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Small locality in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County

Grindstugan

1

Facts

MunicipalitySandviken
CountyGävleborg County
Population80
Area36 ha
SCB code2181SB133

2

Place profile

48/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
55/100
Urbanity
58/100
Family friendliness
52/100
Senior friendliness
40/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water340 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline340 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway1.1 km
  • Distance to industry880 m
  • Distance to power line830 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.5 km
  • Distance to school2.2 km
  • Distance to train station1.3 km

Median across 55 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 580–430
  • 455–952
  • 5410–1444
  • 4815–1951
  • 4620–2435
  • 4825–2956
  • 7230–3460
  • 6935–3962
  • 5040–4454
  • 5345–4952
  • 6050–5458
  • 7655–5976
  • 7960–6479
  • 5765–6971
  • 4970–7459
  • 5875–7965
  • 8580+103

Men 1,007Women 1,007

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,101 (54 %)
  • Married554 (27 %)
  • Divorced264 (13 %)
  • Widowed105 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Grindstugan, 2,014 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 41 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Näsbysjön350 ha380 m
  • Ältebosjön162 ha2.1 km
  • Koppartjärnen8 ha3.1 km
  • Dammsjön8 ha3.3 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land770 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.1 km
  • Natura 200017 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest19.4 km
  • Water protection area5.7 km
  • Habitat protection2.1 km
  • National conservation interest3.2 km
  • National heritage interest3.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2.2 km
  • Fire station14 km
  • Police station14.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter960 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.8 km
  • Swimming pool2 km
  • Campsite2.3 km
  • Hiking trail4.7 km
  • Cycle trail16.6 km
  • Ski trail17.3 km
  • Floodlit track2.1 km
  • Birding site41.2 km
  • Geologically notable site17.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 km
  • Café1.3 km
  • Petrol station1.7 km
  • Library1.5 km
  • Sports hall2 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality250 m
  • Care home1.7 km
  • Recycling centre4.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road130 m
  • Railway1.4 km
  • Power line700 m
  • Wind turbine8.8 km
  • Mobile mast8.7 km
  • Military area25.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.1 km
  • Mine3.8 km
  • Quarry1.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.3 km
  • Church1.4 km
  • Community hall2.1 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

  • Population38,360
  • Median income391,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Sandviken Municipality as a whole, not Grindstugan.