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Örkelljunga
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water230 m
- Distance to farmland350 m
- Distance to shoreline230 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway24.7 km
- Distance to industry250 m
- Distance to power line6.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store900 m
- Distance to school800 m
- Distance to train station27.4 km
Median across 2,058 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1550–4177
- 2395–9191
- 22410–14234
- 23215–19189
- 21820–24180
- 20125–29144
- 22130–34220
- 24035–39233
- 22840–44213
- 22545–49211
- 23250–54224
- 24755–59233
- 27960–64225
- 21465–69231
- 19470–74188
- 19875–79204
- 25180+335
Men 3,798Women 3,632
Marital status
- Unmarried3,705 (50 %)
- Married2,539 (34 %)
- Divorced842 (11 %)
- Widowed379 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Örkelljunga, 7,430 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,507 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
- Stockholm5 h 58 min
- Gothenburg2 h 29 min
- Malmö1 h 23 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
- Hjälmsjön124 ha780 m
- Lillsjön19 ha4.1 km
- Åsljungasjön29 ha4.7 km
- Lärkesholmssjön73 ha4.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Harbäckshult57 inhabitants3.9 km
- Åsljunga759 inhabitants4.4 km
- Östra Tockarp74 inhabitants5.9 km
- Fasalt63 inhabitants6.1 km
- Eket450 inhabitants6.5 km
- Ulvs57 inhabitants7.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Örkelljunga ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Örkelljunga kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ÖrkelljungapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone18.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.5 km
- Coastal erosion27.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land36 in the locality230 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.8 km
- Natura 200017 km
- Extended shoreline protection3.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.5 km
- Water protection area570 m
- Habitat protection1.6 km
- National conservation interest6.9 km
- National heritage interest19.4 km
Services & safety
- School6 in the locality950 m
- Fire station1 in the locality920 m
- Police station1 in the locality530 m
- Civil defence shelter25 in the locality140 m
- Vulnerable area (police)39 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site820 m
- Swimming pool6.7 km
- Campsite2 in the locality940 m
- Hiking trail60 m
- Cycle trail9.5 km
- Floodlit track45.8 km
- Geologically notable site45.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8 in the locality530 m
- Café3 in the locality570 m
- Petrol station4 in the locality700 m
- Library1 in the locality780 m
- Sports hall12 km
- Hotel16.7 km
- Care home19.8 km
- Recycling centre16.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road710 m
- Railway16.8 km
- Power line7.3 km
- Wind turbine12 km
- Mobile mast6.7 km
- Military area18.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8.2 km
- Quarry3.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark9.5 km
- Church1 in the locality810 m
- Community hall15.3 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.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population10,277
- Median income365,000 kr/yr
- Average age44.5 years