Facts

MunicipalityVetlanda

CountyJönköping County

Population324

Area86 ha

SCB code0685TB101

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Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

37/100

Quiet surroundings

61/100

Rurality

43/100

Urbanity

19/100

Family friendliness

0/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest40 m
Distance to water350 m
Distance to farmland100 m
Distance to shoreline350 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway340 m
Distance to industry200 m
Distance to power line4 km

Services

Distance to grocery store7.5 km
Distance to school7.4 km
Distance to train station490 m

Median across 185 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

610–464
735–966
5910–1480
5215–1949
4220–2428
3825–2942
7030–3471
6335–3970
5640–4458
5545–4938
6150–5464
7255–5950
7760–6482
7165–6974
7870–7463
5075–7939
5880+42

Men 1,036Women 980

Marital status

Unmarried1,042 (52 %)
Married757 (38 %)
Divorced129 (6 %)
Widowed66 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björköby, 2,016 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 324 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 30 min
Gothenburg2 h 46 min
Malmö3 h 36 min
Municipal seat22 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

Nömmen1,536 ha1.6 km
Lill-Nömmen116 ha3.5 km
Naglarpasjön13 ha5.5 km
Tjurken194 ha5.6 km

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Nearest localities

Russnäs51 inhabitants5.1 km
Ekenässjön1,615 inhabitants6.2 km
Sandsjöfors160 inhabitants6.4 km
Stensjön204 inhabitants7.9 km
Värne132 inhabitants11.5 km
Vetlanda13,895 inhabitants11.9 km

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

Flood zone14.6 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)15.5 km
Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality330 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve10 km
Natura 200028.9 km
National outdoor-recreation interest21.6 km
Water protection area70 m
Habitat protection6.7 km
National conservation interest5.8 km
National heritage interest9.2 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality300 m
Fire station16.8 km
Police station16.2 km
Civil defence shelter11.8 km
Vulnerable area (police)49.9 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1.7 km
Swimming pool13.4 km
Campsite8.7 km
Hiking trail11.3 km
Cycle trail4.8 km
Ski trail17.2 km
Floodlit track7.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant8.6 km
Café7.5 km
Petrol station10.8 km
Library17.6 km
Sports hall8.6 km
Hotel11.9 km
Care home13.5 km
Recycling centre21.3 km

Disturbance

Major road3 km
Railway3.9 km
Power line4.2 km
Wind turbine4 km
Mobile mast4.9 km
Military area16.2 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
Mine16.8 km
Quarry3.1 km

Culture

Museum or landmark7.1 km
Church1 in the locality210 m
Community hall20 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

Population27,528
Median income383,400 kr/yr
Average age44.1 years

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The figures describe Vetlanda Municipality as a whole, not Björköby.