogetorp-Centrum nordost11 km Nybble-Centrum nordväst11 km Hållsta-BälgvikenEskilstuna12 km Flens landsbygd norra12 km Salsta-Centrum södra12 km Flensby-Bjurtorp-Öja13 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFlen 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 Flen?

15,362population

357 tkrmedian income

47.2 yearsaverage age