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Emsfors
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Urban area in Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County

Emsfors

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1

Facts

MunicipalityOskarshamn
CountyKalmar County
Population321
Area69 ha
SCB code0882TB102

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
26/100
Quiet surroundings
72/100
Rurality
34/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
6/100
Senior friendliness
18/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water330 m
  • Distance to farmland440 m
  • Distance to shoreline330 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.5 km
  • Distance to industry7.2 km
  • Distance to power line2.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.2 km
  • Distance to school11 km
  • Distance to train station13.1 km

Median across 156 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 740–458
  • 765–969
  • 9110–1472
  • 7315–1955
  • 4020–2435
  • 6225–2962
  • 6530–3471
  • 7835–3978
  • 8740–4467
  • 7045–4953
  • 8550–5468
  • 8555–5992
  • 10860–6484
  • 7465–6980
  • 8270–7485
  • 8075–7972
  • 8980+86

Men 1,319Women 1,187

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,326 (53 %)
  • Married881 (35 %)
  • Divorced207 (8 %)
  • Widowed99 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Emsfors, 2,506 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 321 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 44 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 32 min
  • Malmö4 h 27 min
  • Municipal seat16 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

  • Grönskogssjön56 ha5.7 km
  • Kärrhultesjön25 ha6 km
  • Bosjön45 ha9.3 km
  • Tjuståsasjön89 ha9.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Coastal erosion43.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality440 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve100 m
  • Natura 2000The locality lies within
  • National outdoor-recreation interest250 m
  • Water protection area2.4 km
  • Habitat protection8 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest1.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1.8 km
  • Fire station9 km
  • Police station11.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.8 km
  • Swimming pool9.8 km
  • Campsite1.7 km
  • Hiking trail5.6 km
  • Cycle trail530 m
  • Floodlit track10.6 km
  • Geologically notable site23.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.8 km
  • Café2.1 km
  • Petrol station10.4 km
  • Library11.6 km
  • Sports hall11.1 km
  • Hotel13.1 km
  • Care home14.2 km
  • Recycling centre10.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road830 m
  • Railway11.6 km
  • Power line2.6 km
  • Wind turbine4.8 km
  • Mobile mast8.3 km
  • Military area18.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.5 km
  • Mine47.9 km
  • Quarry960 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.7 km
  • Church1.7 km
  • Community hall13.2 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

  • Population26,923
  • Median income410,500 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Oskarshamn Municipality as a whole, not Emsfors.