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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water140 m
- Distance to farmland1.6 km
- Distance to shoreline130 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway340 m
- Distance to industry1.6 km
- Distance to power line2.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store470 m
- Distance to school1.7 km
- Distance to train station460 m
Median across 441 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 320–429
- 425–945
- 4110–1429
- 3615–1943
- 2720–2416
- 1025–299
- 2530–3428
- 4035–3957
- 3340–4431
- 4345–4943
- 4450–5442
- 5455–5937
- 3460–6424
- 3465–6938
- 3670–7434
- 3275–7935
- 2680+18
Men 589Women 558
Marital status
- Unmarried634 (55 %)
- Married398 (34 %)
- Divorced98 (8 %)
- Widowed30 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Furuvik, 1,147 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 749 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 19 min
- Municipal seat18 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
- Trösken351 ha420 m
- Kastsjön8 ha4.8 km
- Älgsjön101 ha5.2 km
- Rudsjön17 ha5.5 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone3.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve600 m
- Natura 20002.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest6 km
- Water protection area10.4 km
- Habitat protection5.8 km
- National conservation interest620 m
- National heritage interest7.6 km
Services & safety
- School1.6 km
- Fire station4.9 km
- Police station5.3 km
- Civil defence shelter2.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.1 km
- Swimming pool9 in the locality270 m
- Campsite1 in the locality460 m
- Hiking trail6.8 km
- Cycle trail80 m
- Ski trail7.8 km
- Floodlit track9.9 km
- Birding site27.2 km
- Geologically notable site1.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality600 m
- Café2 in the locality550 m
- Petrol station4.4 km
- Library5.3 km
- Sports hall4.8 km
- Hotel800 m
- Care home5.1 km
- Recycling centre6.2 km
Disturbance
- Major road190 m
- Railway3.6 km
- Power line2.8 km
- Wind turbine2.9 km
- Mobile mast1 km
- Military area11.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
- Mine24.7 km
- Quarry3.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark20 in the locality490 m
- Church5 km
- Community hall6.7 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
- Population103,838
- Median income394,000 kr/yr
- Average age42.6 years
The figures describe Gävle Municipality as a whole, not Furuvik.