small locality in Ljusdal Municipality

Skriksvik

Gävleborg County · 61 inhabitants · 31 ha

Short answer: Skriksvik is in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County. It has 61 residents.

About the place

Living here

Skriksvik is a small locality (småort) in Ljusdals municipality in Gävleborg County, with just over sixty inhabitants. Nearby there is a ski centre, a café, a playground and a sjukstuga (small local clinic). No grocery shop, school or train station is nearby, so everyday life requires a car. The surrounding area is older than average, with just over one in four inhabitants over sixty-five. The village suits someone who wants a small place near skiing, but not someone who wants shops nearby.

Draft. Based on a place profile from Lantmäteriet, SCB, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia and the municipality's register of associations. To be reviewed before publication.

the register

Facts

municipalityLjusdal
countyGävleborg County
population61
area31 ha
scb code2161SB144
place profile

What it is like to live here

29/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Nature proximity51/100
Quiet surroundings43/100
Rurality56/100
Urbanity21/100
Family friendliness26/100
Senior friendliness29/100
nature
forest40 m
water360 m
farmland60 m
shoreline360 m
disturbance
major road30 m
railway420 m
industry160 m
power line1.5 km
services
grocery store3.7 km
school4.7 km
train station4 km

Median across 31 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

823men
733women
menagewomen
36
0–4
23
49
5–9
47
59
10–14
39
53
15–19
37
31
20–24
29
17
25–29
18
44
30–34
42
48
35–39
53
55
40–44
48
43
45–49
39
50
50–54
49
53
55–59
50
61
60–64
60
62
65–69
58
59
70–74
52
56
75–79
33
47
80+
56
marital status
Unmarried918
59 %
Married450
29 %
Divorced143
9 %
Widowed56
4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Skriksvik, 1,556 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 61 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

driving time

From here and away

Stockholm4 h 20 min
Municipal seat15 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.

water

Lakes nearby

Bodasjön149 ha410 m
Edevågen6 ha1 km
Säljestavågen8 ha1.5 km
Skålbosjön34 ha2.1 km
near here

Nearest localities

the layers around the locality

Surroundings

natural hazards
Flood zone22.8 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)3.2 km
Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality140 m
protection & regulations
Nature reserve4.6 km
Natura 200020.7 km
National outdoor-recreation interest1.8 km
Water protection area3.6 km
Habitat protection7.6 km
National conservation interest360 m
National heritage interest1.7 km
services & safety
School4 km
Fire station8.9 km
Police station9.1 km
Civil defence shelter4.2 km
nature & outdoors
Bathing site4.1 km
Swimming pool6 km
Campsite3.2 km
Hiking trail4.5 km
Cycle trail3.5 km
Ski trail38.8 km
Floodlit track4.4 km
Geologically notable site24.5 km
service & nöje
Restaurant3.8 km
Café2.9 km
Petrol station4.9 km
Library9.5 km
Sports hall2.9 km
Hotel3 km
Care home9.3 km
Recycling centre21.6 km
disturbance
Major road620 m
Railway2.5 km
Power line1.5 km
Wind turbine8.9 km
Mobile mast7.2 km
Military area5.6 km
below ground
Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
Mine4.9 km
Quarry2.6 km
culture
Museum or landmark3.9 km
Church3.9 km
Community hall5.8 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.

applies to the whole municipalityLjusdal Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

18,445population
369 tkrmedian income
46.8 yearsaverage age