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Small locality in Sunne Municipality, Värmland County

Östanbjörke

1

Facts

MunicipalitySunne
CountyVärmland County
Population69
Area31 ha
SCB code1766SB123

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
14/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water990 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline990 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.8 km
  • Distance to industry7.4 km
  • Distance to power line7.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.6 km
  • Distance to school3.5 km
  • Distance to train station4 km

Median across 25 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–454
  • 715–961
  • 4910–1452
  • 5815–1935
  • 3420–2435
  • 4825–2938
  • 6530–3462
  • 7235–3964
  • 4740–4445
  • 4445–4962
  • 6650–5462
  • 7955–5962
  • 8060–6479
  • 8265–6982
  • 7670–7461
  • 5975–7934
  • 4480+36

Men 1,022Women 924

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,101 (57 %)
  • Married606 (31 %)
  • Divorced180 (9 %)
  • Widowed52 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Östanbjörke, 1,946 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 69 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 6 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 23 min
  • Municipal seat17 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

  • Björken100 ha1.7 km
  • Flytjärnen8 ha3.2 km
  • Kroktjärnen28 ha3.6 km
  • Abborrtjärnen26 ha4.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Östanbjörke BygdegårdOther
  • ÖstanbjörkebygdegårdLocal heritage

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve16.1 km
  • Natura 200018.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest18 km
  • Water protection area6.1 km
  • Habitat protection4.4 km
  • National conservation interest10 km
  • National heritage interest11.8 km

Services & safety

  • School8.5 km
  • Fire station9.8 km
  • Police station9.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.8 km
  • Swimming pool10.6 km
  • Campsite9.8 km
  • Hiking trail4.3 km
  • Cycle trail17.9 km
  • Floodlit track43.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.5 km
  • Café9.1 km
  • Petrol station10.1 km
  • Library9.6 km
  • Sports hall8.6 km
  • Hotel6.2 km
  • Care home29.2 km
  • Recycling centre29.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.9 km
  • Railway3.9 km
  • Power line7.7 km
  • Wind turbine9.9 km
  • Mobile mast9.9 km
  • Military area31.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.4 km
  • Mine28.1 km
  • Quarry5.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.2 km
  • Church9.3 km
  • Community hall900 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

  • Population13,356
  • Median income380,000 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Sunne Municipality as a whole, not Östanbjörke.