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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest240 m
- Distance to water590 m
- Distance to farmland390 m
- Distance to shoreline280 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway11.5 km
- Distance to industry400 m
- Distance to power line2.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store460 m
- Distance to school670 m
- Distance to train station11.6 km
Median across 2,158 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2250–4213
- 2305–9237
- 24310–14232
- 25315–19241
- 13820–24124
- 11425–2990
- 16730–34215
- 23835–39223
- 21940–44232
- 22945–49244
- 24750–54277
- 24355–59273
- 26460–64225
- 18965–69216
- 18970–74193
- 21075–79238
- 29980+357
Men 3,697Women 3,830
Marital status
- Unmarried3,465 (46 %)
- Married3,092 (41 %)
- Divorced630 (8 %)
- Widowed347 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Viken, 7,527 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,162 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
- Gothenburg2 h 40 min
- Malmö1 h 5 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Långasjö10 ha31.3 km
- Västersjön469 ha32.3 km
- Kyrkesjön14 ha35.5 km
- Rössjön378 ha35.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Viken – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Vikens hemgårdbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Vikens IdrottsklubbidrottsplanSports
- Vikens Tennis och PadelidrottsplanSports
- Vikens BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Vikens SjöfartsmuseummuseumCulture
- Vikens 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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone17.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)34.4 km
- Coastal erosion700 m
- Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality520 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.7 km
- Natura 20001.3 km
- Extended shoreline protection580 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest750 m
- Water protection area17.2 km
- Habitat protection6.9 km
- National conservation interest1.7 km
- National heritage interest520 m
Services & safety
- School8 in the locality330 m
- Fire station6.2 km
- Police station5.6 km
- Civil defence shelter9 in the locality100 m
- Vulnerable area (police)12.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site760 m
- Swimming pool6.5 km
- Campsite3.6 km
- Hiking trail140 m
- Cycle trail540 m
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality790 m
- Café2 in the locality740 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality1.2 km
- Library1 in the locality580 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality1.3 km
- Hotel1 in the locality890 m
- Care home4.7 km
- Recycling centre14.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road1 km
- Railway11.6 km
- Power line2.3 km
- Wind turbine3.4 km
- Mobile mast3.8 km
- Military area12.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)23.2 km
- Quarry7.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4 in the locality750 m
- Church2 in the locality730 m
- Community hall3.7 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
- Population28,430
- Median income422,500 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years
The figures describe Höganäs Municipality as a whole, not Viken.