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Small locality in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County

Björkhaga

1

Facts

MunicipalityVästervik
CountyKalmar County
Population107
Area37 ha
SCB code0883SB125

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water810 m
  • Distance to farmland120 m
  • Distance to shoreline280 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.3 km
  • Distance to industry10.1 km
  • Distance to power line520 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.9 km
  • Distance to school7 km
  • Distance to train station10.2 km

Median across 93 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 190–420
  • 275–933
  • 3410–1440
  • 3215–1928
  • 1620–2416
  • 1625–298
  • 3330–3422
  • 3235–3925
  • 3540–4438
  • 2145–4929
  • 3350–5433
  • 3455–5933
  • 5360–6443
  • 5665–6959
  • 5270–7453
  • 5375–7947
  • 6980+80

Men 615Women 607

Marital status

  • Unmarried565 (46 %)
  • Married457 (37 %)
  • Divorced114 (9 %)
  • Widowed84 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkhaga, 1,222 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 107 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 18 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 30 min
  • Malmö5 h 35 min
  • Municipal seat35 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

  • Ommen204 ha1 km
  • Storsjön952 ha1.6 km
  • Tokgöl20 ha2 km
  • Svartgölen8 ha2.3 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone32.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 200011.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.6 km
  • Water protection area430 m
  • Habitat protection2.3 km
  • National conservation interest440 m
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2.3 km
  • Fire station15.3 km
  • Police station26.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site430 m
  • Swimming pool9.6 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality270 m
  • Hiking trail10.8 km
  • Cycle trail220 m
  • Ski trail28.8 km
  • Floodlit track25.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.8 km
  • Café4.7 km
  • Petrol station1.7 km
  • Library24.3 km
  • Sports hall10.3 km
  • Hotel11.6 km
  • Care home12.9 km
  • Recycling centre10.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.2 km
  • Railway8.6 km
  • Power line670 m
  • Wind turbine18.2 km
  • Mobile mast7.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine9.7 km
  • Quarry5.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.2 km
  • Church2.3 km
  • Community hall11.7 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

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