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Skogsby
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Urban area in Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County

Skogsby

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Facts

MunicipalityMörbylånga
CountyKalmar County
Population993
Area268 ha
SCB code0840TB112

2

Place profile

45/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
19/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
48/100
Family friendliness
49/100
Senior friendliness
42/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water450 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline450 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway4.3 km
  • Distance to industry1.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.3 km
  • Distance to school930 m
  • Distance to train station4.4 km

Median across 533 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–455
  • 745–972
  • 6310–1469
  • 6815–1960
  • 4120–2439
  • 3025–2935
  • 5930–3466
  • 6635–3966
  • 6340–4476
  • 7145–4966
  • 5450–5463
  • 4555–5963
  • 3660–6448
  • 4965–6962
  • 5970–7456
  • 5475–7940
  • 4480+44

Men 924Women 980

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,034 (55 %)
  • Married626 (33 %)
  • Divorced177 (9 %)
  • Widowed56 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skogsby, 1,904 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 993 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 41 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 44 min
  • Malmö3 h 56 min
  • Municipal seat24 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

  • Möckelmossen13 ha10.8 km
  • Frösslundamossen8 ha11.2 km
  • Torpmossen11 ha13.9 km
  • Storkärret7 ha14.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)15.3 km
  • Coastal erosion10.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality490 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.1 km
  • Natura 20002.7 km
  • Extended shoreline protection44.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.6 km
  • Water protection area100 m
  • Habitat protection1.2 km
  • National conservation interest1.2 km
  • National heritage interest2.1 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality330 m
  • Fire station12.7 km
  • Police station11.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.9 km
  • Swimming pool2.9 km
  • Campsite3.6 km
  • Hiking trail350 m
  • Cycle trail3.7 km
  • Ski trail35.4 km
  • Floodlit track38 km
  • Birding site8.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality1 km
  • Café2.5 km
  • Petrol station3.8 km
  • Library3.8 km
  • Sports hall2.3 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality1.6 km
  • Care home2.5 km
  • Recycling centre1.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road470 m
  • Railway10.2 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine5.3 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality910 m
  • Military area21.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24.3 km
  • Quarry21.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.8 km
  • Church1 in the locality600 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality610 m

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

  • Population16,224
  • Median income408,000 kr/yr
  • Average age46.1 years
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The figures describe Mörbylånga Municipality as a whole, not Skogsby.