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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water260 m
- Distance to farmland20 m
- Distance to shoreline260 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway930 m
- Distance to industry3 km
- Distance to power line2.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.7 km
- Distance to school3.9 km
- Distance to train station65.8 km
Median across 244 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 360–444
- 535–942
- 5410–1468
- 7415–1964
- 5320–2444
- 4325–2934
- 5930–3458
- 7135–3967
- 4940–4437
- 6345–4960
- 6050–5467
- 7055–5966
- 8160–6471
- 7465–6970
- 7570–7458
- 5375–7967
- 8880+115
Men 1,056Women 1,032
Marital status
- Unmarried1,153 (55 %)
- Married635 (30 %)
- Divorced177 (8 %)
- Widowed123 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skålö, 2,088 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 290 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 24 min
- Municipal seat8 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
- Åktjärnen7 ha740 m
- Arvs-Nilstjärnen8 ha790 m
- Mantjärnen8 ha1.7 km
- Stora Alntjärnen9 ha2.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Järna1,590 inhabitants1.5 km
- Björnbacken128 inhabitants3.2 km
- Uppsälje121 inhabitants4.9 km
- Vansbro2,137 inhabitants5.3 km
- Kvarnåker61 inhabitants5.8 km
- Heden och Skansbacken339 inhabitants12.4 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone3.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)11.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality640 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.6 km
- Natura 200041.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2 km
- Water protection area5.4 km
- Habitat protection2.8 km
- National conservation interest1 km
- National heritage interest6.1 km
Services & safety
- School3.7 km
- Fire station3.6 km
- Police station45.5 km
- Civil defence shelter3.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.1 km
- Swimming pool6.8 km
- Campsite3.8 km
- Hiking trail7.9 km
- Cycle trail8.3 km
- Ski trail8.3 km
- Floodlit track8.3 km
- Geologically notable site39.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.5 km
- Café2.2 km
- Petrol station4.8 km
- Library3.6 km
- Sports hall1.3 km
- Hotel3.5 km
- Care home35.6 km
- Recycling centre9.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road1 km
- Railway1.3 km
- Power line2.4 km
- Wind turbine15.9 km
- Mobile mast14.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)410 m
- Mine31.3 km
- Quarry16 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.4 km
- Church3.5 km
- Community hall26.3 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
- Population6,752
- Median income367,600 kr/yr
- Average age46.2 years
The figures describe Vansbro Municipality as a whole, not Skålö.