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Mettä Dokkas
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Small locality in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County

Mettä Dokkas

1

Facts

MunicipalityGällivare
CountyNorrbotten County
Population72
Area34 ha
SCB code2523SB120

2

Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
56/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
6/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water90 m
  • Distance to farmland490 m
  • Distance to shoreline90 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway21.3 km
  • Distance to industry25.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store20.5 km
  • Distance to school21.3 km
  • Distance to train station28.2 km

Median across 61 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

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 Mettä Dokkas, 879 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 72 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat32 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

  • Iso Koskamajärvi21 ha120 m
  • Pannijärvi8 ha570 m
  • Pikku-Koskamajärvi11 ha610 m
  • Silmäpuoli6 ha930 m

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone16 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality500 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.9 km
  • Natura 200042.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest25.7 km
  • Water protection area2.2 km
  • Habitat protection15.3 km
  • National conservation interest23.1 km
  • National heritage interest26 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality510 m
  • Fire station22.5 km
  • Police station27.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter26.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Swimming pool21.2 km
  • Campsite2.4 km
  • Hiking trail27.3 km
  • Cycle trail11.4 km
  • Ski trail24.9 km
  • Floodlit track26.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant27.5 km
  • Café27 km
  • Petrol station22 km
  • Sports hall21.2 km
  • Hotel26 km
  • Recycling centre12.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road400 m
  • Railway22.1 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine32.8 km
  • Mobile mast22.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 km
  • Mine10.3 km
  • Quarry9.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark26.9 km
  • Church21.1 km
  • Community hall17.6 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 Mettä Dokkas.