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Small locality in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Åkern

1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population135
Area55 ha
SCB code2080SB153

2

Place profile

32/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
56/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
60/100
Urbanity
29/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
32/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water420 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline420 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.7 km
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line660 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4 km
  • Distance to school3.3 km
  • Distance to train station7.4 km

Median across 80 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 590–455
  • 635–976
  • 8410–1466
  • 6515–1951
  • 4020–2437
  • 3025–2937
  • 4530–3458
  • 7435–3990
  • 6640–4457
  • 7745–4977
  • 9150–5476
  • 7855–5973
  • 8260–6469
  • 8765–6959
  • 6270–7463
  • 6575–7943
  • 5080+55

Men 1,118Women 1,042

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,160 (54 %)
  • Married787 (37 %)
  • Divorced154 (7 %)
  • Widowed49 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åkern, 2,160 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 135 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 11 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Liljan203 ha1.3 km
  • Lilla Aspan82 ha1.9 km
  • Stora Vällan246 ha3 km
  • Stugutjärnen6 ha3.6 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality470 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.7 km
  • Natura 20009.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.4 km
  • Water protection area3.5 km
  • Habitat protection4.5 km
  • National conservation interest6.4 km
  • National heritage interest3 km

Services & safety

  • School3.5 km
  • Fire station8.9 km
  • Police station7.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)10.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality90 m
  • Campsite5.9 km
  • Hiking trail410 m
  • Cycle trail900 m
  • Ski trail4.5 km
  • Floodlit track3.3 km
  • Geologically notable site5.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.5 km
  • Café4.9 km
  • Petrol station6.3 km
  • Library7.2 km
  • Sports hall1.5 km
  • Hotel3.2 km
  • Care home5.4 km
  • Recycling centre4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road690 m
  • Railway4 km
  • Power line980 m
  • Wind turbine13.1 km
  • Mobile mast3.5 km
  • Military area8.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)700 m
  • Mine5.4 km
  • Quarry1.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark820 m
  • Church3.6 km
  • Community hall6.1 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

  • Population59,945
  • Median income402,900 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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The figures describe Falun Municipality as a whole, not Åkern.