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Small locality in Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County

Vikersvik

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySmedjebacken
CountyDalarna County
Population79
Area30 ha
SCB code2061SB106

2

Place profile

46/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
62/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
52/100
Family friendliness
56/100
Senior friendliness
33/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water70 m
  • Distance to farmland420 m
  • Distance to shoreline70 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.4 km
  • Distance to industry2.4 km
  • Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.2 km
  • Distance to school1.8 km
  • Distance to train station2.9 km

Median across 74 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–443
  • 525–965
  • 7610–1466
  • 5015–1954
  • 4120–2424
  • 4225–2928
  • 5030–3447
  • 5935–3963
  • 6340–4463
  • 6245–4955
  • 6250–5445
  • 6755–5968
  • 6960–6485
  • 7065–6978
  • 8870–7491
  • 8575–7968
  • 6780+74

Men 1,038Women 1,017

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,004 (49 %)
  • Married748 (36 %)
  • Divorced199 (10 %)
  • Widowed103 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vikersvik, 2,055 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 79 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 55 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 50 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Norra Barken2,009 ha220 m
  • Högtjärnen13 ha3.2 km
  • Gladtjärnen15 ha3.3 km
  • Issen151 ha4.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zoneThe locality lies within
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land390 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.9 km
  • Natura 200016.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area700 m
  • Habitat protection2.2 km
  • National conservation interest1.3 km
  • National heritage interest1.2 km

Services & safety

  • School1.1 km
  • Fire station2.5 km
  • Police station14.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.4 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)36.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2 km
  • Swimming pool12.4 km
  • Campsite3.4 km
  • Hiking trail1.3 km
  • Cycle trail2.6 km
  • Ski trail1.5 km
  • Floodlit track1.5 km
  • Geologically notable site50 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant420 m
  • Café2.5 km
  • Petrol station2.8 km
  • Library2.4 km
  • Sports hall1.7 km
  • Hotel940 m
  • Care home13.3 km
  • Recycling centre4.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.7 km
  • Railway2.5 km
  • Power line2.9 km
  • Wind turbine2.5 km
  • Mobile mast2.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
  • Mine4.3 km
  • Quarry4.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.7 km
  • Church2 km
  • Community hall7.3 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

  • Population10,823
  • Median income409,400 kr/yr
  • Average age47.5 years
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The figures describe Smedjebacken Municipality as a whole, not Vikersvik.