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Folkärna
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water310 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline310 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway2.4 km
- Distance to industry2.4 km
- Distance to power line1.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.3 km
- Distance to school910 m
- Distance to train station5.5 km
Median across 169 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 210–424
- 405–943
- 3010–1437
- 2915–1937
- 2620–2423
- 2025–2921
- 3130–3428
- 4335–3940
- 4640–4440
- 3745–4929
- 4650–5445
- 5555–5956
- 5860–6451
- 4465–6945
- 5270–7447
- 5275–7954
- 6380+49
Men 693Women 669
Marital status
- Unmarried675 (50 %)
- Married521 (38 %)
- Divorced105 (8 %)
- Widowed57 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Folkärna, 1,362 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 275 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 14 min
- Gothenburg5 h 55 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Bäsingen1,252 ha380 m
- Bollsjön41 ha470 m
- Jäderssjön133 ha1.2 km
- Brillingen17 ha1.9 km
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Associations and activities
- By-Folkärna Södra ViltvårdsområdeJakt och viltvårdOutdoor life
- Jägareförbundet Folkärna JaktvårdskretsJakt och viltvårdOutdoor life
- Folkärna HembygdsföreningHembygdsvårdLocal heritage
- Jubel,FolkärnabygdegårdLocal heritage
- Folkärna GymnastikföreningGymnastikSports
- Folkärna RidsällskapRidsportSports
- Folkärna FolkfestKulturverksamhetCulture
- Folkärna Norra CenterkvinnorPolitikPolitics
- Folkärna Södra CenteravdelningPolitikPolitics
- Svenska Kyrkans Unga i By-FolkärnaReligionReligion
- PRO Folkärna KrylbopensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality460 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.8 km
- Natura 200011.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.3 km
- Water protection area3.7 km
- Habitat protection870 m
- National conservation interest1.1 km
- National heritage interest2.4 km
Services & safety
- School3.7 km
- Fire station8.1 km
- Police station8.4 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.1 km
- Swimming pool9.5 km
- Campsite9.6 km
- Hiking trail210 m
- Cycle trail280 m
- Ski trail23.2 km
- Floodlit track5.4 km
- Birding site26.7 km
- Geologically notable site41.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.7 km
- Café4.3 km
- Petrol station6.2 km
- Library8.2 km
- Sports hall4.9 km
- Hotel5.1 km
- Care home6.7 km
- Recycling centre7.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.3 km
- Railway3.6 km
- Power line2 km
- Wind turbine10 km
- Mobile mast7.2 km
- Military area32.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
- Mine4.7 km
- Quarry5.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality260 m
- Church2 in the locality660 m
- Community hall5.7 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
- Population22,417
- Median income389,100 kr/yr
- Average age45.5 years
The figures describe Avesta Municipality as a whole, not Folkärna.