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Small locality in Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County

Åsviken

1

Facts

MunicipalityKristinehamn
CountyVärmland County
Population72
Area69 ha
SCB code1781SB111

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland220 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.1 km
  • Distance to industry8.9 km
  • Distance to power line6.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.6 km
  • Distance to school5 km
  • Distance to train station4.7 km

Median across 56 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 410–435
  • 475–935
  • 3710–1435
  • 3615–1943
  • 2120–2416
  • 2625–2919
  • 3730–3444
  • 4435–3936
  • 3240–4436
  • 4045–4947
  • 5650–5434
  • 6355–5959
  • 5760–6450
  • 5065–6951
  • 5070–7448
  • 4975–7945
  • 3880+46

Men 724Women 679

Marital status

  • Unmarried703 (50 %)
  • Married526 (37 %)
  • Divorced123 (9 %)
  • Widowed53 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åsviken, 1,403 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 72 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 45 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 59 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha4 km
  • Panken141 ha6.7 km
  • Gapern2,003 ha16.3 km
  • Mellsjötjärnet37 ha19.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone18.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20003.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
  • Water protection area15.1 km
  • Habitat protection4.4 km
  • National conservation interest3.1 km
  • National heritage interest6.4 km

Services & safety

  • School4.7 km
  • Fire station5 km
  • Police station12.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.3 km
  • Swimming pool15.1 km
  • Campsite10.8 km
  • Hiking trail9.2 km
  • Cycle trail260 m
  • Floodlit track19.4 km
  • Birding site23.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.1 km
  • Café11.7 km
  • Petrol station5.3 km
  • Library14.3 km
  • Sports hall4.6 km
  • Hotel11.1 km
  • Care home4.7 km
  • Recycling centre11.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.6 km
  • Railway7.1 km
  • Power line6.8 km
  • Wind turbine7.4 km
  • Mobile mast10.7 km
  • Military area39.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8 in the locality520 m
  • Mine39.2 km
  • Quarry9.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.8 km
  • Church3 km
  • Community hall10.8 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

  • Population23,756
  • Median income374,400 kr/yr
  • Average age46.5 years
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The figures describe Kristinehamn Municipality as a whole, not Åsviken.