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Pajala
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest100 m
- Distance to water310 m
- Distance to farmland260 m
- Distance to shoreline310 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway111.7 km
- Distance to industry510 m
- Distance to power line1.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store700 m
- Distance to school820 m
- Distance to train station109.9 km
Median across 855 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 400–445
- 655–936
- 5610–1446
- 5215–1957
- 5420–2451
- 8625–2953
- 5230–3451
- 7035–3961
- 5340–4435
- 3445–4952
- 4250–5463
- 7155–5960
- 5360–6463
- 5765–6958
- 5670–7465
- 6275–7966
- 7780+104
Men 980Women 966
Marital status
- Unmarried1,105 (57 %)
- Married518 (27 %)
- Divorced184 (9 %)
- Widowed135 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Pajala, 1,946 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,962 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
- Iso Rytijärvi10 ha5.6 km
- Ruokojärvi75 ha8.8 km
- Käryjärvi6 ha9.1 km
- Liviöjärvi156 ha9.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Juhonpieti80 inhabitants8.6 km
- Liviöjärvi-Västra66 inhabitants9.7 km
- Sattajärvi98 inhabitants14 km
- 2521SB12459 inhabitants14 km
- 2521SB123101 inhabitants16.1 km
- Kaunisvaara59 inhabitants18.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Pajala – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Pajala BadhussporthallSports
- Pajala kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO PajalapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone4.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land48 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.3 km
- Natura 200028.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.9 km
- Water protection area31.7 km
- Habitat protection2.8 km
- National conservation interest2.4 km
- National heritage interest5.2 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality200 m
- Fire station1 in the locality760 m
- Police station1 in the locality200 m
- Civil defence shelter14 in the locality180 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality2.1 km
- Swimming pool42.2 km
- Campsite1 in the locality2 km
- Hiking trail1.8 km
- Cycle trail1.3 km
- Floodlit track20.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality50 m
- Café3 in the locality70 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality300 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality70 m
- Hotel3 in the locality120 m
- Care home42.7 km
- Recycling centre44.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road290 m
- Power line2.2 km
- Wind turbine24.9 km
- Mobile mast9.4 km
- Military area5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)10.7 km
- Mine9.3 km
- Quarry3.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark9 km
- Church1 in the locality830 m
- Community hall8.7 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