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Kristinehamn
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Urban area in Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County

Kristinehamn

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Facts

MunicipalityKristinehamn
CountyVärmland County
Population18,358
Area1,556 ha
SCB code1781TC103

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Place profile

66/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
72/100
Family friendliness
64/100
Senior friendliness
57/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland660 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway480 m
  • Distance to industry400 m
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store500 m
  • Distance to school1.1 km
  • Distance to train station1.6 km

Median across 4,685 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 3900–4352
  • 4735–9451
  • 56110–14551
  • 56015–19510
  • 49920–24418
  • 48425–29407
  • 63430–34564
  • 58835–39587
  • 53940–44513
  • 51145–49509
  • 60250–54607
  • 66255–59610
  • 67960–64644
  • 58465–69587
  • 52570–74614
  • 62275–79649
  • 71680+1,001

Men 9,629Women 9,574

Marital status

  • Unmarried10,004 (52 %)
  • Married5,897 (31 %)
  • Divorced2,261 (12 %)
  • Widowed1,082 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 13 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kristinehamn, 19,203 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 18,358 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 32 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 41 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha4.2 km
  • Vassgårdasjön9 ha6.8 km
  • Stora Vilången277 ha8.1 km
  • Mögsjön19 ha8.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 33 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 zone11.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land202 in the locality20 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.6 km
  • Natura 20005.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.7 km
  • Water protection area7 km
  • Habitat protection2.9 km
  • National conservation interest3.3 km
  • National heritage interest17.5 km

Services & safety

  • School16 in the locality610 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality180 m
  • Police station1 in the locality300 m
  • Civil defence shelter215 in the locality160 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 in the locality2.3 km
  • Swimming pool18 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality440 m
  • Hiking trail550 m
  • Cycle trail280 m
  • Ski trail45.8 km
  • Floodlit track29.2 km
  • Birding site21.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant24 in the locality80 m
  • Café9 in the locality300 m
  • Petrol station8 in the locality480 m
  • Library1 in the locality480 m
  • Sports hall10 in the locality590 m
  • Hotel8 in the locality340 m
  • Care home2 in the locality270 m
  • Recycling centre4.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road250 m
  • Railway790 m
  • Power line2.3 km
  • Wind turbine5.4 km
  • Mobile mast2 km
  • Military area27.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
  • Mine31 km
  • Quarry2.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark12 in the locality140 m
  • Church5 in the locality410 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality150 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

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