small locality in Pajala Municipality

Kaunisvaara

Norrbotten County · 59 inhabitants · 63 ha

Short answer: Kaunisvaara is in Pajala Municipality, Norrbotten County. It has 59 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityPajala
countyNorrbotten County
population59
area63 ha
scb code2521SB115
place profile

What it is like to live here

4/100 accessibility
median in the locality
Nature proximity49/100
Quiet surroundings68/100
Rurality42/100
Urbanity0/100
Family friendliness9/100
Senior friendliness0/100
nature
forest40 m
water500 m
farmland20 m
shoreline500 m
disturbance
major road30 m
railway103.5 km
industry18.9 km
power line410 m
services
grocery store19 km
school16 km
train station129 km

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

the population

Age distribution

762men
591women
menagewomen
16
0–4
20
23
5–9
18
28
10–14
31
22
15–19
19
24
20–24
16
23
25–29
16
31
30–34
29
36
35–39
23
37
40–44
22
32
45–49
16
37
50–54
28
41
55–59
37
72
60–64
48
84
65–69
68
101
70–74
61
80
75–79
60
75
80+
79
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.

driving time

From here and away

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.

water

Lakes nearby

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

Nearest localities

associations

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.

the layers around the locality

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.

applies to the whole municipalityPajala Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

5,857population
412 tkrmedian income
49.0 yearsaverage age