Skellefteå is one of the major cities at the Swedish Gulf of Bothnia coast, located 15 kilometres upstream along the Skellefte River. The city is in one of Sweden’s most mineral rich areas, which has given the city the nickname “Gold Town”. With its population of around 36.000, it is […]
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Lövånger is a small locality around 50 kilometres south of Skellefteå. It has a population of around 800 people, which is not enough to put it on a map. Instead, it is the history of the locality, with its church town that is fascinating. The history shows how important the […]
With a population of almost 90.000, Umeå is the largest city in Norrland and the 13th largest in Sweden. It is known as the City of Birches. Located along the Ume River, almost at the outlet to the Bothnian Sea, it has for a long time played an important role […]
