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Smedjebacken
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water430 m
- Distance to farmland380 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway770 m
- Distance to industry460 m
- Distance to power line660 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store880 m
- Distance to school580 m
- Distance to train station1.5 km
Median across 1,908 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1010–4118
- 1335–9141
- 16610–14152
- 13715–19131
- 12920–2488
- 14425–29114
- 16230–34155
- 16735–39145
- 14740–44151
- 15145–49129
- 15850–54160
- 19955–59169
- 17360–64194
- 18765–69201
- 17870–74168
- 17475–79204
- 27880+316
Men 2,784Women 2,736
Marital status
- Unmarried2,838 (52 %)
- Married1,702 (31 %)
- Divorced639 (12 %)
- Widowed327 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Smedjebacken, 5,520 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,190 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 50 min
- Gothenburg5 h 45 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
- Norra Barken2,009 ha1.4 km
- Leran259 ha2.1 km
- Björkmossdammen7 ha3.8 km
- Stora Ålsjön74 ha4.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Jobsbo191 inhabitants2.4 km
- Vikersvik79 inhabitants2.4 km
- Östra Lernbo54 inhabitants2.9 km
- Rånäsberget76 inhabitants4 km
- Lernbo119 inhabitants4.4 km
- Gubbo206 inhabitants4.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Smedjebacken – var med och starta sjöscouting!scoutkårOutdoor life
- PRO SmedjebackenpensionärsföreningSocial
- PRO Smedjebacken FinskapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone4.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land53 in the locality70 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve160 m
- Natura 200018.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
- Water protection area3.6 km
- Habitat protection2 km
- National conservation interest4.3 km
- National heritage interest1.8 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality860 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.2 km
- Police station11.6 km
- Civil defence shelter54 in the locality160 m
- Vulnerable area (police)38.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2 in the locality2 km
- Swimming pool9.7 km
- Campsite9.5 km
- Hiking trail220 m
- Cycle trail830 m
- Ski trail390 m
- Floodlit track390 m
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality910 m
- Café1 in the locality910 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality350 m
- Library1 in the locality900 m
- Sports hall7 in the locality750 m
- Hotel1 in the locality1 km
- Care home10.6 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality1.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road800 m
- Railway740 m
- Power line300 m
- Wind turbine1.9 km
- Mobile mast1.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
- Mine2.3 km
- Quarry3.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark9 in the locality810 m
- Church1 in the locality1.5 km
- Community hall5.6 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
- Population10,823
- Median income409,400 kr/yr
- Average age47.5 years