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Small locality in Berg Municipality, Jämtland County

Oviken

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1

Facts

MunicipalityBerg
CountyJämtland County
Population166
Area53 ha
SCB code2326SB123

2

Place profile

21/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
26/100
Quiet surroundings
75/100
Rurality
27/100
Urbanity
44/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest150 m
  • Distance to water1.5 km
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.5 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway8.9 km
  • Distance to industry9.7 km
  • Distance to power line4.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.6 km
  • Distance to school2.9 km
  • Distance to train station9 km

Median across 85 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 300–444
  • 665–961
  • 5910–1450
  • 5515–1944
  • 3820–2426
  • 2625–2924
  • 3830–3454
  • 6235–3961
  • 5940–4452
  • 4045–4939
  • 4850–5435
  • 6255–5951
  • 6260–6464
  • 6365–6964
  • 6970–7463
  • 6275–7951
  • 6280+82

Men 901Women 865

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,069 (60 %)
  • Married465 (26 %)
  • Divorced155 (9 %)
  • Widowed81 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Oviken, 1,766 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 166 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 seat32 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

  • Storsjön45,779 ha2 km
  • Önstatjärnen6 ha6.1 km
  • Rörösjön11 ha6.7 km
  • Svensjön8 ha12 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Ovikens gamla kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • Ovikens nya kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO Myssjö-OvikenpensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone5.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)16.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve12.6 km
  • Natura 200016.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.7 km
  • Water protection area7.8 km
  • Habitat protection1.7 km
  • National conservation interest6.8 km
  • National heritage interest2.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2.8 km
  • Fire station12.2 km
  • Police station24.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter20.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.7 km
  • Swimming pool10.1 km
  • Campsite1.5 km
  • Hiking trail350 m
  • Cycle trail1.1 km
  • Ski trail34.9 km
  • Floodlit track10.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.6 km
  • Café1.7 km
  • Petrol station2.5 km
  • Library23.6 km
  • Sports hall9.9 km
  • Hotel11 km
  • Care home22.8 km
  • Recycling centre2.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road170 m
  • Railway10.4 km
  • Power line4.9 km
  • Wind turbine10.4 km
  • Mobile mast16.6 km
  • Military area19.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)13 km
  • Mine2.7 km
  • Quarry11.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality390 m
  • Community hall16.5 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

  • Population7,108
  • Median income356,400 kr/yr
  • Average age46.5 years
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The figures describe Berg Municipality as a whole, not Oviken.