
Hjälsta

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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water1.6 km
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline1.6 km
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway8.2 km
- Distance to industry5.9 km
- Distance to power line210 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store6.4 km
- Distance to school6.3 km
- Distance to train station16.1 km
Median across 61 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 820–463
- 745–981
- 7110–1463
- 6515–1973
- 5520–2431
- 4225–2950
- 6930–3481
- 9535–3995
- 8140–4483
- 8045–4960
- 9650–5470
- 8955–5993
- 9060–6499
- 10165–6994
- 8470–7480
- 6575–7952
- 6080+50
Men 1,299Women 1,218
Marital status
- Unmarried1,334 (53 %)
- Married934 (37 %)
- Divorced201 (8 %)
- Widowed53 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hjälsta, 2,517 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 114 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 3 min
- Gothenburg5 h 43 min
- Municipal seat24 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
- Mälaren107,455 ha7.6 km
- Alsta sjö110 ha8.3 km
- Hålsjön18 ha16.2 km
- Bromsbo sjö12 ha16.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Trekanten65 inhabitants4.3 km
- Nyby50 inhabitants4.6 km
- Kivinge217 inhabitants5.8 km
- Örsundsbro1,423 inhabitants6.1 km
- Örsundsbro norra559 inhabitants6.4 km
- Hammarsudd193 inhabitants7.2 km
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Associations and activities
- HjälstabygdegårdLocal heritage
- Hjälsta kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone18 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8 km
- Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve50 m
- Natura 2000190 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest300 m
- Water protection area11.8 km
- Habitat protection10.3 km
- National conservation interest110 m
- National heritage interest5.4 km
Services & safety
- School6.6 km
- Fire station6.4 km
- Police station15.9 km
- Civil defence shelter8.6 km
- Vulnerable area (police)13.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.1 km
- Swimming pool4.4 km
- Campsite8.8 km
- Hiking trail210 m
- Cycle trail460 m
- Ski trail17.2 km
- Floodlit track8.2 km
- Birding site3.2 km
- Geologically notable site16 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.6 km
- Café6.5 km
- Petrol station6.5 km
- Library6.7 km
- Sports hall13.2 km
- Hotel6.4 km
- Care home15.6 km
- Recycling centre8.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road3.9 km
- Railway8.7 km
- Power line500 m
- Wind turbine4.1 km
- Mobile mast5.5 km
- Military area12 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.9 km
- Mine14.2 km
- Quarry7.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality50 m
- Church1 in the locality90 m
- Community hall10.6 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
- Population48,591
- Median income396,800 kr/yr
- Average age42.0 years
The figures describe Enköping Municipality as a whole, not Hjälsta.