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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest0 m
- Distance to water100 m
- Distance to farmland1.4 km
- Distance to shoreline100 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway10.1 km
- Distance to industry6.8 km
- Distance to power line3.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store4.5 km
- Distance to school4.5 km
- Distance to train station12.8 km
Median across 45 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 55 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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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.
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Lakes nearby
- Gállojávri1,462 ha190 m
- Čohkkirasjávri1,433 ha1.3 km
- Kauppisenjärvi7 ha2.3 km
- Syväjärvi10 ha2.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Laxforsen182 inhabitants750 m
- Laxforsen62 inhabitants1.1 km
- Jukkasjärvi753 inhabitants1.8 km
- Kiruna17,284 inhabitants6.5 km
- Paksuniemi55 inhabitants8.6 km
- Kurravaara140 inhabitants10 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone2.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)15.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land230 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve3.7 km
- Natura 200012.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.5 km
- Water protection area3.1 km
- Habitat protection28.1 km
- National conservation interest2.5 km
- National heritage interest4.6 km
Services & safety
- School4.4 km
- Fire station9.4 km
- Police station8.4 km
- Civil defence shelter4.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site33.2 km
- Swimming pool11.4 km
- Campsite4.1 km
- Hiking trail10.8 km
- Cycle trail44.6 km
- Floodlit track7.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.8 km
- Café19.3 km
- Petrol station9.6 km
- Library8.6 km
- Sports hall9 km
- Hotel1 in the locality300 m
- Care home10.5 km
- Recycling centre31.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road580 m
- Railway10.3 km
- Power line3.7 km
- Wind turbine15.3 km
- Mobile mast5.8 km
- Military area10.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.8 km
- Mine4.7 km
- Quarry7.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.8 km
- Church4.1 km
- Community hall4.6 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
The figures describe Kiruna Municipality as a whole, not Laxforsen.