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Small locality in Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County

Lyckan

1

Facts

MunicipalityForshaga
CountyVärmland County
Population89
Area35 ha
SCB code1763SB105

2

Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
41/100
Quiet surroundings
61/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
18/100
Family friendliness
14/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water50 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline50 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.7 km
  • Distance to industry4.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.5 km
  • Distance to school4 km
  • Distance to train station6.2 km

Median across 89 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 440–434
  • 355–932
  • 5010–1447
  • 3915–1941
  • 2920–2423
  • 2425–2928
  • 4130–3441
  • 6135–3959
  • 5940–4455
  • 3145–4935
  • 4750–5450
  • 9255–5968
  • 7160–6479
  • 8065–6987
  • 6370–7455
  • 5775–7962
  • 4780+41

Men 870Women 837

Marital status

  • Unmarried858 (50 %)
  • Married626 (37 %)
  • Divorced160 (9 %)
  • Widowed62 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Lyckan, 1,707 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 89 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 13 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 45 min
  • Municipal seat8 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Acksjön68 ha200 m
  • Sörtjärnen8 ha990 m
  • Södra Hyn363 ha1000 m
  • Abborrtjärnen8 ha1.4 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 200014.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.7 km
  • Water protection area3.6 km
  • Habitat protection2.7 km
  • National conservation interest820 m
  • National heritage interest1.6 km

Services & safety

  • School4.6 km
  • Fire station5.9 km
  • Police station5.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.7 km
  • Swimming pool7.8 km
  • Campsite7.1 km
  • Hiking trail500 m
  • Cycle trail4.7 km
  • Floodlit track8.1 km
  • Birding site24.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.8 km
  • Café6 km
  • Petrol station4.5 km
  • Library5 km
  • Sports hall4.3 km
  • Hotel3 km
  • Care home5.2 km
  • Recycling centre12.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road430 m
  • Railway4.2 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine18.5 km
  • Mobile mast2.7 km
  • Military area29.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.3 km
  • Mine49.3 km
  • Quarry5.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.9 km
  • Church4.3 km
  • Community hall5.5 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

  • Population11,520
  • Median income385,900 kr/yr
  • Average age43.4 years
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The figures describe Forshaga Municipality as a whole, not Lyckan.