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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water690 m
- Distance to farmland620 m
- Distance to shoreline690 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway980 m
- Distance to industry340 m
- Distance to power line1.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store800 m
- Distance to school510 m
- Distance to train station1.6 km
Median across 3,415 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2850–4286
- 4425–9440
- 44010–14413
- 44315–19440
- 45920–24421
- 47425–29369
- 50930–34422
- 48235–39461
- 42540–44454
- 44745–49458
- 44650–54487
- 50155–59465
- 44660–64513
- 39165–69455
- 44170–74546
- 47075–79523
- 56480+886
Men 7,665Women 8,039
Marital status
- Unmarried8,640 (55 %)
- Married4,353 (28 %)
- Divorced1,792 (11 %)
- Widowed886 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 10 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Arvika, 15,704 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 14,186 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
- Stockholm5 h
- Gothenburg4 h
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
- Glafsfjorden9,241 ha3.7 km
- Mötterudstjärnet11 ha3.9 km
- Ullen129 ha4.3 km
- Bålgårdstjärnet14 ha4.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Arvika Eda GMF-föreningGode MänOther
- Arvika Fordonsmuseum, Ideella föreningen Arvika FordonsmuseumBilutställningarOther
- Arvika M O FilatelistklubbFrimärkssamlandeOther
- Arvika MotorClubBilmekningOther
- Arvika PadelsällskapOther
- Arvika SlagruteFöreningFöreläsningOther
- Arvika stadshusOther
- Friskvården i Värmland - Arvika FriskvårdscentralFriskvårdOther
- Föreningen Folkets Park ArvikaLokalupplåtelseOther
- Hörselskadades Förening Arvika Eda och ÅrjängOther
- Icons FC ArvikaOther
- Arvika – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Arvika Småbåtshamnar ABBåtplatserOutdoor life
- Equmenia ArvikascoutkårOutdoor life
- Friluftsfrämjandet Arvika-SunneRaststugeverksamhetOutdoor life
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 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land129 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.5 km
- Natura 20008.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest11.9 km
- Water protection area4.2 km
- Habitat protection6.7 km
- National conservation interest11.2 km
- National heritage interest9.6 km
Services & safety
- School28 in the locality230 m
- Fire station1 in the locality710 m
- Police station1 in the locality570 m
- Civil defence shelter178 in the locality100 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.9 km
- Swimming pool4 in the locality750 m
- Campsite1.6 km
- Hiking trail3.4 km
- Cycle trail1.3 km
- Floodlit track1.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant19 in the locality370 m
- Café6 in the locality860 m
- Petrol station9 in the locality180 m
- Library1 in the locality1000 m
- Sports hall12 in the locality530 m
- Hotel7 in the locality660 m
- Care home1 in the locality2.4 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality2.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road600 m
- Railway800 m
- Power line870 m
- Wind turbine20 km
- Mobile mast3.9 km
- Military area32.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)20.6 km
- Mine14.9 km
- Quarry3.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark16 in the locality700 m
- Church5 in the locality600 m
- Community hall2 in the locality730 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
- Population25,547
- Median income389,800 kr/yr
- Average age45.9 years