Björken
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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Lakes nearby
- Långsjön248 ha6.5 km
- Ramsjön15 ha12.2 km
- Velången167 ha14.3 km
- Mossaren7 ha15.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Södra Krycklinge54 inhabitants430 m
- Bälinge2,449 inhabitants1.7 km
- Isgrena63 inhabitants2.2 km
- Skuttungeby54 inhabitants2.7 km
- Lövstalöt1,424 inhabitants2.8 km
- Lund115 inhabitants2.8 km
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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
The figures describe Uppsala Municipality as a whole, not Björken.