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Övre Soppero
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Small locality in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Övre Soppero

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population154
Area94 ha
SCB code2584SB108

2

Place profile

3/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
31/100
Urbanity
14/100
Family friendliness
8/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest470 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway33.1 km
  • Distance to industry62.9 km
  • Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store12.4 km
  • Distance to school50.6 km
  • Distance to train station67.4 km

Median across 151 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 200–427
  • 345–916
  • 3610–1428
  • 4215–1938
  • 3820–2419
  • 3125–2917
  • 3030–3411
  • 3535–3920
  • 2640–4420
  • 2945–498
  • 1950–5429
  • 4055–5934
  • 4260–6444
  • 5365–6944
  • 5570–7432
  • 3775–7930
  • 4180+44

Men 608Women 461

Marital status

  • Unmarried565 (53 %)
  • Married358 (34 %)
  • Divorced65 (6 %)
  • Widowed72 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Övre Soppero, 1,069 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 154 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 seat1 h 40 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

  • Saivo12 ha1.7 km
  • Väli Kentänsaivo14 ha2 km
  • Vuoskovuopio6 ha2.4 km
  • Kaivosjärvi17 ha2.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Övre Soppero IPidrottsplanSports

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 zone2.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality170 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.9 km
  • Natura 200027.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area5.3 km
  • Habitat protection34.9 km
  • National conservation interest250 m
  • National heritage interest38.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality390 m
  • Civil defence shelter45.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site43.1 km
  • Campsite36.5 km
  • Cycle trail6.9 km
  • Floodlit track31.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality290 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality170 m
  • Sports hall44.1 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality290 m
  • Recycling centre47.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.5 km
  • Power line2.1 km
  • Mobile mast18.4 km
  • Military area23.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.2 km
  • Mine14.6 km
  • Quarry2.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark31.1 km
  • Church1 in the locality410 m
  • Community hall44.7 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 Övre Soppero.