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Skoghall
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Urban area in Hammarö Municipality, Värmland County

Skoghall

1

Facts

MunicipalityHammarö
CountyVärmland County
Population14,610
Area1,284 ha
SCB code1761TC102

2

Place profile

64/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
35/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
43/100
Family friendliness
72/100
Senior friendliness
55/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water650 m
  • Distance to farmland710 m
  • Distance to shoreline650 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.9 km
  • Distance to industry600 m
  • Distance to power line900 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.5 km
  • Distance to school690 m
  • Distance to train station5.7 km

Median across 3,994 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3940–4381
  • 6015–9569
  • 62210–14602
  • 58915–19512
  • 26220–24217
  • 23425–29194
  • 37430–34431
  • 57935–39608
  • 52140–44542
  • 57745–49548
  • 55150–54507
  • 47255–59474
  • 39860–64423
  • 40465–69446
  • 36470–74392
  • 35375–79379
  • 41980+591

Men 7,714Women 7,816

Marital status

  • Unmarried8,414 (54 %)
  • Married5,205 (33 %)
  • Divorced1,313 (8 %)
  • Widowed628 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 8 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Skoghall, 15,530 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 14,610 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

  • Stockholm4 h 8 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 46 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha2.7 km
  • Sättersviken36 ha3.4 km
  • Sundstatjärnet8 ha6.6 km
  • Kroppkärrssjön67 ha7 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone2.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land36 in the locality210 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20001.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2 km
  • Water protection area2.7 km
  • Habitat protection3.9 km
  • National conservation interest1.3 km
  • National heritage interest1.2 km

Services & safety

  • School12 in the locality420 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality2.5 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter67 in the locality300 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 in the locality2 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality2.3 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Hiking trail870 m
  • Cycle trail800 m
  • Floodlit track7 km
  • Birding site5.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant13 in the locality920 m
  • Café3.9 km
  • Petrol station4 in the locality1.3 km
  • Library1 in the locality1.8 km
  • Sports hall4 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hotel3.3 km
  • Care home7 in the locality730 m
  • Recycling centre10 in the locality1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway2.5 km
  • Power line950 m
  • Wind turbine3.8 km
  • Mobile mast3 in the locality1.4 km
  • Military area43.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)30 in the locality430 m
  • Quarry11.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.6 km
  • Church2 in the locality1.5 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality1.8 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

  • Population16,992
  • Median income461,700 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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The figures describe Hammarö Municipality as a whole, not Skoghall.