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Hällefors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water990 m
- Distance to farmland1 km
- Distance to shoreline990 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway540 m
- Distance to industry450 m
- Distance to power line1.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school780 m
- Distance to train station1000 m
Median across 1,450 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 750–485
- 1095–9109
- 11010–14113
- 11615–19124
- 9420–2459
- 10825–2968
- 10930–3495
- 11035–3996
- 10740–44105
- 11045–4970
- 10350–54123
- 12355–59116
- 14060–64132
- 13065–69118
- 12370–74123
- 11975–79133
- 20380+283
Men 1,989Women 1,952
Marital status
- Unmarried2,102 (54 %)
- Married1,080 (27 %)
- Divorced481 (12 %)
- Widowed265 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hällefors, 3,941 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,124 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 47 min
- Gothenburg4 h 53 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
- Älvkroken115 ha790 m
- Västra Gäddsjön20 ha2.2 km
- Sör-Älgen1,566 ha2.5 km
- Östra Gäddsjön20 ha3 km
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Nearest localities
- Hammarn101 inhabitants3.7 km
- Saxhyttan63 inhabitants4.8 km
- Grythyttan801 inhabitants7.3 km
- Persberg189 inhabitants15 km
- Nyhyttan104 inhabitants19.5 km
- Erikahagen52 inhabitants19.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Hällefors – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Hällefors BadhusbadhusSports
- Hällefors BowlinghallbowlingSports
- Hällefors DiscgolfbanadiscgolfSports
- Hällefors PadelidrottsplanSports
- Hällefors BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Hällefors kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Mosque HälleforskyrkaReligion
- PRO HälleforspensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)15.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land47 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.2 km
- Natura 20001.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
- Water protection area2.7 km
- Habitat protection3.4 km
- National conservation interest1.7 km
- National heritage interest7.5 km
Services & safety
- School8 in the locality240 m
- Fire station2 in the locality970 m
- Police station1 in the locality120 m
- Civil defence shelter47 in the locality50 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.1 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality480 m
- Campsite1.9 km
- Hiking trail1.4 km
- Cycle trail3.6 km
- Ski trail40.5 km
- Floodlit track1.4 km
- Geologically notable site6.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality130 m
- Café3 in the locality150 m
- Petrol station5 in the locality660 m
- Library1 in the locality200 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality430 m
- Hotel2 in the locality690 m
- Care home1 in the locality120 m
- Recycling centre4.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road600 m
- Railway2.6 km
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine35.6 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality380 m
- Military area38.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9 km
- Mine5.6 km
- Quarry3.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark10 in the locality240 m
- Church4 in the locality210 m
- Community hall21 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
- Population6,321
- Median income352,000 kr/yr
- Average age47.9 years