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ENViksjöfors
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water240 m
- Distance to farmland80 m
- Distance to shoreline240 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway47.8 km
- Distance to industry3.5 km
- Distance to power line300 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store380 m
- Distance to school5.9 km
- Distance to train station48 km
Median across 214 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1010–467
- 955–9102
- 10310–14111
- 10415–1985
- 5520–2455
- 7525–2958
- 10030–34104
- 9735–39108
- 10540–4488
- 10145–4998
- 13150–54110
- 15755–59138
- 16960–64156
- 16565–69141
- 17370–74129
- 14875–79110
- 11880+88
Men 1,997Women 1,748
Marital status
- Unmarried2,007 (54 %)
- Married1,257 (34 %)
- Divorced332 (9 %)
- Widowed133 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Viksjöfors, 3,745 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 258 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 52 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
- Viksjön271 ha430 m
- Grängen306 ha440 m
- Flugen19 ha2.3 km
- Lössnan247 ha3.1 km
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Associations and activities
- ViksjöforskyrkaReligion
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)6.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality360 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve14.4 km
- Natura 20003.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest16.5 km
- Water protection area10.3 km
- Habitat protection7 km
- National conservation interest3.7 km
- National heritage interest1.8 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality260 m
- Fire station5.5 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality660 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site680 m
- Swimming pool8.3 km
- Campsite4.8 km
- Hiking trail610 m
- Cycle trail4.8 km
- Ski trail17.3 km
- Floodlit track23.8 km
- Geologically notable site42.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5.5 km
- Café9 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality350 m
- Library9 km
- Sports hall5.6 km
- Hotel3.9 km
- Care home8 km
- Recycling centre47.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.7 km
- Railway23 km
- Power line490 m
- Wind turbine16.1 km
- Mobile mast21.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
- Mine3.2 km
- Quarry3.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.5 km
- Church1 in the locality410 m
- Community hall22.1 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
- Population11,341
- Median income372,500 kr/yr
- Average age46.5 years
The figures describe Ovanåker Municipality as a whole, not Viksjöfors.