
Mala
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water430 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway170 m
- Distance to industry270 m
- Distance to power line180 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.1 km
- Distance to school6.1 km
- Distance to train station5.5 km
Median across 146 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 300–428
- 335–921
- 3010–1442
- 3515–1920
- 3520–2418
- 2125–2921
- 3530–3444
- 3735–3940
- 3040–4423
- 3545–4943
- 4550–5424
- 5155–5951
- 4560–6449
- 4565–6947
- 3870–7428
- 3875–7924
- 5480+55
Men 637Women 578
Marital status
- Unmarried622 (51 %)
- Married436 (36 %)
- Divorced110 (9 %)
- Widowed48 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Mala, 1,215 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 227 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 4 min
- Malmö1 h 35 min
- Municipal seat16 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
- Sparrsjön9 ha830 m
- Möllerödssjö20 ha3.8 km
- Övre Bjärlången31 ha5 km
- Västra sjö20 ha5.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Bjärnum2,762 inhabitants3.8 km
- Vankiva397 inhabitants4.3 km
- Finja514 inhabitants7 km
- Hässleholm19,760 inhabitants7.6 km
- Hörja201 inhabitants7.7 km
- Ballingslöv357 inhabitants8.4 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone7.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.4 km
- Natura 200030.6 km
- Extended shoreline protection3.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest7.8 km
- Water protection area3.8 km
- Habitat protection540 m
- National conservation interest8.8 km
- National heritage interest15.8 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality700 m
- Fire station5.8 km
- Police station10.1 km
- Civil defence shelter5.4 km
- Vulnerable area (police)33.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 km
- Swimming pool5.9 km
- Campsite11.9 km
- Hiking trail3.4 km
- Cycle trail10.2 km
- Floodlit track29 km
- Birding site36.4 km
- Geologically notable site22.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5.4 km
- Café9.8 km
- Petrol station5.2 km
- Library5.4 km
- Sports hall6.3 km
- Hotel9.9 km
- Care home4.7 km
- Recycling centre4.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road270 m
- Railway70 m
- Power line300 m
- Wind turbine17.8 km
- Mobile mast9.8 km
- Military area9.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.1 km
- Mine46.3 km
- Quarry2.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.2 km
- Church5.2 km
- Community hall1 in the locality360 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
- Population52,114
- Median income369,200 kr/yr
- Average age44.0 years
The figures describe Hässleholm Municipality as a whole, not Mala.