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Forshaga
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water340 m
- Distance to farmland450 m
- Distance to shoreline340 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3.5 km
- Distance to industry600 m
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store740 m
- Distance to school370 m
- Distance to train station9.7 km
Median across 2,243 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1900–4161
- 2705–9266
- 25410–14212
- 24615–19223
- 10820–2489
- 14325–29132
- 21830–34235
- 24635–39257
- 23840–44221
- 19245–49187
- 25150–54218
- 21755–59207
- 18160–64189
- 14965–69146
- 12970–74173
- 17275–79199
- 23580+309
Men 3,439Women 3,424
Marital status
- Unmarried3,686 (54 %)
- Married2,194 (32 %)
- Divorced664 (10 %)
- Widowed308 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Forshaga, 6,863 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,433 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 15 min
- Gothenburg3 h 51 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
- Abborrtjärnen8 ha3.4 km
- Sörtjärnen8 ha3.8 km
- Norra Hyn58 ha4.1 km
- Sjöstadtjärnet25 ha4.2 km
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Nearest localities
- Dyvelsten271 inhabitants2.2 km
- Visterud80 inhabitants2.9 km
- Tången63 inhabitants3.5 km
- Östra Deje52 inhabitants4.2 km
- Lyckan89 inhabitants4.4 km
- Norra Sanna59 inhabitants6.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Forshaga Folkets HusOther
- Equmenia ForshagascoutkårOutdoor life
- Forshaga HembygdföreninghembygdsgardLocal heritage
- Forshaga GolfklubbgolfSports
- Forshaga skid- och pulkabackesporthallSports
- Forshaga sporthallsporthallSports
- Forshaga HembygdföreningmuseumCulture
- Forshaga bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Forshaga kulturskolamusikskolaCulture
- Forshaga kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ForshagapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land36 in the locality390 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6.1 km
- Natura 200014.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest270 m
- Water protection area7.7 km
- Habitat protection1.5 km
- National conservation interest310 m
- National heritage interest3.4 km
Services & safety
- School8 in the locality100 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.1 km
- Police station1 in the locality350 m
- Civil defence shelter21 in the locality80 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.5 km
- Swimming pool12.3 km
- Campsite8.1 km
- Hiking trail2 km
- Cycle trail180 m
- Floodlit track11.9 km
- Birding site27.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6 in the locality340 m
- Café8.5 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality520 m
- Library1 in the locality180 m
- Sports hall5 in the locality80 m
- Hotel1 in the locality1.9 km
- Care home1 in the locality280 m
- Recycling centre15.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road150 m
- Railway5.5 km
- Power line950 m
- Wind turbine22.2 km
- Mobile mast720 m
- Military area24.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
- Mine44.7 km
- Quarry8.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark11 in the locality50 m
- Church3 in the locality190 m
- Community hall1 in the locality660 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
- Population11,520
- Median income385,900 kr/yr
- Average age43.4 years