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Björkvik
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water320 m
- Distance to farmland100 m
- Distance to shoreline320 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway9.5 km
- Distance to industry9.7 km
- Distance to power line7.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store600 m
- Distance to school10.5 km
- Distance to train station24.8 km
Median across 266 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 370–432
- 315–945
- 3710–1430
- 3815–1929
- 2120–2419
- 2525–2923
- 3430–3443
- 3835–3953
- 5340–4443
- 4345–4930
- 4450–5442
- 6355–5941
- 5360–6454
- 5765–6957
- 5770–7456
- 6075–7954
- 4980+54
Men 740Women 705
Marital status
- Unmarried709 (49 %)
- Married539 (37 %)
- Divorced133 (9 %)
- Widowed65 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkvik, 1,445 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 407 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 57 min
- Gothenburg4 h 29 min
- Malmö5 h 46 min
- Municipal seat32 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
- Yngaren4,806 ha640 m
- Enaren134 ha5 km
- Yxtasjön25 ha6.2 km
- Hallbosjön1,080 ha6.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Björkviks Folkets ParkOther
- BjörkvikbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Björkviks BygdegårdsföreningHembygdsfrågorLocal heritage
- Björkviks IdrottsföreningTabataSports
- Björkviks JägargilleSkytteSports
- Björkviks innebandyklubbInnebandySports
- BjörkviksvallenidrottsplanSports
- Björkviks kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO BjörkvikPensionärsverksamhetSocial
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 zone1.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality570 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5 km
- Natura 200010 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest15.3 km
- Water protection area3 km
- Habitat protection4.4 km
- National conservation interest5.5 km
- National heritage interest5.1 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality810 m
- Fire station10.3 km
- Police station23.6 km
- Civil defence shelter10.5 km
- Vulnerable area (police)33.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site650 m
- Swimming pool20.8 km
- Campsite7 km
- Hiking trail10.1 km
- Cycle trail1 km
- Floodlit track15.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant13.7 km
- Café10.3 km
- Petrol station10.2 km
- Library21 km
- Sports hall12.4 km
- Hotel14 km
- Care home10.1 km
- Recycling centre19.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road680 m
- Railway9.5 km
- Power line7.8 km
- Wind turbine11.6 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality980 m
- Military area9.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.1 km
- Mine17 km
- Quarry3.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.7 km
- Church1 in the locality470 m
- Community hall4.6 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
- Population34,154
- Median income370,400 kr/yr
- Average age43.7 years
The figures describe Katrineholm Municipality as a whole, not Björkvik.