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Small locality in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County

Sveden

1

Facts

MunicipalityGävle
CountyGävleborg County
Population146
Area68 ha
SCB code2180SB151

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
75/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water2.1 km
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline2.1 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway6.5 km
  • Distance to industry6.1 km
  • Distance to power line4.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.6 km
  • Distance to school7.3 km
  • Distance to train station8.3 km

Median across 129 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 580–451
  • 575–957
  • 4910–1444
  • 5415–1948
  • 4120–2424
  • 3525–2931
  • 4830–3452
  • 7635–3960
  • 5540–4455
  • 6845–4959
  • 7350–5475
  • 8955–5959
  • 6560–6469
  • 7165–6957
  • 5670–7450
  • 5375–7933
  • 5080+40

Men 998Women 864

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,051 (56 %)
  • Married623 (33 %)
  • Divorced145 (8 %)
  • Widowed55 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sveden, 1,862 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 146 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 13 min
  • Municipal seat23 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Älgsjön101 ha2.6 km
  • Hemlingbysjön15 ha4.3 km
  • Trösken351 ha5.8 km
  • Sälgsjön83 ha7.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality220 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.8 km
  • Natura 20009.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.4 km
  • Water protection area11 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest8.6 km

Services & safety

  • School7.3 km
  • Fire station9.7 km
  • Police station10.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site8.3 km
  • Swimming pool6.7 km
  • Campsite7.3 km
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Cycle trail6.6 km
  • Ski trail4.3 km
  • Floodlit track12.4 km
  • Birding site28.2 km
  • Geologically notable site5.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.1 km
  • Café7.4 km
  • Petrol station7.4 km
  • Library8.6 km
  • Sports hall7.3 km
  • Hotel8.7 km
  • Care home7.5 km
  • Recycling centre7.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.6 km
  • Railway6.4 km
  • Power line4.8 km
  • Wind turbine2.9 km
  • Mobile mast1.7 km
  • Military area10 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Mine18.5 km
  • Quarry5.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6 km
  • Church8.1 km
  • Community hall8.4 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
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The figures describe Gävle Municipality as a whole, not Sveden.