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Vika
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Urban area in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Vika

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1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population560
Area111 ha
SCB code2080TB118

2

Place profile

31/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
50/100
Urbanity
31/100
Family friendliness
32/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway5.6 km
  • Distance to industry8 km
  • Distance to power line1.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store560 m
  • Distance to school690 m
  • Distance to train station10.8 km

Median across 294 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 540–457
  • 515–973
  • 4510–1459
  • 5115–1953
  • 2620–2423
  • 1725–2920
  • 5930–3463
  • 6635–3966
  • 5040–4460
  • 7245–4953
  • 6750–5459
  • 6955–5957
  • 5660–6461
  • 5865–6961
  • 4870–7458
  • 5475–7943
  • 4780+43

Men 890Women 909

Marital status

  • Unmarried940 (52 %)
  • Married655 (37 %)
  • Divorced145 (8 %)
  • Widowed53 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vika, 1,799 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 560 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

  • Stockholm3 h 2 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Vikasjön380 ha20 m
  • Kyrkbytjärnen21 ha40 m
  • Runn6,318 ha1 km
  • Hällsjön44 ha5.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality240 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve20 m
  • Natura 2000250 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest890 m
  • Water protection area480 m
  • Habitat protection2.7 km
  • National conservation interest9.7 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality700 m
  • Fire station13.3 km
  • Police station11.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)16.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.5 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality590 m
  • Campsite6.1 km
  • Hiking trail4.4 km
  • Cycle trail40 m
  • Ski trail8.8 km
  • Floodlit track8.8 km
  • Geologically notable site11 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality200 m
  • Café6.7 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality210 m
  • Library1 in the locality200 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality360 m
  • Hotel10.4 km
  • Care home8.4 km
  • Recycling centre11.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road170 m
  • Railway6.1 km
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine15.9 km
  • Mobile mast1.4 km
  • Military area10 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.3 km
  • Mine2.5 km
  • Quarry3.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.1 km
  • Church1 in the locality190 m
  • Community hall10.6 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

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