
Bollnäs
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water430 m
- Distance to farmland230 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway760 m
- Distance to industry410 m
- Distance to power line870 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store720 m
- Distance to school560 m
- Distance to train station1.6 km
Median across 3,554 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 3380–4328
- 4505–9462
- 48910–14443
- 48215–19462
- 41120–24380
- 42825–29352
- 47130–34470
- 49035–39485
- 47240–44455
- 46145–49423
- 46350–54485
- 46455–59472
- 45160–64511
- 42465–69444
- 40770–74488
- 42875–79557
- 55280+769
Men 7,681Women 7,986
Marital status
- Unmarried8,760 (56 %)
- Married4,352 (28 %)
- Divorced1,750 (11 %)
- Widowed814 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 9 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Bollnäs, 15,667 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 13,918 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 24 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
- Vågen18 ha570 m
- Varpen792 ha760 m
- Hängsjön12 ha2.6 km
- Voxsjön517 ha2.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Bollnäs ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Active Sports Club BollnäsgymSports
- Active Sports Club Bollnäs CitygymSports
- Bollnäs MotorstadionsporthallSports
- Bollnäs RidsällskapridSports
- Bollnäs SporthallsporthallSports
- Bollnäs kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO BollnäspensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone3.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)9.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land67 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.4 km
- Natura 200018.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest920 m
- Water protection area10 km
- Habitat protection1.5 km
- National conservation interest4.6 km
- National heritage interest4.9 km
Services & safety
- School18 in the locality110 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.5 km
- Police station36.3 km
- Civil defence shelter181 in the locality60 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality1.3 km
- Campsite2 in the locality1.2 km
- Hiking trail1.3 km
- Cycle trail610 m
- Ski trail3.3 km
- Floodlit track18.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant9 in the locality380 m
- Café5 in the locality310 m
- Petrol station9 in the locality250 m
- Library30.6 km
- Sports hall2 in the locality300 m
- Hotel2 in the locality850 m
- Care home3 in the locality1.1 km
- Recycling centre24.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road80 m
- Railway570 m
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine13.7 km
- Mobile mast3.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.1 km
- Mine21 km
- Quarry9.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark11 km
- Church2 in the locality390 m
- Community hall1 in the locality530 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
- Population26,243
- Median income364,200 kr/yr
- Average age45.5 years