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Karesuando
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Urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Karesuando

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population272
Area75 ha
SCB code2584TB102

2

Place profile

37/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
24/100
Quiet surroundings
69/100
Rurality
31/100
Urbanity
35/100
Family friendliness
64/100
Senior friendliness
36/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest1.1 km
  • Distance to water130 m
  • Distance to farmland150 m
  • Distance to shoreline130 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway83 km
  • Distance to industry110.3 km
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store570 m
  • Distance to school840 m
  • Distance to train station113.5 km

Median across 211 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 200–427
  • 345–916
  • 3610–1428
  • 4215–1938
  • 3820–2419
  • 3125–2917
  • 3030–3411
  • 3535–3920
  • 2640–4420
  • 2945–498
  • 1950–5429
  • 4055–5934
  • 4260–6444
  • 5365–6944
  • 5570–7432
  • 3775–7930
  • 4180+44

Men 608Women 461

Marital status

  • Unmarried565 (53 %)
  • Married358 (34 %)
  • Divorced65 (6 %)
  • Widowed72 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Karesuando, 1,069 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 272 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 seat2 h 21 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

  • Kaarevuopio120 ha360 m
  • Saksajärvi28 ha890 m
  • Käenjärvi15 ha1.6 km
  • Saksalompolo5 ha1.8 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 zone48.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve22.3 km
  • Natura 200021.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area15.6 km
  • Habitat protection49.7 km
  • National conservation interest590 m

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality510 m
  • Fire station15.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site17 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality740 m
  • Cycle trail640 m
  • Floodlit track1.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Café1 in the locality600 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality270 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality500 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality900 m
  • Care home1 in the locality780 m

Disturbance

  • Major road150 m
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality530 m
  • Military area24.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.7 km
  • Mine32 km
  • Quarry47.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 in the locality400 m
  • Church1 in the locality770 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality420 m

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

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