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Sandviken
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Urban area in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County

Sandviken

1

Facts

MunicipalitySandviken
CountyGävleborg County
Population24,827
Area1,744 ha
SCB code2181TC108

2

Place profile

75/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
31/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
68/100
Family friendliness
86/100
Senior friendliness
70/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water700 m
  • Distance to farmland570 m
  • Distance to shoreline700 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1 km
  • Distance to industry560 m
  • Distance to power line830 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store860 m
  • Distance to school520 m
  • Distance to train station2.1 km

Median across 5,205 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 4940–4503
  • 7445–9661
  • 75110–14771
  • 75715–19717
  • 74020–24601
  • 66325–29566
  • 76330–34757
  • 80735–39825
  • 75840–44666
  • 66945–49691
  • 78150–54800
  • 89855–59787
  • 74360–64704
  • 67265–69664
  • 60470–74659
  • 60475–79725
  • 85080+1,165

Men 12,298Women 12,262

Marital status

  • Unmarried13,114 (54 %)
  • Married7,345 (30 %)
  • Divorced2,779 (11 %)
  • Widowed1,264 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 15 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Sandviken, 24,560 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 24,827 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 28 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

  • Storsjön6,938 ha1.5 km
  • Fiskängstjärnen8 ha2.3 km
  • Tunasjön28 ha2.5 km
  • Körsjön23 ha5.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 10 more associations →

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 zone1.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land58 in the locality580 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.9 km
  • Natura 200010.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest20.4 km
  • Water protection area6.6 km
  • Habitat protection7.8 km
  • National conservation interest8.3 km
  • National heritage interest130 m

Services & safety

  • School28 in the locality370 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality710 m
  • Police station1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter355 in the locality150 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality3.6 km
  • Swimming pool27 in the locality590 m
  • Campsite1.8 km
  • Hiking trail620 m
  • Cycle trail5 km
  • Ski trail5.1 km
  • Floodlit track13.7 km
  • Birding site43.6 km
  • Geologically notable site10.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant45 in the locality540 m
  • Café8 in the locality420 m
  • Petrol station10 in the locality420 m
  • Library2 in the locality1.1 km
  • Sports hall3 in the locality430 m
  • Hotel8 in the locality610 m
  • Care home7 in the locality450 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality1.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road190 m
  • Railway2 km
  • Power line860 m
  • Wind turbine4.9 km
  • Mobile mast4.2 km
  • Military area12.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.9 km
  • Mine8.5 km
  • Quarry3.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality520 m
  • Church9 in the locality870 m
  • Community hall34 in the locality160 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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