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Urban area in Haparanda Municipality, Norrbotten County

Nikkala

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHaparanda
CountyNorrbotten County
Population402
Area113 ha
SCB code2583TB104

2

Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
8/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water700 m
  • Distance to farmland280 m
  • Distance to shoreline430 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway5.1 km
  • Distance to industry8.6 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.3 km
  • Distance to school10.1 km
  • Distance to train station10.3 km

Median across 262 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 310–430
  • 525–942
  • 5610–1466
  • 6115–1953
  • 2620–2421
  • 3725–2916
  • 5130–3435
  • 5035–3931
  • 6240–4456
  • 5745–4940
  • 6550–5456
  • 7555–5964
  • 9360–6467
  • 8865–6982
  • 9670–7474
  • 7775–7970
  • 6080+56

Men 1,037Women 859

Marital status

  • Unmarried957 (50 %)
  • Married681 (36 %)
  • Divorced194 (10 %)
  • Widowed81 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Nikkala, 1,896 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 402 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 seat12 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

  • Palojärvi6 ha2.5 km
  • Tervalammi6 ha5.6 km
  • Myllyjärvi18 ha7.5 km
  • Alanen Akusjärvi46 ha10.6 km

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Nearest localities

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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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone32.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality340 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.1 km
  • Natura 200015.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.5 km
  • Water protection area1.2 km
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest460 m
  • National heritage interest10.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality570 m
  • Fire station9.2 km
  • Police station11.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.1 km
  • Swimming pool34.4 km
  • Campsite3.2 km
  • Hiking trail6.8 km
  • Cycle trail10.7 km
  • Floodlit track34.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10.6 km
  • Café7.7 km
  • Petrol station10.6 km
  • Library11 km
  • Sports hall10.4 km
  • Hotel10.7 km
  • Care home33.7 km
  • Recycling centre35.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.9 km
  • Railway5.3 km
  • Power line1.9 km
  • Wind turbine6.7 km
  • Mobile mast9.7 km
  • Military area28.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine41.2 km
  • Quarry5.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10.2 km
  • Church10 km
  • Community hall10.5 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

  • Population9,151
  • Median income373,400 kr/yr
  • Average age48.1 years
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The figures describe Haparanda Municipality as a whole, not Nikkala.