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Svanskog
Photo taken 596 m from the locality centre: Vogler · CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence
Urban area in Säffle Municipality, Värmland County

Svanskog

601 m from the locality centre · C T Johansson · CC BY 3.0
763 m from the locality centre · Vogler · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalitySäffle
CountyVärmland County
Population454
Area137 ha
SCB code1785TB102

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
65/100
Family friendliness
33/100
Senior friendliness
24/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water380 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline380 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway320 m
  • Distance to industry580 m
  • Distance to power line290 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store580 m
  • Distance to school520 m
  • Distance to train station420 m

Median across 274 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 200–423
  • 265–922
  • 2410–1414
  • 2815–1926
  • 1620–2422
  • 2525–2922
  • 2230–3428
  • 2635–3921
  • 2840–4421
  • 2145–4927
  • 2650–5427
  • 3855–5939
  • 4360–6438
  • 4765–6934
  • 4270–7431
  • 3375–7926
  • 5680+58

Men 521Women 479

Marital status

  • Unmarried495 (50 %)
  • Married342 (34 %)
  • Divorced94 (9 %)
  • Widowed65 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Svanskog, 1,000 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 454 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

  • Stockholm4 h 56 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 57 min
  • Municipal seat30 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

  • Mellan-Svan352 ha610 m
  • Öster-Svan218 ha630 m
  • Skarbolstjärnet19 ha1.8 km
  • Väster-Svan209 ha2.1 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 zone14.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality350 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.5 km
  • Natura 200010.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.9 km
  • Water protection area2.4 km
  • Habitat protection880 m
  • National conservation interest6.3 km
  • National heritage interest6.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality570 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality400 m
  • Police station16.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality570 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.3 km
  • Swimming pool15.9 km
  • Campsite15.2 km
  • Hiking trail6 km
  • Cycle trail470 m
  • Floodlit track25.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality170 m
  • Café1 in the locality90 m
  • Petrol station12.4 km
  • Library16.5 km
  • Sports hall15.9 km
  • Hotel3 in the locality370 m
  • Care home23.5 km
  • Recycling centre14.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road280 m
  • Railway180 m
  • Power line240 m
  • Wind turbine9.3 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality420 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15.5 km
  • Mine18.7 km
  • Quarry3.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality830 m
  • Church2 in the locality360 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality580 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

  • Population14,899
  • Median income365,600 kr/yr
  • Average age47.1 years
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The figures describe Säffle Municipality as a whole, not Svanskog.