700 shootings have taken place near Swedish schools in the last three years.

But the violence is not evenly distributed across the country.

Students who attend schools in violent and impoverished areas run a significantly greater risk of being affected by deadly violence, SVT's mapping shows.

In Årby in Eskilstuna, the recreation center was forced to close after there were several shootings nearby.

- It leads to increased insecurity and despair in the entire area.

But the most frightening thing is to see how normalized it has become, says Linda Johnsson, unit manager for the leisure park.

In the past year, the violence in the area has escalated - and six shootings have taken place in the vicinity of Årby School.

Årby has not yet been singled out as vulnerable by the police - but risks becoming so next year.

Most common in socioeconomically vulnerable areas

Of the schools affected by seven or more shootings in the immediate area in the last three years, 13 out of 16 schools are located in areas identified by the police as vulnerable.

The same applies when we look at socio-economic vulnerability.

Over half of the schools in areas with major socio-economic challenges have at some point been affected by shootings in the immediate area.

For schools in affluent areas, the percentage is 6.5 percent.

The violence is normalized

Jonas Lindbäck, lecturer and researcher at the University of Gothenburg, has studied the daily school life of students in stigmatized areas of Gothenburg.

During his time at an elementary school in a vulnerable area, there were several shootings linked to gang violence.

- First there was a very big impact on the school.

Many children experienced a sadness because they knew those who were shot.

Others had difficulty focusing on schoolwork.

But then, quite quickly, it turned into everyday life.

That the violence is normalized is in itself nothing strange, he believes.

It can rather be interpreted as a kind of survival strategy.

- For the students, the violence was a reality that they had to deal with.

Many knew which places and people to avoid.

Others described how the events acted as a spur to focus even harder on schoolwork.

If they didn't study, they risked ending up on the "street" - a life that the vast majority described as a dead end.