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Nykvarn
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Urban area in Nykvarn Municipality, Stockholm County

Nykvarn

1

Facts

MunicipalityNykvarn
CountyStockholm County
Population8,508
Area667 ha
SCB code0140TC102

2

Place profile

64/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
40/100
Rurality
55/100
Urbanity
61/100
Family friendliness
70/100
Senior friendliness
51/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water440 m
  • Distance to farmland510 m
  • Distance to shoreline440 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway540 m
  • Distance to industry520 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store940 m
  • Distance to school600 m
  • Distance to train station1 km

Median across 2,333 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3160–4291
  • 3605–9357
  • 37010–14386
  • 38515–19367
  • 29220–24237
  • 24925–29209
  • 35630–34371
  • 40935–39372
  • 36840–44364
  • 36545–49357
  • 35950–54395
  • 34055–59321
  • 31460–64285
  • 22465–69207
  • 16170–74195
  • 19475–79218
  • 27280+339

Men 5,334Women 5,271

Marital status

  • Unmarried5,806 (55 %)
  • Married3,595 (34 %)
  • Divorced864 (8 %)
  • Widowed340 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Nykvarn, 10,605 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 8,508 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm49 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 33 min

Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.

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Lakes nearby

  • Norra Yngern1,429 ha1.8 km
  • Turingen121 ha2.7 km
  • Långsjön74 ha3.3 km
  • Runnbäckssjön32 ha3.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone15.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land19 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 200014.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.9 km
  • Water protection area250 m
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest1.6 km
  • National heritage interest9.2 km

Services & safety

  • School14 in the locality400 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality560 m
  • Police station11 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality210 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)6.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.9 km
  • Swimming pool6 in the locality1.1 km
  • Campsite4.9 km
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail580 m
  • Ski trail36.7 km
  • Floodlit track11.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality220 m
  • Café1 in the locality470 m
  • Petrol station3 in the locality80 m
  • Library1 in the locality360 m
  • Sports hall4 in the locality440 m
  • Hotel2.1 km
  • Care home14.3 km
  • Recycling centre13.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road840 m
  • Railway340 m
  • Power line970 m
  • Wind turbine13.7 km
  • Mobile mast9.6 km
  • Military area4.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
  • Mine10.8 km
  • Quarry4.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Church1 in the locality520 m
  • Community hall11.8 km

Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.

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Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population12,342
  • Median income475,500 kr/yr
  • Average age40.1 years
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