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Small locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County

Björken

1

Facts

MunicipalityUppsala
CountyUppsala County
Population111
Area33 ha
SCB code0380SB135

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
20/100
Quiet surroundings
52/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
44/100
Senior friendliness
26/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water1.9 km
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.9 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway9.6 km
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line780 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.5 km
  • Distance to school2.1 km
  • Distance to train station10.3 km

Median across 56 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1650–4175
  • 1965–9188
  • 19110–14182
  • 15915–19170
  • 12920–2499
  • 9725–29104
  • 16730–34196
  • 21935–39184
  • 19440–44183
  • 17345–49169
  • 18750–54198
  • 16955–59191
  • 17560–64143
  • 15565–69154
  • 15670–74126
  • 10675–79104
  • 10480+100

Men 2,742Women 2,666

Marital status

  • Unmarried3,008 (56 %)
  • Married1,886 (35 %)
  • Divorced376 (7 %)
  • Widowed130 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Björken, 5,408 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 111 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

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Driving time

  • Stockholm1 h 24 min
  • Municipal seat28 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Långsjön248 ha6.5 km
  • Ramsjön15 ha12.2 km
  • Velången167 ha14.3 km
  • Mossaren7 ha15.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • SPF BjörkenSocial

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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.4 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 200011.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest14.4 km
  • Water protection area2.3 km
  • Habitat protection6.5 km
  • National conservation interest2.3 km
  • National heritage interest2.7 km

Services & safety

  • School2.2 km
  • Fire station6.7 km
  • Police station13.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)17 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.9 km
  • Swimming pool2.5 km
  • Campsite6.8 km
  • Hiking trail2.8 km
  • Cycle trail7.8 km
  • Ski trail11.2 km
  • Floodlit track2.8 km
  • Birding site35.4 km
  • Geologically notable site2.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.6 km
  • Café6.9 km
  • Petrol station3.1 km
  • Library2.3 km
  • Sports hall2.7 km
  • Hotel12.2 km
  • Care home5.7 km
  • Recycling centre9.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.3 km
  • Railway10 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine2.1 km
  • Mobile mast1.5 km
  • Military area7.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality470 m
  • Mine12.1 km
  • Quarry3.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.4 km
  • Church2.7 km
  • Community hall2.5 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

  • Population248,016
  • Median income382,900 kr/yr
  • Average age39.4 years
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The figures describe Uppsala Municipality as a whole, not Björken.