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Vittjärv
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Urban area in Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County

Vittjärv

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1

Facts

MunicipalityBoden
CountyNorrbotten County
Population522
Area131 ha
SCB code2582TB111

2

Place profile

27/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
47/100
Rurality
57/100
Urbanity
19/100
Family friendliness
31/100
Senior friendliness
10/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water70 m
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline70 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.4 km
  • Distance to industry1.4 km
  • Distance to power line1.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.7 km
  • Distance to school3.5 km
  • Distance to train station6 km

Median across 351 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 740–463
  • 775–974
  • 9710–1476
  • 9315–1979
  • 4320–2437
  • 4325–2947
  • 9230–3484
  • 9435–3988
  • 7840–4468
  • 8245–4979
  • 11950–54102
  • 9355–5984
  • 9360–6479
  • 7665–6970
  • 6470–7471
  • 8075–7961
  • 4780+50

Men 1,345Women 1,212

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,359 (53 %)
  • Married948 (37 %)
  • Divorced175 (7 %)
  • Widowed70 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vittjärv, 2,557 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 522 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 seat11 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

  • Vittjärvsträsket102 ha1 km
  • Hedavan77 ha2.7 km
  • Buddbyträsket399 ha4.3 km
  • Bodträsket117 ha4.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone22.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality640 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4 km
  • Natura 200017.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest30.6 km
  • Water protection area1.8 km
  • Habitat protection3.7 km
  • National conservation interest21.5 km
  • National heritage interest360 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality790 m
  • Fire station7.5 km
  • Police station6 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.9 km
  • Swimming pool4.8 km
  • Campsite4.6 km
  • Hiking trail26.9 km
  • Cycle trail5.5 km
  • Ski trail41.7 km
  • Floodlit track2.7 km
  • Birding site33.2 km
  • Geologically notable site28.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.8 km
  • Café4.1 km
  • Petrol station4.8 km
  • Library32.4 km
  • Sports hall2.3 km
  • Hotel5.6 km
  • Care home4.8 km
  • Recycling centre6.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road480 m
  • Railway4 km
  • Power line1 km
  • Wind turbine28.6 km
  • Mobile mast8.2 km
  • Military area360 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.3 km
  • Mine28.9 km
  • Quarry3.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.9 km
  • Church3.8 km
  • Community hall3.3 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

  • Population28,049
  • Median income412,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.0 years
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The figures describe Boden Municipality as a whole, not Vittjärv.