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Karlstad
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Urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Karlstad

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Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population69,615
Area3,144 ha
SCB code1780TC106

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Place profile

86/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
31/100
Rurality
59/100
Urbanity
87/100
Family friendliness
88/100
Senior friendliness
89/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water430 m
  • Distance to farmland1.3 km
  • Distance to shoreline430 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.1 km
  • Distance to industry590 m
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store650 m
  • Distance to school480 m
  • Distance to train station2.4 km

Median across 8,992 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1,6470–41,508
  • 1,7685–91,714
  • 1,82310–141,718
  • 1,98915–191,943
  • 3,65320–243,845
  • 3,40625–293,013
  • 3,10730–342,806
  • 2,58635–392,323
  • 2,03540–442,042
  • 1,95145–491,862
  • 1,99950–542,165
  • 2,04255–592,132
  • 1,95160–642,056
  • 1,65465–692,023
  • 1,56770–741,850
  • 1,55575–791,938
  • 1,92180+3,009

Men 36,654Women 37,947

Marital status

  • Unmarried44,302 (59 %)
  • Married19,593 (26 %)
  • Divorced7,817 (10 %)
  • Widowed2,857 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 41 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Karlstad, 74,601 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 69,615 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

  • Stockholm3 h 59 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 39 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

  • Sundstatjärnet8 ha40 m
  • Kroppkärrssjön67 ha1.5 km
  • Välsviktjärnet8 ha3.7 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha3.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 3 more associations →

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 zone1.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land332 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.2 km
  • Natura 20002.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
  • Water protection area2.9 km
  • Habitat protection670 m
  • National conservation interest330 m
  • National heritage interest470 m

Services & safety

  • School75 in the locality560 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Police station1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter677 in the locality190 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4 in the locality240 m
  • Swimming pool11 in the locality270 m
  • Campsite2 in the locality2.1 km
  • Hiking trail1.4 km
  • Cycle trail140 m
  • Floodlit track860 m
  • Birding site12 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant125 in the locality430 m
  • Café20 in the locality640 m
  • Petrol station16 in the locality750 m
  • Library4 in the locality560 m
  • Sports hall22 in the locality310 m
  • Hotel19 in the locality440 m
  • Care home12 in the locality610 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality1.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.1 km
  • Railway1.1 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine7.8 km
  • Mobile mast6 in the locality1.1 km
  • Military area37.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)25 in the locality1.1 km
  • Quarry7.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark58 in the locality70 m
  • Church17 in the locality570 m
  • Community hall5 in the locality140 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

  • Population98,084
  • Median income387,800 kr/yr
  • Average age42.0 years
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