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Karlskrona
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Urban area in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County

Karlskrona

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Facts

MunicipalityKarlskrona
CountyBlekinge County
Population36,423
Area2,203 ha
SCB code1080TC109

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Place profile

79/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
18/100
Quiet surroundings
38/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
68/100
Family friendliness
83/100
Senior friendliness
78/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water780 m
  • Distance to farmland880 m
  • Distance to shoreline310 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway620 m
  • Distance to industry480 m
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store620 m
  • Distance to school590 m
  • Distance to train station3.3 km

Median across 5,988 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 6930–4715
  • 8245–9760
  • 97810–14908
  • 1,19215–191,083
  • 2,12520–241,455
  • 1,61725–291,114
  • 1,39830–341,028
  • 1,10635–39969
  • 1,06840–44955
  • 1,10545–491,073
  • 1,06250–541,174
  • 1,14355–59989
  • 87760–64935
  • 83165–69901
  • 80770–74919
  • 78175–791,018
  • 1,03680+1,605

Men 18,643Women 17,601

Marital status

  • Unmarried20,310 (56 %)
  • Married10,575 (29 %)
  • Divorced3,801 (10 %)
  • Widowed1,566 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 21 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Karlskrona, 36,244 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 36,423 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

  • Gothenburg4 h 38 min
  • Malmö2 h 37 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

  • Bastasjön10 ha4.7 km
  • Kroksjön24 ha7 km
  • Lösensjön101 ha7.4 km
  • Ällsjön7 ha7.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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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 zone1.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land337 in the locality320 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 20007.9 km
  • Extended shoreline protection1.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.4 km
  • Water protection area1.8 km
  • Habitat protection300 m
  • National conservation interest1.6 km
  • National heritage interest1.8 km

Services & safety

  • School52 in the locality100 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Police station1 in the locality4.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter405 in the locality90 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality1.5 km
  • Swimming pool24 in the locality800 m
  • Campsite3 in the locality1.9 km
  • Hiking trail3.3 km
  • Cycle trail150 m
  • Birding site47.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant38 in the locality860 m
  • Café14 in the locality780 m
  • Petrol station16 in the locality420 m
  • Library3 in the locality580 m
  • Sports hall14 in the locality900 m
  • Hotel18 in the locality160 m
  • Care home13 in the locality210 m
  • Recycling centre4 in the locality700 m

Disturbance

  • Major road250 m
  • Railway560 m
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine5.7 km
  • Mobile mast3 in the locality2.2 km
  • Military area1.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)19.4 km
  • Quarry7.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark19 in the locality1.2 km
  • Church14 in the locality700 m
  • Community hall10 in the locality490 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

  • Population66,301
  • Median income405,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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