Facts

MunicipalityGällivare

CountyNorrbotten County

Population125

Area87 ha

SCB code2523SB108

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Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

46/100

Quiet surroundings

76/100

Rurality

36/100

Urbanity

0/100

Family friendliness

32/100

Senior friendliness

0/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water630 m
Distance to farmland100 m
Distance to shoreline630 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road30 m
Distance to railway37.6 km
Distance to industry37.2 km
Distance to power line16.8 km

Services

Distance to grocery store25.1 km
Distance to school370 m
Distance to train station42.5 km

Median across 160 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 Nilivaara, 879 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 125 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 seat1 h

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

Markitanjärvet7 ha7.4 km
Laurijärvi7 ha8.3 km
Soasjärvi26 ha10.6 km
Härkäjärvi18 ha12.1 km

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Nearest localities

Dokkas105 inhabitants20.9 km
Mettä Dokkas72 inhabitants21.9 km
Ullatti107 inhabitants23.8 km
Leipojärvi80 inhabitants25.1 km
Masugnsbyn56 inhabitants31.3 km
Hakkas332 inhabitants33.4 km

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Associations and activities

Nilivaara kyrkakyrkaReligion
PRO NilivaarapensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone30.6 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)9.7 km
Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve3.3 km
National outdoor-recreation interest22.2 km
Water protection area270 m
Habitat protection2.9 km
National conservation interest17.2 km
National heritage interest31 km

Services & safety

School22.2 km
Fire station1 in the locality400 m
Police station41.8 km
Civil defence shelter36.9 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site36.7 km
Swimming pool34.4 km
Campsite20.2 km
Hiking trail41.8 km
Cycle trail24.5 km
Ski trail42.7 km
Floodlit track38.2 km

Service & nöje

Café32.1 km
Petrol station24.9 km
Sports hall34.4 km
Hotel36.2 km
Recycling centre31.9 km

Disturbance

Major road17.3 km
Railway49.9 km
Power line16.7 km
Wind turbine18.1 km
Mobile mast1 in the locality220 m

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.7 km
Mine23.8 km
Quarry18.5 km

Culture

Museum or landmark36.1 km
Church1 in the locality40 m
Community hall32 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 Nilivaara.