SV
EN
Karlshamn
1
Facts
2
Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water420 m
- Distance to farmland440 m
- Distance to shoreline380 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway1.6 km
- Distance to industry550 m
- Distance to power line830 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store610 m
- Distance to school520 m
- Distance to train station2.4 km
Median across 5,099 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
3
Age distribution
- 4770–4419
- 5515–9480
- 61410–14552
- 61015–19560
- 52020–24515
- 58425–29479
- 63730–34603
- 66935–39620
- 60940–44541
- 54745–49565
- 61550–54626
- 75755–59719
- 70060–64713
- 56765–69641
- 55470–74626
- 53475–79651
- 79680+1,077
Men 10,341Women 10,387
Marital status
- Unmarried10,556 (51 %)
- Married6,751 (33 %)
- Divorced2,251 (11 %)
- Widowed1,157 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 12 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Karlshamn, 20,728 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 19,966 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 11 min
- Malmö1 h 56 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
- Byasjön24 ha870 m
- Långasjön89 ha3.3 km
- Agnsjön14 ha3.8 km
- Bruksgylet10 ha4.1 km
7
Associations and activities
- Karlshamns SjöscoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Karlshamn SkateplazaidrottsplanSports
- Karlshamns GolfklubbgolfSports
- Karlshamns RidklubbridSports
- Sparbanken i Karlshamn ArenasporthallSports
- Centrumbiografen KarlshamnbiografCulture
- Karlshamns StadsteaterteaterCulture
- Karlshamns museummuseumCulture
- Karlshamns stadsbibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Sjöfartsmuseet KarlshamnmuseumCulture
- PRO KarlshamnpensionärsföreningSocial
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.
8
Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone220 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2 km
- Coastal erosion10.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land243 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.7 km
- Natura 20008.5 km
- Extended shoreline protection3.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.5 km
- Water protection area3 km
- Habitat protection580 m
- National conservation interest4.7 km
- National heritage interest2.1 km
Services & safety
- School30 in the locality220 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.3 km
- Police station1 in the locality2.7 km
- Civil defence shelter203 in the locality320 m
- Vulnerable area (police)44.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2 in the locality3.3 km
- Swimming pool5 in the locality150 m
- Campsite2 in the locality4.2 km
- Hiking trail3.7 km
- Cycle trail360 m
- Floodlit track23.6 km
- Birding site46.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant22 in the locality390 m
- Café4 in the locality2.4 km
- Petrol station12 in the locality310 m
- Library3 in the locality1.5 km
- Sports hall4 in the locality250 m
- Hotel6 in the locality330 m
- Care home2 in the locality1.5 km
- Recycling centre3 in the locality840 m
Disturbance
- Major road420 m
- Railway1.5 km
- Power line380 m
- Wind turbine6.5 km
- Mobile mast3 in the locality1.2 km
- Military area5.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.1 km
- Mine24 km
- Quarry4.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark12 in the locality250 m
- Church5 in the locality730 m
- Community hall2 in the locality1.5 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.
9
Applies to the whole municipality
- Population31,751
- Median income388,700 kr/yr
- Average age45.3 years