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Åkerby
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Small locality in Borgholm Municipality, Kalmar County

Åkerby

1

Facts

MunicipalityBorgholm
CountyKalmar County
Population77
Area33 ha
SCB code0885SB137

2

Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
11/100
Quiet surroundings
76/100
Rurality
19/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water650 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline650 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road40 m
  • Distance to railway12.1 km
  • Distance to industry11.2 km
  • Distance to power line10.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.6 km
  • Distance to school10.1 km
  • Distance to train station12.2 km

Median across 55 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 270–424
  • 575–941
  • 4110–1438
  • 4515–1939
  • 2220–2413
  • 1225–2915
  • 2230–3418
  • 5335–3948
  • 5640–4453
  • 4045–4940
  • 3950–5434
  • 3455–5931
  • 3760–6452
  • 6565–6964
  • 5770–7457
  • 5375–7941
  • 3480+49

Men 694Women 657

Marital status

  • Unmarried678 (50 %)
  • Married479 (35 %)
  • Divorced138 (10 %)
  • Widowed58 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åkerby, 1,351 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 77 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 52 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 55 min
  • Malmö4 h 7 min
  • Municipal seat32 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

  • Frösslundamossen8 ha17.3 km
  • Möckelmossen13 ha18.4 km
  • Torpmossen11 ha20.1 km
  • Storkärret7 ha23.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.6 km
  • Coastal erosion3.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.6 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.6 km
  • Natura 20001.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.4 km
  • Water protection area3.9 km
  • Habitat protection4.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest900 m

Services & safety

  • School1.9 km
  • Fire station22 km
  • Police station21.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.1 km
  • Swimming pool8 km
  • Campsite3.9 km
  • Hiking trail150 m
  • Cycle trail2.4 km
  • Ski trail44.4 km
  • Floodlit track36.4 km
  • Birding site19.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.4 km
  • Café6.7 km
  • Petrol station10.1 km
  • Library13.8 km
  • Sports hall7.9 km
  • Hotel12.6 km
  • Care home13.1 km
  • Recycling centre1.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road60 m
  • Railway20 km
  • Power line10.5 km
  • Wind turbine3.5 km
  • Mobile mast6 km
  • Military area21.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)30.5 km
  • Quarry16.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.5 km
  • Church2.1 km
  • Community hall7.2 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

  • Population10,666
  • Median income362,200 kr/yr
  • Average age52.8 years
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The figures describe Borgholm Municipality as a whole, not Åkerby.