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Small locality in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County

Björkenäs

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlskrona
CountyBlekinge County
Population80
Area63 ha
SCB code1080SB134

2

Place profile

2/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
20/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
27/100
Urbanity
12/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water690 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline490 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway16.6 km
  • Distance to industry2.6 km
  • Distance to power line4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.9 km
  • Distance to school6.2 km
  • Distance to train station20 km

Median across 82 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–428
  • 365–942
  • 3910–1428
  • 3815–1938
  • 2920–2423
  • 2625–2921
  • 4230–3437
  • 4535–3947
  • 4240–4425
  • 5445–4950
  • 5250–5447
  • 6655–5945
  • 6660–6474
  • 8165–6968
  • 6770–7473
  • 6875–7961
  • 6780+72

Men 855Women 779

Marital status

  • Unmarried724 (44 %)
  • Married656 (40 %)
  • Divorced167 (10 %)
  • Widowed83 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkenäs, 1,634 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg4 h 59 min
  • Malmö2 h 58 min
  • Municipal seat28 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

  • Färskesjön49 ha3.7 km
  • Lösensjön101 ha11.2 km
  • Trehörningen7 ha12.7 km
  • Holkasjön8 ha13.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone15.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality430 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.6 km
  • Natura 20001.9 km
  • Extended shoreline protection620 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.7 km
  • Water protection area4.3 km
  • Habitat protection10.3 km
  • National conservation interest490 m
  • National heritage interest3.4 km

Services & safety

  • School4.9 km
  • Fire station5.8 km
  • Police station20.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.9 km
  • Swimming pool14.4 km
  • Campsite990 m
  • Hiking trail9 km
  • Cycle trail360 m
  • Birding site29.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 km
  • Café2.4 km
  • Petrol station5.4 km
  • Library5.9 km
  • Sports hall5 km
  • Hotel10.4 km
  • Care home5.7 km
  • Recycling centre16.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.7 km
  • Railway18.5 km
  • Power line4 km
  • Wind turbine5.9 km
  • Mobile mast4.1 km
  • Military area10.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.3 km
  • Quarry7.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark16.2 km
  • Church6.1 km
  • Community hall5.1 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

  • Population66,301
  • Median income405,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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The figures describe Karlskrona Municipality as a whole, not Björkenäs.