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Flen
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Urban area in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County

Flen

1

Facts

MunicipalityFlen
CountySödermanland County
Population6,266
Area474 ha
SCB code0482TC102

2

Place profile

79/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
86/100
Family friendliness
72/100
Senior friendliness
74/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland690 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway350 m
  • Distance to industry180 m
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store580 m
  • Distance to school470 m
  • Distance to train station870 m

Median across 1,573 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1360–4141
  • 1895–9183
  • 21610–14174
  • 19215–19190
  • 16620–24133
  • 16625–29147
  • 18830–34133
  • 15935–39174
  • 14540–44121
  • 16645–49173
  • 17150–54173
  • 17355–59167
  • 20760–64180
  • 18965–69169
  • 17570–74217
  • 17975–79211
  • 24580+359

Men 3,062Women 3,045

Marital status

  • Unmarried3,044 (50 %)
  • Married1,948 (32 %)
  • Divorced701 (11 %)
  • Widowed421 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Flen, 6,107 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,266 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 46 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 48 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

  • Gårdsjön73 ha780 m
  • Orrhammaren204 ha870 m
  • Taljasjön32 ha1.2 km
  • Bjuren25 ha1.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land65 in the locality20 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.2 km
  • Natura 20005.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3 km
  • Water protection area5.9 km
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest960 m
  • National heritage interest4.7 km

Services & safety

  • School5 in the locality490 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1 km
  • Police station1 in the locality230 m
  • Civil defence shelter98 in the locality100 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)31.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Swimming pool12.9 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail2.4 km
  • Floodlit track29.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 in the locality70 m
  • Café3 in the locality90 m
  • Petrol station4 in the locality840 m
  • Library1 in the locality140 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hotel8 km
  • Care home4 in the locality220 m
  • Recycling centre22.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road40 m
  • Railway50 m
  • Power line890 m
  • Wind turbine19.5 km
  • Mobile mast7.1 km
  • Military area21.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Mine7.7 km
  • Quarry4.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark14 in the locality140 m
  • Church4 in the locality250 m
  • Community hall8 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

  • Population15,362
  • Median income357,000 kr/yr
  • Average age47.2 years
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