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Small locality in Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County

Smedsbyn

1

Facts

MunicipalityLuleå
CountyNorrbotten County
Population80
Area38 ha
SCB code2580SB160

2

Place profile

4/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway13 km
  • Distance to industry12.3 km
  • Distance to power line2.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store13.1 km
  • Distance to school15.2 km
  • Distance to train station15.5 km

Median across 59 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 610–457
  • 505–957
  • 4610–1445
  • 5015–1936
  • 4720–2424
  • 3925–2947
  • 7130–3463
  • 6735–3953
  • 6140–4435
  • 5045–4949
  • 4650–5443
  • 6055–5942
  • 6160–6456
  • 4165–6940
  • 4670–7436
  • 2875–7936
  • 3980+40

Men 863Women 759

Marital status

  • Unmarried933 (57 %)
  • Married566 (35 %)
  • Divorced91 (6 %)
  • Widowed47 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Smedsbyn, 1,622 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.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat31 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

  • Persöfjärden1,207 ha1.5 km
  • Smedsträsket28 ha3.7 km
  • Höträsket10 ha4.6 km
  • Trollträsket7 ha4.6 km

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Nearest localities

7

Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone11.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land770 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.1 km
  • Natura 2000430 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest11 km
  • Water protection area3.5 km
  • Habitat protection4.6 km
  • National conservation interest630 m
  • National heritage interest15.3 km

Services & safety

  • School9.4 km
  • Fire station14.5 km
  • Police station15.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter12.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site8 km
  • Swimming pool9.9 km
  • Campsite16.4 km
  • Hiking trail23.2 km
  • Cycle trail8.7 km
  • Ski trail29.9 km
  • Floodlit track12.9 km
  • Birding site8 km
  • Geologically notable site20.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant13.1 km
  • Café15.5 km
  • Petrol station9.8 km
  • Library13.1 km
  • Sports hall10.2 km
  • Hotel11.6 km
  • Care home13.4 km
  • Recycling centre12.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road380 m
  • Railway14.4 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine9.2 km
  • Mobile mast16.6 km
  • Military area7.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
  • Mine14.6 km
  • Quarry13.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark14.8 km
  • Church13 km
  • Community hall17.4 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

  • Population79,645
  • Median income421,100 kr/yr
  • Average age42.8 years
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The figures describe Luleå Municipality as a whole, not Smedsbyn.