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Small locality in Övertorneå Municipality, Norrbotten County

Poikkijärvi

1

Facts

MunicipalityÖvertorneå
CountyNorrbotten County
Population90
Area33 ha
SCB code2518SB117

2

Place profile

40/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
29/100
Senior friendliness
39/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway55.8 km
  • Distance to industry2.3 km
  • Distance to power line10.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.5 km
  • Distance to school4.2 km
  • Distance to train station20.9 km

Median across 60 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 150–414
  • 145–919
  • 1210–149
  • 1315–1913
  • 1120–2410
  • 2325–2918
  • 3230–348
  • 1735–3916
  • 1740–4420
  • 1945–497
  • 2350–5417
  • 3255–5927
  • 3560–6424
  • 4665–6945
  • 5570–7432
  • 4575–7936
  • 5080+35

Men 459Women 350

Marital status

  • Unmarried347 (43 %)
  • Married318 (39 %)
  • Divorced96 (12 %)
  • Widowed48 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Poikkijärvi, 809 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 90 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat6 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

  • Kuivajärvi98 ha320 m
  • Särkijärvi20 ha3.1 km
  • Orjaslompolo8 ha3.5 km
  • Pitkäjärvi11 ha3.8 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone29.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)25.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
  • Water protection area19.4 km
  • Habitat protection1.8 km
  • National conservation interest3.9 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School4.1 km
  • Fire station4.1 km
  • Police station4.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site40.7 km
  • Swimming pool3.5 km
  • Campsite3.6 km
  • Hiking trail38.7 km
  • Cycle trail1.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.4 km
  • Café4.5 km
  • Petrol station3.4 km
  • Library4.3 km
  • Sports hall4.4 km
  • Hotel3.5 km
  • Care home4.3 km
  • Recycling centre5.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.5 km
  • Power line10.4 km
  • Wind turbine25.6 km
  • Mobile mast27.9 km
  • Military area4.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine21 km
  • Quarry2.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.5 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall35.3 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population4,057
  • Median income387,200 kr/yr
  • Average age51.5 years
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The figures describe Övertorneå Municipality as a whole, not Poikkijärvi.