Facts

MunicipalityPajala

CountyNorrbotten County

Population130

Area49 ha

SCB code2521SB105

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Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

60/100

Quiet surroundings

66/100

Rurality

49/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

8/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest120 m
Distance to water160 m
Distance to farmland130 m
Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway86.6 km
Distance to industry2.1 km
Distance to power line3.3 km

Services

Distance to grocery store24.7 km
Distance to school26.5 km
Distance to train station108 km

Median across 153 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 Tärendö, 728 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 130 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 seat37 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

Koijujärvi9 ha4.9 km
Vähäjärvet62 ha7.8 km
Haukijärvi14 ha10 km
Särkijärvi10 ha10.5 km

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Nearest localities

2521SB11961 inhabitants16.9 km
Kainulasjärvi89 inhabitants18.5 km
Liviöjärvi-Västra66 inhabitants22.6 km
Juhonpieti80 inhabitants25.2 km
Junosuando263 inhabitants28.5 km
Kangos210 inhabitants33.5 km

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Associations and activities

Tärendö IPidrottsplanSports
Tärendö kyrkakyrkaReligion
PRO TärendöpensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone730 m
Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality50 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve7.5 km
Natura 200026.8 km
National outdoor-recreation interest4.3 km
Water protection area150 m
Habitat protection4.4 km
National conservation interest1.5 km
National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

School1 in the locality50 m
Fire station1 in the locality310 m
Police station32.6 km
Civil defence shelter31.6 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site27.7 km
Swimming pool39.8 km
Campsite35.9 km
Hiking trail29.2 km
Cycle trail33.6 km
Floodlit track39.1 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant32.6 km
Café32.5 km
Petrol station850 m
Sports hall28.3 km
Hotel29.3 km
Care home40.4 km
Recycling centre29.5 km

Disturbance

Major road230 m
Power line4.1 km
Wind turbine9.7 km
Mobile mast19 km
Military area32.4 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
Mine23.5 km
Quarry20 km

Culture

Museum or landmark29.5 km
Church1.5 km
Community hall26.1 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 Tärendö.