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Laxforsen
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Small locality in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Laxforsen

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population182
Area73 ha
SCB code2584SB120

2

Place profile

11/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
53/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
18/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest0 m
  • Distance to water60 m
  • Distance to farmland2.4 km
  • Distance to shoreline60 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway10.7 km
  • Distance to industry7.9 km
  • Distance to power line4.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.4 km
  • Distance to school3.5 km
  • Distance to train station13.9 km

Median across 124 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 550–443
  • 655–956
  • 5210–1446
  • 4215–1950
  • 3120–2427
  • 3525–2935
  • 5730–3462
  • 6835–3964
  • 5840–4439
  • 3945–4939
  • 6350–5448
  • 5955–5945
  • 6460–6452
  • 5065–6936
  • 3870–7426
  • 3575–7933
  • 3280+18

Men 843Women 719

Marital status

  • Unmarried919 (58 %)
  • Married491 (31 %)
  • Divorced124 (8 %)
  • Widowed39 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Laxforsen, 1,562 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 182 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 seat15 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 ha300 m
  • Čohkkirasjávri1,433 ha590 m
  • Syväjärvi10 ha2.5 km
  • Kauppisenjärvi7 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)15.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality340 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.7 km
  • Natura 200011.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.9 km
  • Water protection area2.1 km
  • Habitat protection27.9 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest3.8 km

Services & safety

  • School3.6 km
  • Fire station10.4 km
  • Police station9.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site32.9 km
  • Swimming pool12.4 km
  • Campsite4.4 km
  • Hiking trail11.7 km
  • Cycle trail44.4 km
  • Floodlit track8.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.1 km
  • Café20.2 km
  • Petrol station10.6 km
  • Library9.5 km
  • Sports hall9.9 km
  • Hotel1.1 km
  • Care home11.5 km
  • Recycling centre31.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road490 m
  • Railway10.9 km
  • Power line4.7 km
  • Wind turbine16.1 km
  • Mobile mast5.5 km
  • Military area10.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8.3 km
  • Mine4.5 km
  • Quarry8.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 km
  • Church3.5 km
  • Community hall3.8 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.

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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 Laxforsen.