
Svängsta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland410 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway8.1 km
- Distance to industry320 m
- Distance to power line650 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store550 m
- Distance to school870 m
- Distance to train station8.4 km
Median across 769 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 410–434
- 605–969
- 5910–1468
- 4815–1964
- 4820–2440
- 5625–2931
- 5430–3454
- 7535–3972
- 6440–4456
- 4145–4958
- 5850–5456
- 7955–5970
- 7360–6452
- 5965–6960
- 5570–7467
- 5475–7944
- 7080+76
Men 994Women 971
Marital status
- Unmarried989 (50 %)
- Married643 (33 %)
- Divorced242 (12 %)
- Widowed97 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Svängsta, 1,965 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,924 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 59 min
- Malmö2 h
- Municipal seat14 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
- Hundsjön9 ha930 m
- Kärrsjön18 ha2.1 km
- Rudegyl13 ha2.9 km
- Trehörningen7 ha3.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Svängsta FritidsgårdOther
- Svängsta – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- ABU-museum i SvängstamuseumCulture
- Svängsta bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Svängsta kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO Svängsta-AsarumpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone3.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.4 km
- Coastal erosion12.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality100 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve110 m
- Natura 200010.4 km
- Extended shoreline protection10.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest120 m
- Water protection area2.8 km
- Habitat protection3.4 km
- National conservation interest140 m
- National heritage interest7.6 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality450 m
- Fire station1 in the locality580 m
- Police station11.8 km
- Civil defence shelter14 in the locality430 m
- Vulnerable area (police)42.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1.1 km
- Swimming pool9 km
- Campsite6.2 km
- Hiking trail90 m
- Cycle trail140 m
- Floodlit track26.7 km
- Birding site45.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality220 m
- Café8.1 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality1.3 km
- Library1 in the locality80 m
- Sports hall7.2 km
- Hotel4.5 km
- Care home7.9 km
- Recycling centre9.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road200 m
- Railway8.3 km
- Power line780 m
- Wind turbine12.4 km
- Mobile mast4 km
- Military area14.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.5 km
- Mine20.6 km
- Quarry4.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality400 m
- Church1 in the locality480 m
- Community hall1 in the locality90 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
- Population31,751
- Median income388,700 kr/yr
- Average age45.3 years
The figures describe Karlshamn Municipality as a whole, not Svängsta.