
Sandviken
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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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.
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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
- Östanå208 inhabitants2.6 km
- 2181SB12362 inhabitants2.7 km
- Rödjängstorp114 inhabitants3.1 km
- Ol-Mats52 inhabitants5 km
- Tallheden136 inhabitants5.4 km
- Jäderfors323 inhabitants5.8 km
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Associations and activities
- ALL IN MC SandvikenOther
- Sandviken Big BandOther
- Sandviken Budo och kampsportOther
- Sandviken Heavy Metal ArmyOther
- Sandvikens Boxningsklubb HammarenOther
- Sandvikens BridgeklubbOther
- Sandvikens BrottarklubbmultiOther
- Sandvikens GymnastikavdelninggymnasticsOther
- Sandvikens SegelsällskapOther
- Sandvikens Segelsällskap - BångsOther
- Sandvikens SymfoniorkesterOther
- Kanalkyrkans Unga – Equmenia i SandvikenscoutkårOutdoor life
- Sandviken ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Sandvikens AIK InnebandymultiSports
- Sandvikens BasketbollklubbSports
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