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Olofström
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water270 m
- Distance to farmland920 m
- Distance to shoreline270 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway840 m
- Distance to industry390 m
- Distance to power line700 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store720 m
- Distance to school630 m
- Distance to train station39 km
Median across 2,237 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1300–4126
- 1865–9169
- 22110–14208
- 22615–19217
- 24820–24181
- 20525–29158
- 27130–34203
- 22935–39208
- 19040–44205
- 18545–49177
- 23050–54224
- 28155–59295
- 26660–64262
- 22265–69211
- 19970–74217
- 21275–79227
- 30480+458
Men 3,805Women 3,746
Marital status
- Unmarried3,763 (50 %)
- Married2,376 (31 %)
- Divorced910 (12 %)
- Widowed504 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Olofström, 7,551 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 7,628 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
- Gothenburg3 h 48 min
- Malmö1 h 57 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
- Halen354 ha1.4 km
- Danskasjön8 ha1.7 km
- Stora Skyesjön48 ha3.2 km
- Öasjön32 ha3.3 km
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Associations and activities
- IF Friskis o Svettis OlofströmGymnastikOutdoor life
- Olofström – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Olofströms fritidsklubb tyngdlyftningenStyrketräningOutdoor life
- Olofströms innebandyklubbInnebandyOutdoor life
- Olofströms ishockeyklubbIshockeyOutdoor life
- Olofströms hembygdsmuseumhembygdsgardLocal heritage
- Boa Golfklubb OlofströmgolfSports
- Olofströms IshallsporthallSports
- Olofströms RidklubbridSports
- Olofströms BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Olofströms hembygdsmuseummuseumCulture
- Olofströms kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO OlofströmpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone340 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.5 km
- Coastal erosion16.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land78 in the locality190 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.1 km
- Natura 200020.6 km
- Extended shoreline protection6.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection2.8 km
- National conservation interest1.5 km
- National heritage interest2.6 km
Services & safety
- School9 in the locality70 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
- Police station2 in the locality210 m
- Civil defence shelter146 in the locality60 m
- Vulnerable area (police)32 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.5 km
- Swimming pool17.1 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.4 km
- Hiking trail1.1 km
- Cycle trail170 m
- Floodlit track21.2 km
- Birding site35.6 km
- Geologically notable site43.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8 in the locality140 m
- Café2 in the locality170 m
- Petrol station4 in the locality600 m
- Library1 in the locality150 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality160 m
- Hotel3 in the locality140 m
- Care home3 in the locality730 m
- Recycling centre2.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road460 m
- Railway9.4 km
- Power line860 m
- Wind turbine7.1 km
- Mobile mast4 km
- Military area24.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)13.8 km
- Mine9.9 km
- Quarry6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality1.1 km
- Church2 in the locality340 m
- Community hall2 in the locality750 m
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
- Population13,000
- Median income384,500 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years