Facts

MunicipalityPajala

CountyNorrbotten County

Population89

Area60 ha

SCB code2521SB114

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Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

41/100

Quiet surroundings

74/100

Rurality

35/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

8/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest60 m
Distance to water300 m
Distance to farmland50 m
Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway77.1 km
Distance to industry20.9 km
Distance to power line6.1 km

Services

Distance to grocery store30.3 km
Distance to school40.9 km
Distance to train station91.8 km

Median across 166 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

90–48
85–912
1310–1412
615–1911
1420–249
1425–290
1630–3417
1835–3911
1240–4410
1645–4910
1650–5412
1655–5922
3360–6430
4965–6940
6270–7433
5075–7935
5380+51

Men 405Women 323

Marital status

Unmarried326 (44 %)
Married273 (37 %)
Divorced77 (10 %)
Widowed64 (9 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kainulasjärvi, 728 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 89 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 seat52 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

Kainulasjärvi14 ha590 m
Vinsajärvi6 ha8.7 km
Halinkojärvi73 ha8.8 km
Selkäjärvi23 ha10.4 km

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Nearest localities

Tärendö130 inhabitants18.3 km
Korpilombolo504 inhabitants28.6 km
Ullatti107 inhabitants29.6 km
2521SB11961 inhabitants35.2 km
Junosuando263 inhabitants46.3 km

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Associations and activities

Kainulasjärvi IPidrottsplanSports

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 zone8 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality130 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve14.1 km
Natura 200045.7 km
National outdoor-recreation interest10.1 km
Water protection area18.3 km
Habitat protection9.7 km
National conservation interest5 km
National heritage interest15.1 km

Services & safety

School18.9 km
Fire station19.1 km
Police station44.1 km
Civil defence shelter43.5 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site29.5 km
Swimming pool29.5 km
Campsite40.2 km
Hiking trail40.5 km
Cycle trail39.7 km
Floodlit track28.3 km
Geologically notable site32.8 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant30 km
Café37.6 km
Petrol station17.9 km
Sports hall29.2 km
Hotel29.9 km
Care home29.8 km
Recycling centre47.3 km

Disturbance

Major road1.6 km
Power line6.2 km
Wind turbine15.8 km
Mobile mast1 in the locality320 m
Military area41.8 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
Mine39.4 km
Quarry26.1 km

Culture

Museum or landmark44.1 km
Church11.8 km
Community hall40.3 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.

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Applies to the whole municipality

Population5,857
Median income411,800 kr/yr
Average age49.0 years

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The figures describe Pajala Municipality as a whole, not Kainulasjärvi.