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ENBjörkfors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water110 m
- Distance to farmland450 m
- Distance to shoreline110 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway14.5 km
- Distance to industry14.5 km
- Distance to power line7.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store10.5 km
- Distance to school390 m
- Distance to train station16.4 km
Median across 152 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 190–426
- 375–923
- 2210–1428
- 2515–1928
- 1520–2426
- 1725–2919
- 3530–3435
- 3335–3934
- 3240–4411
- 4345–4935
- 4150–5436
- 5055–5946
- 5960–6472
- 6365–6951
- 7470–7466
- 6875–7964
- 9380+77
Men 726Women 677
Marital status
- Unmarried600 (43 %)
- Married543 (39 %)
- Divorced150 (11 %)
- Widowed103 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkfors, 1,403 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 78 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
- Stockholm3 h 37 min
- Gothenburg4 h 9 min
- Malmö5 h 22 min
- Municipal seat26 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
- Björkern580 ha150 m
- Åsunden5,395 ha1.2 km
- Nedre Emmaren89 ha1.8 km
- Herrgöl11 ha3 km
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Nearest localities
- Orrkullen131 inhabitants10 km
- Horn454 inhabitants13 km
- Västersrum84 inhabitants13.2 km
- Rimforsa2,291 inhabitants17.7 km
- Åtvidaberg6,963 inhabitants19.3 km
- Odensvi66 inhabitants20.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Björkfors gymnastik och idrottsföreningOrienteringOutdoor life
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 zone1.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality290 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve350 m
- Natura 200021.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection780 m
- National conservation interest4.9 km
- National heritage interest6.5 km
Services & safety
- School13.6 km
- Fire station1 in the locality210 m
- Police station39 km
- Civil defence shelter16.1 km
- Vulnerable area (police)46.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1000 m
- Swimming pool9.8 km
- Campsite11.7 km
- Hiking trail10.2 km
- Cycle trail180 m
- Ski trail43.1 km
- Floodlit track24.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant14 km
- Café2 in the locality590 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality200 m
- Library13.8 km
- Sports hall15.5 km
- Hotel3 in the locality200 m
- Care home32.8 km
- Recycling centre18.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road4.7 km
- Railway14.7 km
- Power line7.1 km
- Wind turbine21.3 km
- Mobile mast17.3 km
- Military area42 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
- Mine16.4 km
- Quarry7.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality620 m
- Church6 km
- Community hall24.7 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
- Population9,957
- Median income394,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Kinda Municipality as a whole, not Björkfors.