
Svappavaara
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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Lakes nearby
- Hyttyjärvi13 ha670 m
- Nikuvaarnijärvi23 ha900 m
- Kaisjärvi8 ha1.2 km
- Pikku Luongasjärvi15 ha1.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Puoltikasvaara163 inhabitants22.6 km
- Paksuniemi55 inhabitants24.4 km
- Skaulo124 inhabitants25.4 km
- Jukkasjärvi753 inhabitants28.6 km
- Laxforsen62 inhabitants30.8 km
- Laxforsen182 inhabitants31.5 km
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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
The figures describe Kiruna Municipality as a whole, not Svappavaara.