Sjölund
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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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.
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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.
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Lakes nearby
- Grumlan427 ha320 m
- Norrasjön84 ha3.8 km
- Hestersgöl7 ha4.7 km
- Bodasjön56 ha5.1 km
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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.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population27,528
- Median income383,400 kr/yr
- Average age44.1 years
The figures describe Vetlanda Municipality as a whole, not Sjölund.