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Valskog
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Urban area in Kungsör Municipality, Västmanland County

Valskog

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKungsör
CountyVästmanland County
Population692
Area78 ha
SCB code1960TB102

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
48/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
15/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water690 m
  • Distance to farmland170 m
  • Distance to shoreline690 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway290 m
  • Distance to industry4.7 km
  • Distance to power line780 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.4 km
  • Distance to school350 m
  • Distance to train station9.1 km

Median across 278 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 380–429
  • 335–951
  • 3910–1434
  • 4515–1927
  • 2820–248
  • 1725–2927
  • 4830–3456
  • 4635–3935
  • 3140–4438
  • 3845–4933
  • 3850–5438
  • 6955–5964
  • 6960–6459
  • 4165–6940
  • 4170–7434
  • 4075–7941
  • 5280+46

Men 713Women 660

Marital status

  • Unmarried681 (49 %)
  • Married534 (39 %)
  • Divorced115 (8 %)
  • Widowed48 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Valskog, 1,373 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 692 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

  • Stockholm2 h 1 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 32 min
  • Municipal seat15 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Kvarnsjön51 ha7.1 km
  • Mälaren107,455 ha8.1 km
  • Kroksjön11 ha9.1 km
  • Tjurlången123 ha11.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20008.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.4 km
  • Water protection area6.7 km
  • Habitat protection4 km
  • National conservation interest2.6 km
  • National heritage interest4.2 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality210 m
  • Fire station6.2 km
  • Police station7.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)31.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.5 km
  • Swimming pool7.2 km
  • Campsite7.4 km
  • Hiking trail4.5 km
  • Cycle trail400 m
  • Ski trail43.9 km
  • Floodlit track7.6 km
  • Birding site31.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 km
  • Café6.7 km
  • Petrol station6 km
  • Library8 km
  • Sports hall7.7 km
  • Hotel8 km
  • Care home7.8 km
  • Recycling centre5.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road260 m
  • Railway400 m
  • Power line710 m
  • Wind turbine9.5 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality390 m
  • Military area4.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.4 km
  • Mine28.5 km
  • Quarry4.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.1 km
  • Church970 m
  • Community hall7.9 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

  • Population8,694
  • Median income385,100 kr/yr
  • Average age44.1 years
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The figures describe Kungsör Municipality as a whole, not Valskog.