the register
Facts
municipalityKarlskrona
countyBlekinge County
population544
area244 ha
scb code1080TB119
place profile
What it is like to live here
26/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Family friendliness42/100
Senior friendliness21/100
natureforest30 m
water790 m
farmland110 m
shoreline480 m
disturbancemajor road20 m
railway14.8 km
industry7.1 km
power line7.6 km
servicesgrocery store730 m
school770 m
train station17.8 km
Median across 442 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
the population
Age distribution
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Torhamn, 1,634 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 544 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
driving timeFrom here and away
Gothenburg5 h 5 min
Malmö3 h 3 min
Municipal seat34 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.
waterLakes nearby
Färskesjön49 ha5.5 km
Lösensjön101 ha13.7 km
Kroksjön24 ha16.5 km
Holkasjön8 ha16.6 km
Nearest localities
associations
Associations and activities
Torhamns sockens n:a byalagHembygdsföreninglocal heritage
Torhamns idrottsplatsidrottsplansports
Torhamns kyrkakyrkareligion
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.
the layers around the locality
Surroundings
natural hazardsFlood zone16.1 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)3.6 km
Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality310 m
protection & regulationsNature reserve1.4 km
Natura 20001.7 km
Extended shoreline protection940 m
National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
Water protection area9.3 km
Habitat protection11.6 km
National conservation interest900 m
National heritage interest4 km
services & safetySchool2 in the locality1.4 km
Fire station10 km
Police station18 km
Civil defence shelter9.6 km
nature & outdoorsBathing site2.1 km
Swimming pool14.2 km
Campsite1 in the locality1.1 km
Hiking trail12.4 km
Cycle trail430 m
Birding site35.5 km
service & nöjeRestaurant2 in the locality1.1 km
Café1 in the locality2.1 km
Petrol station8.3 km
Library9.7 km
Sports hall9.2 km
Hotel1 in the locality2.1 km
Care home9.5 km
Recycling centre11.9 km
disturbanceMajor road10.4 km
Railway17.3 km
Power line7.6 km
Wind turbine7.8 km
Mobile mast1 km
Military area1.9 km
below groundUranium in bedrock (radon indicator)22.3 km
Quarry2.4 km
cultureMuseum or landmark14.6 km
Church1 in the locality1.5 km
Community hall1 in the locality1.6 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.
applies to the whole municipalityKarlskrona MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
66,301population
406 tkrmedian income
43.2 yearsaverage age
urban area in Karlskrona Municipality