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Kaunisvaara
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Small locality in Pajala Municipality, Norrbotten County

Kaunisvaara

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1

Facts

MunicipalityPajala
CountyNorrbotten County
Population59
Area63 ha
SCB code2521SB115

2

Place profile

4/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
68/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water500 m
  • Distance to farmland20 m
  • Distance to shoreline500 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway103.5 km
  • Distance to industry18.9 km
  • Distance to power line410 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store19 km
  • Distance to school16 km
  • Distance to train station129 km

Median across 113 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 160–420
  • 235–918
  • 2810–1431
  • 2215–1919
  • 2420–2416
  • 2325–2916
  • 3130–3429
  • 3635–3923
  • 3740–4422
  • 3245–4916
  • 3750–5428
  • 4155–5937
  • 7260–6448
  • 8465–6968
  • 10170–7461
  • 8075–7960
  • 7580+79

Men 762Women 591

Marital status

  • Unmarried656 (48 %)
  • Married453 (33 %)
  • Divorced137 (10 %)
  • Widowed111 (8 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kaunisvaara, 1,353 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 59 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 seat23 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

  • Kaunisjärvi73 ha820 m
  • Vähäjärvi13 ha2 km
  • Tolppajärvet9 ha4.3 km
  • Salmijärvet18 ha5.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Kaunisvaara kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone15.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality310 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5 km
  • Natura 200014 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.7 km
  • Water protection area31.2 km
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interest14.9 km

Services & safety

  • School17.7 km
  • Fire station18.9 km
  • Police station18.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter17.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site20.6 km
  • Campsite20.1 km
  • Hiking trail12.3 km
  • Cycle trail9.2 km
  • Floodlit track19.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant19 km
  • Café19.1 km
  • Petrol station19.3 km
  • Sports hall19 km
  • Hotel19 km
  • Recycling centre36.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.8 km
  • Power line660 m
  • Wind turbine43.5 km
  • Mobile mast12.4 km
  • Military area24.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 km
  • Mine2.2 km
  • Quarry2.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark12.5 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall16.2 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 Kaunisvaara.