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Björna
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Urban area in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County

Björna

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1

Facts

MunicipalityÖrnsköldsvik
CountyVästernorrland County
Population345
Area74 ha
SCB code2284TB104

2

Place profile

35/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
36/100
Senior friendliness
30/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water490 m
  • Distance to farmland630 m
  • Distance to shoreline490 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway350 m
  • Distance to industry9.4 km
  • Distance to power line940 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store400 m
  • Distance to school350 m
  • Distance to train station20.7 km

Median across 230 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 390–431
  • 415–939
  • 4110–1446
  • 3815–1948
  • 3420–2425
  • 5425–2931
  • 4830–3437
  • 5535–3947
  • 3940–4445
  • 4845–4936
  • 5350–5440
  • 6355–5958
  • 8060–6464
  • 8265–6961
  • 8570–7464
  • 7175–7942
  • 7580+89

Men 946Women 803

Marital status

  • Unmarried814 (46 %)
  • Married708 (40 %)
  • Divorced139 (8 %)
  • Widowed119 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björna, 1,749 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 345 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

  • Municipal seat41 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

  • Gidetjärnen7 ha1.6 km
  • Hundsjön35 ha2.9 km
  • Ledingssjön335 ha3.1 km
  • Pålsjön22 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 1 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 zone15.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6 km
  • Natura 200011.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest16.8 km
  • Water protection area960 m
  • Habitat protection5.1 km
  • National conservation interest10.6 km
  • National heritage interest26.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality350 m
  • Fire station20.5 km
  • Police station29.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality350 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.8 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality390 m
  • Campsite1.3 km
  • Hiking trail430 m
  • Cycle trail14.2 km
  • Ski trail17.1 km
  • Floodlit track25.8 km
  • Geologically notable site46 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality150 m
  • Café20.4 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality70 m
  • Library1 in the locality10 m
  • Sports hall19.1 km
  • Hotel20.2 km
  • Care home1 in the locality120 m
  • Recycling centre25.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road40 m
  • Railway770 m
  • Power line900 m
  • Wind turbine6 km
  • Mobile mast19.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)31.6 km
  • Mine41.3 km
  • Quarry3.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality640 m
  • Church1 in the locality200 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality20 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

  • Population55,443
  • Median income408,200 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Örnsköldsvik Municipality as a whole, not Björna.