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Söderåkra
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Urban area in Torsås Municipality, Kalmar County

Söderåkra

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Facts

MunicipalityTorsås
CountyKalmar County
Population940
Area161 ha
SCB code0834TB102

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Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
17/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
33/100
Urbanity
18/100
Family friendliness
48/100
Senior friendliness
29/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway43.4 km
  • Distance to industry4.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store610 m
  • Distance to school740 m
  • Distance to train station59.6 km

Median across 424 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 250–422
  • 305–925
  • 3310–1428
  • 3115–1917
  • 2120–2420
  • 2025–2912
  • 3330–3436
  • 2835–3922
  • 2340–4421
  • 2345–4922
  • 3350–5428
  • 2655–5930
  • 4860–6423
  • 3365–6937
  • 3870–7429
  • 3075–7938
  • 3380+40

Men 508Women 450

Marital status

  • Unmarried498 (51 %)
  • Married313 (32 %)
  • Divorced106 (11 %)
  • Widowed52 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Söderåkra, 958 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 940 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

  • Stockholm5 h 54 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 44 min
  • Malmö3 h 18 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

  • Hallasjön8 ha16.4 km
  • Iglasjön8 ha16.9 km
  • Ugglebosjön8 ha18.4 km
  • Lomsjön9 ha18.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone22.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
  • Coastal erosion23.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land23 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.4 km
  • Natura 200016.2 km
  • Extended shoreline protection14 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest25.1 km
  • Water protection area4.5 km
  • Habitat protection3.3 km
  • National conservation interest3.2 km
  • National heritage interest1.9 km

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality260 m
  • Fire station5.2 km
  • Police station5.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.5 km
  • Swimming pool6.3 km
  • Campsite6.4 km
  • Hiking trail3.2 km
  • Cycle trail470 m
  • Ski trail30.6 km
  • Birding site27.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.6 km
  • Café6.5 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality670 m
  • Library5.4 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality360 m
  • Hotel6.8 km
  • Care home5.2 km
  • Recycling centre6.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road170 m
  • Railway27.4 km
  • Power line1.5 km
  • Wind turbine1.9 km
  • Mobile mast5.8 km
  • Military area16.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.2 km
  • Quarry18.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality660 m
  • Community hall6.5 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

  • Population6,984
  • Median income364,200 kr/yr
  • Average age47.7 years
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The figures describe Torsås Municipality as a whole, not Söderåkra.