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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water550 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline550 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway300 m
- Distance to industry2 km
- Distance to power line1.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.3 km
- Distance to school2.4 km
- Distance to train station2.7 km
Median across 26 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 440–444
- 485–942
- 4510–1433
- 4515–1948
- 1320–249
- 1525–2927
- 3730–3437
- 5235–3956
- 3940–4440
- 4545–4944
- 4850–5445
- 5555–5937
- 5660–6446
- 3965–6952
- 4570–7444
- 4075–7925
- 4080+41
Men 706Women 670
Marital status
- Unmarried684 (49 %)
- Married584 (42 %)
- Divorced81 (6 %)
- Widowed50 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Helmershus, 1,376 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 74 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
- Stockholm4 h 50 min
- Gothenburg2 h 11 min
- Malmö2 h 35 min
- Municipal seat8 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
- Vidöstern4,190 ha710 m
- Sörsjön14 ha2.8 km
- Prostsjön10 ha4 km
- Kassasjön21 ha4.7 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone810 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality340 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.8 km
- Natura 20009.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest330 m
- Water protection area2.6 km
- Habitat protection2.6 km
- National conservation interest1.2 km
- National heritage interest3.2 km
Services & safety
- School2.3 km
- Fire station3.2 km
- Police station3.4 km
- Civil defence shelter2.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.6 km
- Swimming pool2.1 km
- Campsite4.2 km
- Hiking trail1.7 km
- Cycle trail110 m
- Floodlit track33.3 km
- Birding site15.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.2 km
- Café2.2 km
- Petrol station2.7 km
- Library3.8 km
- Sports hall1.1 km
- Hotel2.9 km
- Care home3.2 km
- Recycling centre2.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.1 km
- Railway340 m
- Power line2 km
- Wind turbine3.7 km
- Mobile mast4.2 km
- Military area14.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.5 km
- Mine40.3 km
- Quarry12.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.6 km
- Church3.1 km
- Community hall3.2 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
- Population34,542
- Median income398,000 kr/yr
- Average age43.4 years
The figures describe Värnamo Municipality as a whole, not Helmershus.