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Urban area in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County

Österfärnebo

1

Facts

MunicipalitySandviken
CountyGävleborg County
Population456
Area136 ha
SCB code2181TB113

2

Place profile

31/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
27/100
Family friendliness
49/100
Senior friendliness
9/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water480 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline480 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway20.8 km
  • Distance to industry14.8 km
  • Distance to power line9.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store790 m
  • Distance to school500 m
  • Distance to train station21.4 km

Median across 277 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 220–411
  • 155–931
  • 3410–1428
  • 1915–1923
  • 2020–2410
  • 2625–2920
  • 3630–3435
  • 4135–3930
  • 2740–4429
  • 3845–4926
  • 2750–5425
  • 3855–5945
  • 4660–6451
  • 6365–6953
  • 6270–7448
  • 5475–7945
  • 5280+68

Men 620Women 578

Marital status

  • Unmarried566 (48 %)
  • Married389 (33 %)
  • Divorced152 (13 %)
  • Widowed72 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Österfärnebo, 1,198 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 456 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 25 min
  • Municipal seat43 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

  • Fängsjön303 ha1.5 km
  • Vedfjärden4,587 ha3.1 km
  • Karinsjön22 ha3.6 km
  • Bysjön230 ha4.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality210 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.6 km
  • Natura 20002.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection6.8 km
  • National conservation interest1.4 km
  • National heritage interest810 m

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality500 m
  • Fire station18.4 km
  • Police station34.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.9 km
  • Swimming pool6 km
  • Campsite2.7 km
  • Hiking trail1.2 km
  • Cycle trail30.2 km
  • Ski trail38.3 km
  • Floodlit track19 km
  • Birding site10 km
  • Geologically notable site16.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality170 m
  • Café5.1 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality190 m
  • Library1 in the locality480 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Hotel4.9 km
  • Care home1 in the locality700 m
  • Recycling centre2 in the locality960 m

Disturbance

  • Major road280 m
  • Railway21.2 km
  • Power line9.8 km
  • Wind turbine13.7 km
  • Mobile mast1.7 km
  • Military area1.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 km
  • Mine6.9 km
  • Quarry1.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.7 km
  • Church3 in the locality520 m
  • Community hall3 in the locality470 m

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 Österfärnebo.