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Small locality in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County

Sjölund

1

Facts

MunicipalityVetlanda
CountyJönköping County
Population54
Area26 ha
SCB code0685SB128

2

Place profile

40/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
62/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
35/100
Senior friendliness
40/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water140 m
  • Distance to farmland310 m
  • Distance to shoreline140 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.5 km
  • Distance to industry2.6 km
  • Distance to power line6.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.1 km
  • Distance to school2.1 km
  • Distance to train station4.4 km

Median across 40 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 1150–494
  • 1305–9144
  • 12610–14146
  • 13515–19126
  • 7020–2463
  • 6225–2956
  • 11330–34114
  • 13635–39129
  • 11340–44107
  • 10745–49117
  • 13550–54161
  • 18255–59155
  • 14560–64147
  • 14865–69117
  • 12970–74141
  • 13175–79116
  • 12480+115

Men 2,101Women 2,048

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,004 (48 %)
  • Married1,735 (42 %)
  • Divorced272 (7 %)
  • Widowed140 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Sjölund, 4,149 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 54 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 47 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 8 min
  • Malmö3 h 42 min
  • Municipal seat7 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Grumlan427 ha320 m
  • Norrasjön84 ha3.8 km
  • Hestersgöl7 ha4.7 km
  • Bodasjön56 ha5.1 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land640 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 200024 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest32.3 km
  • Water protection area4.4 km
  • Habitat protection5 km
  • National conservation interest700 m
  • National heritage interest1.8 km

Services & safety

  • School2 km
  • Fire station10.5 km
  • Police station29.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.3 km
  • Swimming pool4.5 km
  • Campsite2.4 km
  • Hiking trail1.3 km
  • Cycle trail4.4 km
  • Ski trail34.3 km
  • Floodlit track5.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.1 km
  • Café4.4 km
  • Petrol station2.9 km
  • Library24 km
  • Sports hall3.8 km
  • Hotel5 km
  • Care home3.9 km
  • Recycling centre30 km

Disturbance

  • Major road960 m
  • Railway3.9 km
  • Power line6.5 km
  • Wind turbine3.3 km
  • Mobile mast4.5 km
  • Military area31.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
  • Mine9.7 km
  • Quarry1.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall21.5 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.

8

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 Sjölund.