Östhammar
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water1.3 km
- Distance to farmland400 m
- Distance to shoreline530 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway8.5 km
- Distance to industry580 m
- Distance to power line2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store600 m
- Distance to school790 m
- Distance to train station36.9 km
Median across 1,636 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1080–4117
- 1525–9114
- 16110–14124
- 14015–19131
- 12020–2497
- 15125–2988
- 18630–34152
- 16135–39153
- 13540–44119
- 10945–49118
- 14250–54144
- 15855–59144
- 15960–64159
- 15565–69167
- 16070–74182
- 17775–79185
- 23980+275
Men 2,613Women 2,469
Marital status
- Unmarried2,565 (50 %)
- Married1,697 (33 %)
- Divorced530 (10 %)
- Widowed293 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Östhammar, 5,082 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,986 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
- Stockholm2 h 2 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
- Markasjön11 ha2.6 km
- Gränsöfjärden7 ha3.1 km
- Assjösjön16 ha3.3 km
- Storträsket16 ha5.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Östhammars sjöscoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Östhammars 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 zone44 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land55 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.3 km
- Natura 200014.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.3 km
- Water protection area850 m
- Habitat protection1.6 km
- National conservation interest2.8 km
- National heritage interest100 m
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality490 m
- Fire station1 in the locality220 m
- Police station1 in the locality240 m
- Civil defence shelter20 in the locality190 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.3 km
- Swimming pool13.9 km
- Campsite2 in the locality1 km
- Hiking trail11.4 km
- Cycle trail620 m
- Floodlit track980 m
- Birding site43.8 km
- Geologically notable site36.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality330 m
- Café1 in the locality450 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality140 m
- Library5 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality570 m
- Hotel10 km
- Care home13.5 km
- Recycling centre2 in the locality130 m
Disturbance
- Major road160 m
- Railway8.5 km
- Power line1.9 km
- Wind turbine21.1 km
- Mobile mast1.8 km
- Military area24.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.4 km
- Mine1 in the locality1.8 km
- Quarry12.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality320 m
- Church4 in the locality620 m
- Community hall5.8 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
- Population22,138
- Median income406,300 kr/yr
- Average age46.3 years