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Skålö
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Urban area in Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County

Skålö

1

Facts

MunicipalityVansbro
CountyDalarna County
Population290
Area216 ha
SCB code2021TB104

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
22/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

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

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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
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The figures describe Vansbro Municipality as a whole, not Skålö.