
Söderhamn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water470 m
- Distance to farmland1 km
- Distance to shoreline350 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway1.6 km
- Distance to industry360 m
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store740 m
- Distance to school560 m
- Distance to train station2.1 km
Median across 2,923 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2400–4231
- 3155–9315
- 38510–14345
- 35915–19349
- 31520–24267
- 31225–29232
- 37530–34313
- 37335–39367
- 29640–44293
- 27345–49289
- 35950–54337
- 36255–59385
- 37360–64399
- 35965–69368
- 31470–74390
- 31375–79431
- 47180+678
Men 5,794Women 5,989
Marital status
- Unmarried6,511 (55 %)
- Married3,220 (27 %)
- Divorced1,376 (12 %)
- Widowed689 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 8 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Söderhamn, 11,783 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 12,038 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
- Stockholm3 h 9 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
- Färssjön22 ha1.1 km
- Lugnsjön7 ha2.5 km
- Ålsjön32 ha3.5 km
- Skenstaviken29 ha4.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Söderhamns ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Söderhamn PadelcenteridrottsplanSports
- Söderhamns SkateboardhallidrottsplanSports
- Söderhamn/F15 FlygmuseummuseumCulture
- Söderhamns KulturskolamusikskolaCulture
- Söderhamns museummuseumCulture
- Söderhamns stadsbibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Söderhamns teaterteaterCulture
- PRO Faxe-SöderhamnpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone630 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land44 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.4 km
- Natura 20003.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.4 km
- Water protection area3.4 km
- Habitat protection4.4 km
- National conservation interest980 m
- National heritage interest140 m
Services & safety
- School10 in the locality710 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.5 km
- Police station1 in the locality490 m
- Civil defence shelter181 in the locality70 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1.1 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality420 m
- Campsite2 in the locality40 m
- Hiking trail2.3 km
- Cycle trail250 m
- Ski trail38.7 km
- Floodlit track1.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant29 in the locality280 m
- Café5 in the locality90 m
- Petrol station8 in the locality310 m
- Library1 in the locality920 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality670 m
- Hotel3 in the locality1.2 km
- Care home2 in the locality760 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality960 m
Disturbance
- Major road1 km
- Railway2.4 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine20.1 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality2.4 km
- Military area39.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)14.1 km
- Mine22.3 km
- Quarry3.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark17 in the locality20 m
- Church2 in the locality1.1 km
- Community hall4.4 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
- Population24,545
- Median income369,500 kr/yr
- Average age47.2 years