
Mjällby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest400 m
- Distance to water580 m
- Distance to farmland110 m
- Distance to shoreline580 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway5.1 km
- Distance to industry230 m
- Distance to power line580 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store630 m
- Distance to school600 m
- Distance to train station6 km
Median across 512 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 390–448
- 565–939
- 5010–1456
- 5915–1946
- 4420–2438
- 6025–2943
- 6930–3454
- 7035–3961
- 5440–4455
- 5345–4948
- 4750–5459
- 8655–5968
- 7360–6472
- 6865–6957
- 5770–7453
- 5075–7969
- 7680+102
Men 1,011Women 968
Marital status
- Unmarried1,031 (52 %)
- Married618 (31 %)
- Divorced197 (10 %)
- Widowed132 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Mjällby, 1,979 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,379 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 57 min
- Malmö1 h 42 min
- Municipal seat11 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
- Siesjö24 ha8.3 km
- Levrasjön270 ha12.7 km
- Ivösjön5,151 ha14.1 km
- Byasjön24 ha19.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Mjällby IdrottshallsporthallSports
- Mjällby IdrottsplatsidrottsplanSports
- Mjällby bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Mjällby kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO MjällbypensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone12.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)17.3 km
- Coastal erosion3.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land30 in the locality140 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2 km
- Natura 20004.3 km
- Extended shoreline protection2.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.9 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection3 km
- National conservation interest2.6 km
- National heritage interest450 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality420 m
- Fire station1 in the locality860 m
- Police station6.3 km
- Civil defence shelter12 in the locality80 m
- Vulnerable area (police)31.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.2 km
- Swimming pool4.4 km
- Campsite4.1 km
- Hiking trail5.6 km
- Cycle trail230 m
- Floodlit track7.3 km
- Birding site32.6 km
- Geologically notable site46.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality270 m
- Café1 in the locality680 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality1000 m
- Library1 in the locality430 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality480 m
- Hotel3.9 km
- Care home1 in the locality640 m
- Recycling centre3.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road1 km
- Railway5.2 km
- Power line520 m
- Wind turbine1.8 km
- Mobile mast3.8 km
- Military area5.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)23.9 km
- Mine21.4 km
- Quarry4.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.2 km
- Church1 in the locality470 m
- Community hall1 in the locality340 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
- Population17,430
- Median income393,000 kr/yr
- Average age46.4 years
The figures describe Sölvesborg Municipality as a whole, not Mjällby.