
Övertorneå
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water450 m
- Distance to farmland370 m
- Distance to shoreline450 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway55.1 km
- Distance to industry230 m
- Distance to power line6.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store690 m
- Distance to school520 m
- Distance to train station17.1 km
Median across 797 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 300–434
- 375–930
- 3310–1456
- 5115–1950
- 3620–2438
- 5825–2927
- 4830–3448
- 4335–3941
- 3140–4428
- 3645–4940
- 3950–5455
- 5555–5948
- 5960–6444
- 5065–6956
- 5970–7461
- 6675–7968
- 7080+125
Men 801Women 849
Marital status
- Unmarried834 (51 %)
- Married530 (32 %)
- Divorced160 (10 %)
- Widowed127 (8 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Övertorneå, 1,650 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,651 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 seatThis IS the municipal seat
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Lakes nearby
- Särkijärvi20 ha870 m
- Orjaslompolo8 ha3.7 km
- Onkijärvi6 ha4 km
- Kuivajärvi98 ha4 km
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Nearest localities
- Haapakylä56 inhabitants1.5 km
- Kuivakangas102 inhabitants3.8 km
- Poikkijärvi90 inhabitants3.8 km
- Pudas75 inhabitants6.4 km
- Soukolojärvi71 inhabitants10.6 km
- Hedenäset223 inhabitants16.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Övertorneå – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Övertorneå AtletklubbgymSports
- Övertorneå IPidrottsplanSports
- Övertorneå IdrottsplatssporthallSports
- Övertorneå SimhallsporthallSports
- Övertorneå TornedaliumsporthallSports
- Övertorneå sim- och sporthallsporthallSports
- Folkets Hus ÖvertorneåbiografCulture
- Övertorneå BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Övertorneå kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO ÖvertorneåpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone31.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)26.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land35 in the locality30 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve560 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.1 km
- Water protection area15.4 km
- Habitat protection5.3 km
- National conservation interest980 m
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School8 in the locality140 m
- Fire station1 in the locality310 m
- Police station1 in the locality590 m
- Civil defence shelter14 in the locality210 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site38.3 km
- Swimming pool2 in the locality300 m
- Campsite1 in the locality830 m
- Hiking trail36.7 km
- Cycle trail410 m
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality230 m
- Café1 in the locality600 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality650 m
- Library2 in the locality230 m
- Sports hall4 in the locality280 m
- Hotel3 in the locality630 m
- Care home3 in the locality330 m
- Recycling centre3.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road250 m
- Power line6.7 km
- Wind turbine29.8 km
- Mobile mast30.6 km
- Military area3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.3 km
- Mine24.1 km
- Quarry4.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5 in the locality610 m
- Church3 in the locality400 m
- Community hall36.5 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
- Population4,057
- Median income387,200 kr/yr
- Average age51.5 years