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Vittangi
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Urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County

Vittangi

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKiruna
CountyNorrbotten County
Population743
Area171 ha
SCB code2584TB107

2

Place profile

15/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
35/100
Quiet surroundings
73/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
32/100
Family friendliness
21/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest100 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway26.7 km
  • Distance to industry57.6 km
  • Distance to power line25.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store400 m
  • Distance to school25.1 km
  • Distance to train station64.5 km

Median across 516 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 Vittangi, 1,364 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 743 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 seat59 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

  • Julkatteenjärvi15 ha480 m
  • Posiojärvi12 ha1.4 km
  • Valkeajärvi12 ha2.1 km
  • Mihkkeljávri24 ha3.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Vittangi IPidrottsplanSports
  • Vittangi kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO VittangipensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone1.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land18 in the locality80 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.2 km
  • Natura 200037 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest22.5 km
  • Water protection area20.2 km
  • Habitat protection5.2 km
  • National conservation interest5.5 km
  • National heritage interest21.6 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality90 m
  • Fire station25.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality20 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality880 m
  • Campsite2 km
  • Cycle trail10.5 km
  • Floodlit track24.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality340 m
  • Café29.8 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality460 m
  • Sports hall1.8 km
  • Hotel30.3 km
  • Recycling centre3.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road140 m
  • Railway26.7 km
  • Power line25.5 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality240 m
  • Military area30.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.5 km
  • Mine9.1 km
  • Quarry2.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality130 m
  • Church1 in the locality410 m
  • Community hall25.1 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 Vittangi.