
Puoltikasvaara
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water220 m
- Distance to farmland2.6 km
- Distance to shoreline220 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway22.5 km
- Distance to industry33.4 km
- Distance to power line1.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.9 km
- Distance to school23.5 km
- Distance to train station39.5 km
Median across 134 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 310–422
- 305–941
- 1910–1422
- 3015–1928
- 1520–2420
- 2125–2922
- 3630–3427
- 4735–3936
- 3640–4436
- 3445–4923
- 5550–5431
- 6355–5935
- 5660–6435
- 4965–6939
- 4970–7435
- 5275–7931
- 4180+40
Men 664Women 523
Marital status
- Unmarried683 (57 %)
- Married370 (31 %)
- Divorced105 (9 %)
- Widowed45 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Puoltikasvaara, 1,187 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 163 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 seat43 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
- Savdijávri461 ha390 m
- Puoltikasjärvi35 ha500 m
- Pikku Nälkäjärvi6 ha1.9 km
- Nälkäjärvi28 ha2.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Skaulo124 inhabitants2.2 km
- Tjautjas/Cavccas259 inhabitants19.4 km
- Svappavaara392 inhabitants22.2 km
- Nilivaara125 inhabitants30.9 km
- Koskullskulle1,216 inhabitants31.2 km
- Malmberget östra225 inhabitants34.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone31.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality290 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest6.3 km
- Water protection area150 m
- Habitat protection5.7 km
- National conservation interest8.3 km
- National heritage interest23 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality290 m
- Fire station23 km
- Police station39.2 km
- Civil defence shelter31.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site23.2 km
- Campsite9.8 km
- Hiking trail39.3 km
- Cycle trail11.1 km
- Ski trail41.1 km
- Floodlit track23.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant34.7 km
- Café7.7 km
- Petrol station2.8 km
- Sports hall22.1 km
- Hotel5.7 km
- Recycling centre24 km
Disturbance
- Major road410 m
- Railway24.1 km
- Power line1.8 km
- Wind turbine48.8 km
- Mobile mast11.8 km
- Military area33.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
- Mine21.8 km
- Quarry3.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.5 km
- Church2.7 km
- Community hall22.9 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
The figures describe Gällivare Municipality as a whole, not Puoltikasvaara.