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Gunnarskog
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Urban area in Arvika Municipality, Värmland County

Gunnarskog

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1

Facts

MunicipalityArvika
CountyVärmland County
Population279
Area90 ha
SCB code1784TB104

2

Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
5/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway11.5 km
  • Distance to industry11.9 km
  • Distance to power line6.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.4 km
  • Distance to school12.9 km
  • Distance to train station11.6 km

Median across 151 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 490–437
  • 605–941
  • 5710–1468
  • 5515–1928
  • 3420–2434
  • 4325–2929
  • 6130–3462
  • 5435–3964
  • 5740–4444
  • 5445–4929
  • 4850–5447
  • 8755–5970
  • 7960–6473
  • 7565–6958
  • 6870–7463
  • 7275–7953
  • 6680+104

Men 1,019Women 904

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,036 (54 %)
  • Married610 (32 %)
  • Divorced164 (9 %)
  • Widowed112 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Gunnarskog, 1,923 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 279 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 18 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 18 min
  • Municipal seat21 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

  • Bergsjön302 ha380 m
  • Gunnern762 ha450 m
  • Backsjön151 ha2.1 km
  • Mörttjärnet10 ha3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone16.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)21.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.9 km
  • Natura 200010.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest24.5 km
  • Water protection area9.7 km
  • Habitat protection4.3 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest13.3 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality450 m
  • Fire station12.6 km
  • Police station16.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality460 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 km
  • Swimming pool16.3 km
  • Campsite9.5 km
  • Hiking trail12.6 km
  • Cycle trail300 m
  • Floodlit track16.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant12.9 km
  • Café15 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality550 m
  • Library12.9 km
  • Sports hall13 km
  • Hotel12.4 km
  • Care home13.4 km
  • Recycling centre17 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6 km
  • Railway11.7 km
  • Power line6.7 km
  • Wind turbine7.7 km
  • Mobile mast8.6 km
  • Military area16.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)34.5 km
  • Mine11.1 km
  • Quarry15 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8.4 km
  • Church12.2 km
  • Community hall13 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

  • Population25,547
  • Median income389,800 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Arvika Municipality as a whole, not Gunnarskog.