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Ludvika
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water280 m
- Distance to farmland760 m
- Distance to shoreline280 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway470 m
- Distance to industry280 m
- Distance to power line540 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store830 m
- Distance to school670 m
- Distance to train station2.3 km
Median across 3,405 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 4270–4426
- 5775–9546
- 59810–14526
- 50915–19507
- 48220–24392
- 61825–29464
- 70230–34578
- 68735–39649
- 62340–44550
- 47045–49498
- 51450–54461
- 47055–59465
- 48060–64471
- 40165–69481
- 44070–74446
- 46775–79490
- 52880+793
Men 8,993Women 8,743
Marital status
- Unmarried9,536 (54 %)
- Married5,560 (31 %)
- Divorced1,806 (10 %)
- Widowed831 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 10 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Ludvika, 17,736 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 15,675 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 3 min
- Gothenburg5 h 47 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
- Knutsbotjärnen21 ha560 m
- Marnästjärnen17 ha700 m
- Väsman3,936 ha1.4 km
- Lorensbergatjärnen8 ha1.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Ludvika ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Ludvika RidklubbridSports
- Ludvika minicircussporthallSports
- Ludvika Ulrika KyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO LudvikapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land88 in the locality900 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.7 km
- Natura 200024.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.1 km
- Water protection area720 m
- Habitat protection5.3 km
- National conservation interest7.5 km
- National heritage interest1.7 km
Services & safety
- School14 in the locality520 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.6 km
- Police station1 in the locality1.2 km
- Civil defence shelter227 in the locality330 m
- Vulnerable area (police)40.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.1 km
- Swimming pool3 in the locality660 m
- Campsite2 in the locality2.2 km
- Hiking trail80 m
- Cycle trail110 m
- Ski trail2.6 km
- Floodlit track2.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant20 in the locality690 m
- Café5 in the locality1.4 km
- Petrol station5 in the locality1 km
- Library1 in the locality1.3 km
- Sports hall8 in the locality880 m
- Hotel4 in the locality860 m
- Care home1 in the locality2.2 km
- Recycling centre10.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road890 m
- Railway840 m
- Power line730 m
- Wind turbine11.8 km
- Mobile mast250 m
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
- Mine1 in the locality1.7 km
- Quarry3.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark8 in the locality1.3 km
- Church7 in the locality740 m
- Community hall6.3 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
- Population26,634
- Median income399,100 kr/yr
- Average age44.1 years