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Sälen
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water190 m
- Distance to farmland180 m
- Distance to shoreline190 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway48.6 km
- Distance to industry680 m
- Distance to power line2.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store770 m
- Distance to school900 m
- Distance to train station114.6 km
Median across 509 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 390–438
- 545–952
- 5710–1446
- 7315–1964
- 5820–2461
- 8525–2961
- 8930–3489
- 9235–3971
- 7940–4477
- 7645–4981
- 8350–5474
- 8955–5964
- 6360–6458
- 6465–6950
- 4970–7445
- 4475–7942
- 5180+58
Men 1,145Women 1,031
Marital status
- Unmarried1,346 (62 %)
- Married585 (27 %)
- Divorced177 (8 %)
- Widowed65 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sälen, 2,176 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 946 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
- Stockholm5 h 55 min
- Municipal seat58 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
- Morsjön7 ha5 km
- Völsjön94 ha6.3 km
- Stor-Resjön37 ha7.9 km
- Långtjärnen7 ha8.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Östra Sälsätern170 inhabitants2.5 km
- Transtrand367 inhabitants5.5 km
- Joänget51 inhabitants14 km
- Torgås93 inhabitants19.6 km
- Lima214 inhabitants23.2 km
- Limedsforsen357 inhabitants28 km
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Associations and activities
- Malung-Sälens ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Malung-Sälens Scoutkår (Sälens Fjällscouter)scoutkårOutdoor life
- Malung-Sälens simhallsporthallSports
- SkiStar Sälen (Hundfjället)sporthallSports
- SkiStar Sälen (Högfjället)sporthallSports
- SkiStar Sälen (Lindvallen)sporthallSports
- SkiStar Sälen (Tandådalen)sporthallSports
- SälenhallensporthallSports
- Sälens FjällkyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone12.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)16.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.2 km
- Natura 200029.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.3 km
- Water protection area3 km
- Habitat protection8.7 km
- National conservation interest380 m
- National heritage interest14.6 km
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality230 m
- Fire station41.8 km
- Police station1 in the locality80 m
- Civil defence shelter42 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site21.8 km
- Swimming pool3.4 km
- Campsite2.1 km
- Hiking trail320 m
- Cycle trail3.8 km
- Ski trail240 m
- Floodlit track350 m
- Geologically notable site3.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality90 m
- Café4.3 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality90 m
- Library42.1 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality330 m
- Hotel1 in the locality50 m
- Recycling centre41.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road340 m
- Railway48.6 km
- Power line2.7 km
- Wind turbine31.4 km
- Mobile mast10.8 km
- Military area18.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
- Quarry2.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality560 m
- Church7.5 km
- Community hall43 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
- Population10,254
- Median income388,600 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years
The figures describe Malung-Sälen Municipality as a whole, not Sälen.