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Puoltikasvaara
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Small locality in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County

Puoltikasvaara

1

Facts

MunicipalityGällivare
CountyNorrbotten County
Population163
Area56 ha
SCB code2523SB109

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Savdijávri461 ha390 m
  • Puoltikasjärvi35 ha500 m
  • Pikku Nälkäjärvi6 ha1.9 km
  • Nälkäjärvi28 ha2.1 km

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Nearest localities

7

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