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Masugnsbyn
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Small locality in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Masugnsbyn

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population56
Area77 ha
SCB code2584SB121

2

Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
46/100
Quiet surroundings
77/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
16/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
14/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water830 m
  • Distance to farmland390 m
  • Distance to shoreline830 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway48.2 km
  • Distance to industry83.2 km
  • Distance to power line10.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store29.6 km
  • Distance to school47 km
  • Distance to train station90.3 km

Median across 95 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 260–420
  • 275–931
  • 3210–1435
  • 2715–1929
  • 2620–2418
  • 3025–2929
  • 4330–3436
  • 4835–3937
  • 3240–4427
  • 2545–4927
  • 4150–5432
  • 4755–5944
  • 6360–6440
  • 6865–6947
  • 5570–7448
  • 5375–7950
  • 7580+96

Men 718Women 646

Marital status

  • Unmarried659 (48 %)
  • Married447 (33 %)
  • Divorced147 (11 %)
  • Widowed110 (8 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Masugnsbyn, 1,364 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 56 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 seat1 h 22 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

  • Iso Kuusijärvi18 ha1.4 km
  • Yli-Nurmajärvi45 ha5.2 km
  • Saivojärvi25 ha5.7 km
  • Yli-Ripukkajärvi16 ha5.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Masugnsbyns kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone12.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve920 m
  • Natura 200031.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.5 km
  • Water protection area16 km
  • Habitat protection4.6 km
  • National conservation interest120 m
  • National heritage interest880 m

Services & safety

  • School29.5 km
  • Fire station31.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter29.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site10.1 km
  • Campsite31.5 km
  • Cycle trail38.4 km
  • Floodlit track46.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant29.3 km
  • Café1 in the locality260 m
  • Petrol station29.5 km
  • Sports hall26.9 km
  • Hotel20.5 km
  • Recycling centre20.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.4 km
  • Railway48.6 km
  • Power line10.8 km
  • Wind turbine32.7 km
  • Mobile mast22.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine1.4 km
  • Quarry1.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark20.1 km
  • Church1 in the locality150 m
  • Community hall36.6 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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The figures describe Kiruna Municipality as a whole, not Masugnsbyn.