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Abisko
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Small locality in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Abisko

1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population149
Area65 ha
SCB code2584SB112

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
40/100
Urbanity
56/100
Family friendliness
37/100
Senior friendliness
18/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40.5 km
  • Distance to water630 m
  • Distance to farmland74.9 km
  • Distance to shoreline630 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway100 m
  • Distance to industry77.3 km
  • Distance to power line280 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store310 m
  • Distance to school240 m
  • Distance to train station230 m

Median across 56 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 290–416
  • 245–921
  • 2410–1421
  • 1815–1912
  • 2720–2417
  • 2225–2923
  • 3230–3433
  • 4935–3945
  • 4240–4429
  • 3445–4918
  • 4050–5422
  • 4355–5931
  • 4260–6435
  • 4365–6920
  • 4370–7435
  • 3075–7926
  • 2480+22

Men 566Women 426

Marital status

  • Unmarried571 (57 %)
  • Married296 (30 %)
  • Divorced93 (9 %)
  • Widowed38 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Abisko, 992 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 149 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 seat1 h 16 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

  • TorneträskDuortnosjávri (sme) · 33,097 ha1.3 km
  • Vuolip Njáhkájávri14 ha1.9 km
  • Čuonjájávri54 ha8.6 km
  • Čietnjalisjávri16 ha14.3 km

6

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality90 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve420 m
  • Natura 200049.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest18.6 km
  • Water protection area7.6 km
  • National conservation interest13.8 km
  • National heritage interest440 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality160 m
  • Police station1 in the locality400 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Campsite1 in the locality290 m
  • Hiking trail1.1 km
  • Birding site2 km
  • Geologically notable site2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality330 m
  • Café4.6 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality150 m
  • Sports hall2.8 km
  • Hotel4 in the locality190 m

Disturbance

  • Major road180 m
  • Railway2.4 km
  • Power line490 m
  • Mobile mast29.7 km

Below ground

  • Mine28.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.9 km
  • Church2.8 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.

7

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population22,426
  • Median income478,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.1 years
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The figures describe Kiruna Municipality as a whole, not Abisko.