Österfärnebo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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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Associations and activities
- Sockenstugan i ÖsterfärneboOther
- Ung Fritid i ÖsterfärneboOther
- Österfärnebo BygdegårdOther
- ÖsterfärnebobygdegårdLocal heritage
- Österfärnebo bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Österfärnebo KyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ÖsterfärnebopensionärsföreningSocial
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.
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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
The figures describe Sandviken Municipality as a whole, not Österfärnebo.