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Kurravaara
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Small locality in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Kurravaara

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population140
Area102 ha
SCB code2584SB117

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
60/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest0 m
  • Distance to water130 m
  • Distance to farmland10.8 km
  • Distance to shoreline130 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway10.2 km
  • Distance to industry10.1 km
  • Distance to power line6.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.2 km
  • Distance to school10.3 km
  • Distance to train station10.6 km

Median across 171 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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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 Kurravaara, 992 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 140 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 seat14 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

  • Gállojávri1,462 ha660 m
  • Alanen Vuolusjärvi665 ha2.6 km
  • Pussijärvi13 ha3.2 km
  • Kirkkoväärtijärvi104 ha3.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)26.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality490 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.9 km
  • Natura 200010.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.7 km
  • Water protection area13.1 km
  • Habitat protection39.4 km
  • National conservation interest1.8 km
  • National heritage interest7.2 km

Services & safety

  • School9.9 km
  • Fire station10.9 km
  • Police station10 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site44.4 km
  • Swimming pool10.7 km
  • Campsite1.8 km
  • Hiking trail8.3 km
  • Floodlit track5.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant9.9 km
  • Café15.7 km
  • Petrol station10.5 km
  • Library10.3 km
  • Sports hall9.5 km
  • Hotel9.9 km
  • Care home11.9 km
  • Recycling centre42.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road9.4 km
  • Railway10.3 km
  • Power line6.5 km
  • Wind turbine11.3 km
  • Mobile mast8.9 km
  • Military area16.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.5 km
  • Mine6.1 km
  • Quarry6.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10.2 km
  • Church9.9 km
  • Community hall15 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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The figures describe Kiruna Municipality as a whole, not Kurravaara.