
Karlskoga
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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
- Björkborn58 inhabitants1.5 km
- Bregårdsängarna112 inhabitants3 km
- Storängen75 inhabitants3 km
- Valåsen och Labbsand425 inhabitants3.3 km
- Högtorp83 inhabitants4.1 km
- Lervik102 inhabitants6 km
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Associations and activities
- Karlskoga – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Karlskoga DiscgolfklubbdiscgolfSports
- Karlskoga GolfklubbgolfSports
- Karlskoga ModellflygklubbsporthallSports
- Karlskoga MotorstadionsporthallSports
- Karlskoga kulturskolamusikskolaCulture
- Karlskoga KyrkakyrkaReligion
- Karlskoga-Degerfors BaptistförsamlingkyrkaReligion
- Karlskoga Östra PROpensionärsföreningSocial
- PRO Karlskoga CentralapensionärsföreningSocial
- PRO Karlskoga SödrapensionärsföreningSocial
- PRO Karlskoga VästrapensionärsföreningSocial
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