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Olsäter
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Small locality in Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County

Olsäter

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1

Facts

MunicipalityForshaga
CountyVärmland County
Population104
Area28 ha
SCB code1763SB109

2

Place profile

22/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
56/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
57/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway13.1 km
  • Distance to industry11.5 km
  • Distance to power line670 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store13 km
  • Distance to school190 m
  • Distance to train station19.2 km

Median across 51 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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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 Olsäter, 1,707 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 104 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 33 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 11 min
  • Municipal seat27 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

  • Lillsjön54 ha1.1 km
  • Emsen203 ha1.8 km
  • Fisktjärnen26 ha3.5 km
  • Långtjärnen12 ha4.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)16.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.2 km
  • Natura 20007.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest540 m
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection1.8 km
  • National conservation interest4.8 km
  • National heritage interest5.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality110 m
  • Fire station12.9 km
  • Police station13.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter11.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9.7 km
  • Swimming pool13.3 km
  • Campsite5.4 km
  • Hiking trail10.7 km
  • Cycle trail610 m
  • Floodlit track33.1 km
  • Birding site48.9 km
  • Geologically notable site45.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant12.3 km
  • Café8.5 km
  • Petrol station12.3 km
  • Library9.9 km
  • Sports hall11.1 km
  • Hotel8.1 km
  • Care home18.7 km
  • Recycling centre18.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road780 m
  • Railway13.5 km
  • Power line680 m
  • Wind turbine22.7 km
  • Mobile mast6.2 km
  • Military area13.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
  • Mine34.4 km
  • Quarry8.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.8 km
  • Church3.8 km
  • Community hall9.9 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 Olsäter.