Facts

MunicipalityKristinehamn

CountyVärmland County

Population1,045

Area148 ha

SCB code1781TB101

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

44/100

Quiet surroundings

49/100

Rurality

51/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

11/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest40 m
Distance to water380 m
Distance to farmland2.3 km
Distance to shoreline380 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway470 m
Distance to industry520 m
Distance to power line670 m

Services

Distance to grocery store9.6 km
Distance to school1.1 km
Distance to train station10 km

Median across 447 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

200–414
175–918
3010–1426
2815–1925
2220–2410
1525–2920
1930–3416
3435–3925
3140–4430
3645–4926
3050–5423
3855–5930
4360–6447
3865–6933
4170–7445
3575–7931
5080+56

Men 527Women 475

Marital status

Unmarried478 (48 %)
Married329 (33 %)
Divorced133 (13 %)
Widowed62 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björneborg, 1,002 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,045 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 34 min
Gothenburg3 h 33 min
Municipal seat16 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

Vismen581 ha510 m
Sälsjön212 ha2.3 km
Grytsjön23 ha4.2 km
Lilla Vismen16 ha5 km

6

Nearest localities

Degerfors7,047 inhabitants8.5 km
Kristinehamn18,358 inhabitants8.7 km
Sörgården63 inhabitants8.8 km
Bäckhammar281 inhabitants9.1 km
Torpa59 inhabitants11.3 km
Linnebäck123 inhabitants12.1 km

7

Associations and activities

Björneborgs kyrkakyrkaReligion
PRO BjörneborgGemenskapSocial

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 zone10.2 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)4 km
Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality230 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve2.4 km
Natura 20004.7 km
National outdoor-recreation interest9.6 km
Water protection area8.6 km
Habitat protection4.6 km
National conservation interest1.8 km
National heritage interest12.4 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality910 m
Fire station10.6 km
Police station10.5 km
Civil defence shelter1 in the locality910 m

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1.1 km
Swimming pool17.8 km
Campsite9.7 km
Hiking trail6 km
Cycle trail7 km
Ski trail38.9 km
Floodlit track26.3 km
Birding site17 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant10.3 km
Café10.4 km
Petrol station9.6 km
Library11.3 km
Sports hall1 in the locality960 m
Hotel10.9 km
Care home11.4 km
Recycling centre14.3 km

Disturbance

Major road90 m
Railway630 m
Power line430 m
Wind turbine3.6 km
Mobile mast870 m
Military area21.6 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.2 km
Mine23.6 km
Quarry700 m

Culture

Museum or landmark10.5 km
Church1 in the locality1 km
Community hall11.2 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.

9

Applies to the whole municipality

Population23,756
Median income374,400 kr/yr
Average age46.5 years

What is it like to live in Kristinehamn? →

The figures describe Kristinehamn Municipality as a whole, not Björneborg.