Facts

MunicipalityGällivare

CountyNorrbotten County

Population80

Area22 ha

SCB code2523SB119

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Place profile

4/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

47/100

Quiet surroundings

76/100

Rurality

38/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

10/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest50 m
Distance to water190 m
Distance to farmland2.4 km
Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway18.9 km
Distance to industry24.4 km
Distance to power line3.5 km

Services

Distance to grocery store20.8 km
Distance to school21.7 km
Distance to train station26.3 km

Median across 52 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

170–412
145–914
1310–1418
1715–1915
1520–247
2425–2912
2630–3424
2935–3921
1740–4419
2545–4915
3250–5419
4155–5936
4460–6430
4265–6927
4670–7422
5575–7933
5780+41

Men 514Women 365

Marital status

Unmarried479 (54 %)
Married255 (29 %)
Divorced93 (10 %)
Widowed59 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Leipojärvi, 879 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 80 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 seat30 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

Ala-Leipojärvi41 ha360 m
Raukkajärvi7 ha1.6 km
Kukkanen6 ha1.7 km
Gasskajávrre51 ha1.7 km

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Nearest localities

Mettä Dokkas72 inhabitants2.8 km
Dokkas105 inhabitants4.8 km
Hakkas332 inhabitants20.2 km
Nilivaara125 inhabitants25 km
Nattavaara by54 inhabitants32.6 km
Nattavaara54 inhabitants34.4 km

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Associations and activities

Leipojärvi 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 zone14.1 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve6.3 km
Natura 200040.5 km
National outdoor-recreation interest23.1 km
Water protection area470 m
Habitat protection17.3 km
National conservation interest22.6 km
National heritage interest24.8 km

Services & safety

School3.6 km
Fire station25.8 km
Police station25.6 km
Civil defence shelter24.3 km

Nature & outdoors

Swimming pool21.7 km
Campsite5.8 km
Hiking trail25.2 km
Cycle trail9.3 km
Ski trail22.1 km
Floodlit track25.2 km
Birding site48.5 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant25.3 km
Café24.9 km
Petrol station22.4 km
Sports hall21.7 km
Hotel24.7 km
Recycling centre10.1 km

Disturbance

Major road870 m
Railway24.4 km
Power line5 km
Wind turbine36.1 km
Mobile mast25.6 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
Mine8.1 km
Quarry7.4 km

Culture

Museum or landmark24.9 km
Church21.5 km
Community hall16 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

Population17,233
Median income491,700 kr/yr
Average age45.2 years

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The figures describe Gällivare Municipality as a whole, not Leipojärvi.