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Kiruna
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Urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Kiruna

1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population17,284
Area1,139 ha
SCB code2584TC103

2

Place profile

77/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
7/100
Quiet surroundings
35/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
63/100
Family friendliness
75/100
Senior friendliness
72/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest1.6 km
  • Distance to water1.1 km
  • Distance to farmland3.6 km
  • Distance to shoreline1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3 km
  • Distance to industry330 m
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store480 m
  • Distance to school490 m
  • Distance to train station3.9 km

Median across 3,894 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 4700–4434
  • 4835–9459
  • 48310–14497
  • 49715–19475
  • 60520–24495
  • 78725–29510
  • 85130–34665
  • 77835–39643
  • 62640–44510
  • 49945–49422
  • 56850–54548
  • 64555–59576
  • 61860–64557
  • 50865–69456
  • 42370–74410
  • 35575–79414
  • 49580+671

Men 9,691Women 8,742

Marital status

  • Unmarried10,981 (60 %)
  • Married5,127 (28 %)
  • Divorced1,518 (8 %)
  • Widowed759 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 13 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kiruna, 18,433 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 17,284 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 seatThis IS the municipal seat

5

Lakes nearby

  • Alalompolo26 ha1.5 km
  • Luossajärvi148 ha3.4 km
  • Duollojávri38 ha3.7 km
  • Leväjärvi6 ha4.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Kiruna RidklubbsporthallSports
  • Kiruna gravkapellkyrkaReligion
  • Kiruna krematoriumkyrkaReligion
  • Kiruna kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO KirunapensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone9.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)32.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land141 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.2 km
  • Natura 200019 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.8 km
  • Water protection area13.2 km
  • Habitat protection34.7 km
  • National conservation interest8.8 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School16 in the locality590 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality920 m
  • Police station1 in the locality1.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter248 in the locality60 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site40.6 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Hiking trail1.8 km
  • Floodlit track1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant13 in the locality870 m
  • Café9.2 km
  • Petrol station7 in the locality210 m
  • Library1 in the locality1.6 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hotel12 in the locality500 m
  • Care home2 in the locality1.2 km
  • Recycling centre39 km

Disturbance

  • Major road190 m
  • Railway5.1 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine5.7 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality1.7 km
  • Military area6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.6 km
  • Mine2.1 km
  • Quarry2.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality1.4 km
  • Church6 in the locality570 m
  • Community hall14.6 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

  • Population22,426
  • Median income478,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.1 years
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