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Small locality in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County

Almvik

1

Facts

MunicipalityVästervik
CountyKalmar County
Population149
Area32 ha
SCB code0883SB117

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
35/100
Quiet surroundings
58/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
25/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water670 m
  • Distance to farmland180 m
  • Distance to shoreline250 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway80 m
  • Distance to industry7.2 km
  • Distance to power line210 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.6 km
  • Distance to school7.4 km
  • Distance to train station8.3 km

Median across 116 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 330–435
  • 475–945
  • 5710–1442
  • 5215–1954
  • 1520–2418
  • 1825–2917
  • 4130–3444
  • 5535–3969
  • 4740–4444
  • 4445–4942
  • 6650–5448
  • 6355–5969
  • 7760–6462
  • 8165–6984
  • 7270–7478
  • 7875–7972
  • 8180+64

Men 927Women 887

Marital status

  • Unmarried837 (46 %)
  • Married709 (39 %)
  • Divorced199 (11 %)
  • Widowed64 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Almvik, 1,814 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 149 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 37 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 19 min
  • Malmö5 h 25 min
  • Municipal seat18 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Mösjön23 ha1.3 km
  • Bleken42 ha1.7 km
  • Ängsjön42 ha2.5 km
  • Ödingen65 ha2.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone31.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 200016.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.2 km
  • Water protection area2.2 km
  • Habitat protection5.5 km
  • National conservation interest3.7 km
  • National heritage interest780 m

Services & safety

  • School7.5 km
  • Fire station13.1 km
  • Police station10.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site970 m
  • Swimming pool11.8 km
  • Campsite7.1 km
  • Hiking trail1.6 km
  • Cycle trail4.1 km
  • Ski trail12.9 km
  • Floodlit track27.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.7 km
  • Café840 m
  • Petrol station8.6 km
  • Library38 km
  • Sports hall7.6 km
  • Hotel7.2 km
  • Care home7.6 km
  • Recycling centre8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1 km
  • Railway350 m
  • Power line400 m
  • Wind turbine5.8 km
  • Mobile mast10.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
  • Mine12.4 km
  • Quarry5.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.9 km
  • Church2.7 km
  • Community hall8.6 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

  • Population36,447
  • Median income380,900 kr/yr
  • Average age47.3 years
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The figures describe Västervik Municipality as a whole, not Almvik.