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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest110 m
- Distance to water920 m
- Distance to farmland130 m
- Distance to shoreline920 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway340 m
- Distance to industry720 m
- Distance to power line840 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store900 m
- Distance to school530 m
- Distance to train station800 m
Median across 1,203 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2150–4209
- 2505–9256
- 28110–14294
- 25515–19243
- 18620–24193
- 17425–29148
- 25430–34233
- 26035–39264
- 24040–44261
- 26845–49220
- 25350–54239
- 24655–59222
- 23360–64248
- 18965–69187
- 20770–74210
- 18475–79168
- 21780+280
Men 3,912Women 3,875
Marital status
- Unmarried4,199 (54 %)
- Married2,595 (33 %)
- Divorced698 (9 %)
- Widowed316 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Smedby, 7,787 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,742 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 32 min
- Gothenburg4 h 27 min
- Malmö3 h 41 min
- Municipal seat9 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
- Maltebo damm8 ha16.6 km
- Storkärret7 ha21.5 km
- Dammen9 ha22.7 km
- Möckelmossen13 ha22.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Rinkabyholm1,642 inhabitants1.8 km
- Sjöslätten161 inhabitants2.5 km
- Kalmar42,622 inhabitants2.9 km
- 0880SB14666 inhabitants3.1 km
- Rinkaby125 inhabitants3.4 km
- Boholmarna132 inhabitants3.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Smedby Scoutkår KalmarscoutkårOutdoor life
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone40.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.3 km
- Coastal erosion14.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land38 in the locality50 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.7 km
- Natura 200011 km
- Extended shoreline protection41.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest11.9 km
- Water protection area9 km
- Habitat protection7.1 km
- National conservation interest3.4 km
- National heritage interest800 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality1.2 km
- Fire station4.5 km
- Police station5.2 km
- Civil defence shelter30 in the locality340 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.6 km
- Swimming pool2.1 km
- Campsite5.3 km
- Hiking trail2.3 km
- Cycle trail340 m
- Ski trail18.3 km
- Floodlit track34.4 km
- Birding site12.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4.2 km
- Café4.7 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality1.4 km
- Library5.5 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality1.5 km
- Hotel4 km
- Care home1 in the locality1.5 km
- Recycling centre1.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road610 m
- Railway3.8 km
- Power line1.4 km
- Wind turbine3.3 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality1.9 km
- Military area11.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.3 km
- Quarry12.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.3 km
- Church1 in the locality1.4 km
- Community hall6.7 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
- Population72,704
- Median income384,600 kr/yr
- Average age41.6 years
The figures describe Kalmar Municipality as a whole, not Smedby.