Söderköping

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Söderköping

Total population

7,418

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation9 m

Land area515 km²

WeatherAvg high 53.2°F

Coordinates58.48°, 16.32°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Söderköping is a locality and the seat of Söderköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,992 inhabitants in 2010. Söderköping is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a town. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as towns. Söderköping is about 15 km southeast of the city of Norrköping.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Lars Fredrik Nilson

Swedish chemist (1840–1899)

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Stig Gustav Schönberg

Swedish composer and organist

Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad

Swedish translator and writer

Allan Holstensson

Swedish politician

A

Anne-Marie Ekström

Swedish politician

C

Christina Lindström

Swedish actress

Cecilia Widegren

Swedish politician

E

Erik Göran Adelswärd

Swedish politician

Fredrik Alexander Funck

Swedish politician (1816–1874)

F

Fredrik Jakob Funck

C

Carl-Gösta Lagerfelt

Swedish priest (1869–1942)

Frans Lindskog

Swedish architect (1843–1910)

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Peder Mattsson Stiernfelt

24 Nov 1568 Västra Husby parsonage - 14 Apr 1639 Ryd manor

Fredrik Knut Harald Strömfelt

Swedish politician

G

Gunnar T. Westin

Swedish historian

E

Erik J. Holmberg

Swedish classical archaeologist (1907-1997)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Östergötland

• Lundby
  5 mi away
• Furingstad
  5.1 mi away
• Mogata
  5.2 mi away · pop. 301
• Västra Husby
  5.3 mi away · pop. 527
• Styrstad
  5.8 mi away · pop. 54
• Snövelstorp
  5.9 mi away · pop. 333
• Öbonäs
  6.4 mi away · pop. 654
• Ljunga
  6.6 mi away · pop. 729
• Luddingsbo
  6.9 mi away
• Östra Ryd
  7.8 mi away · pop. 457
• Lindö
  8.9 mi away · pop. 5,198
• Djurön
  10.2 mi away · pop. 306

Browse all places in Östergötland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Swallow-wort

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Seen 2026-06-02

Large-leaved lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Seen 2026-05-28

Dryad's Saddle

Cerioporus squamosus

Seen 2026-05-16

Greater celandine

Chelidonium majus

Seen 2026-05-16

stairstep moss

Hylocomium splendens

Seen 2026-05-14

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Seen 2026-05-02

lesser celandine

Ficaria verna

Seen 2026-05-02

wood anemone

Anemonoides nemorosa

Seen 2026-05-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Söderköping, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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