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Svappavaara
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Urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Svappavaara

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Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population392
Area99 ha
SCB code2584TB105

2

Place profile

33/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
64/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
18/100
Family friendliness
61/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water280 m
  • Distance to farmland340 m
  • Distance to shoreline280 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.5 km
  • Distance to industry36.6 km
  • Distance to power line380 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store410 m
  • Distance to school380 m
  • Distance to train station43.6 km

Median across 266 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 Svappavaara, 1,364 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 392 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 seat38 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

  • Hyttyjärvi13 ha670 m
  • Nikuvaarnijärvi23 ha900 m
  • Kaisjärvi8 ha1.2 km
  • Pikku Luongasjärvi15 ha1.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Svappavaara SporthallsporthallSports
  • Svappavaara kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO SvappavaarapensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone12.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)15.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality280 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.3 km
  • Natura 200036.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest11.2 km
  • Water protection area23 km
  • Habitat protection2.7 km
  • National conservation interest11.2 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality210 m
  • Fire station2 in the locality280 m
  • Police station38.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter29.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site710 m
  • Swimming pool41.4 km
  • Campsite1.2 km
  • Hiking trail41.7 km
  • Cycle trail12.8 km
  • Floodlit track290 m

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant28.8 km
  • Café30.7 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality290 m
  • Library38.7 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality240 m
  • Hotel17.6 km
  • Care home39.5 km
  • Recycling centre1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.3 km
  • Railway2 km
  • Power line440 m
  • Wind turbine37.5 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality60 m
  • Military area18.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality260 m
  • Mine2 km
  • Quarry2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality250 m
  • Church1 in the locality140 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality340 m

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 Svappavaara.