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Karlskoga
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Urban area in Karlskoga Municipality, Örebro County

Karlskoga

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlskoga
CountyÖrebro County
Population27,261
Area2,043 ha
SCB code1883TC101

2

Place profile

78/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
42/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
75/100
Family friendliness
81/100
Senior friendliness
79/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water830 m
  • Distance to farmland570 m
  • Distance to shoreline830 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway760 m
  • Distance to industry440 m
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store650 m
  • Distance to school540 m
  • Distance to train station3.8 km

Median across 7,033 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 6630–4661
  • 6985–9683
  • 78810–14726
  • 87815–19807
  • 81320–24651
  • 83825–29708
  • 96930–34865
  • 94435–39837
  • 72340–44725
  • 70545–49744
  • 85950–54858
  • 96455–59916
  • 94760–64861
  • 75865–69769
  • 71170–74780
  • 70475–79860
  • 1,09280+1,454

Men 14,054Women 13,905

Marital status

  • Unmarried14,831 (53 %)
  • Married8,674 (31 %)
  • Divorced3,025 (11 %)
  • Widowed1,458 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 15 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Karlskoga, 27,959 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 27,261 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 10 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 59 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

  • Möckeln1,821 ha740 m
  • Angsjön53 ha4.8 km
  • Björktjärnen12 ha4.9 km
  • Tolen8 ha5.3 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 zone2.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land205 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve130 m
  • Natura 20003.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.1 km
  • Water protection area1.3 km
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest3.4 km
  • National heritage interest710 m

Services & safety

  • School43 in the locality250 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality830 m
  • Police station1 in the locality740 m
  • Civil defence shelter362 in the locality20 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)36.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality670 m
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality680 m
  • Campsite990 m
  • Hiking trail2.3 km
  • Cycle trail60 m
  • Ski trail21.9 km
  • Floodlit track9.2 km
  • Birding site30.4 km
  • Geologically notable site43.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant17 in the locality30 m
  • Café2 in the locality390 m
  • Petrol station11 in the locality840 m
  • Library1 in the locality70 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality1 km
  • Hotel6 in the locality120 m
  • Care home23.8 km
  • Recycling centre4.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road330 m
  • Railway220 m
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine13.3 km
  • Mobile mast4 in the locality1.6 km
  • Military area4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9.2 km
  • Mine15.7 km
  • Quarry5.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality140 m
  • Church8 in the locality110 m
  • Community hall11.2 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

  • Population30,180
  • Median income401,500 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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