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Umeå

Umeå, called Ume by locals, is a city near the mouth of the Ume River. It is the capital of Västerbotten County in northern Sweden, and with about 110,000 citizens it is the largest city in Norrland. Wikivoyage

Population 94,243 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Sweden

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Sweden

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Umeå. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. House of Metal

    February – March

    House of Metal is a two-day indoor festival concentrating on rock and metal in different forms, held in late February or early March.

    Official site

  2. Umeå Open

    April

    Annual popular music festival during three days in mid-April attracting thousands of visitors. This is the biggest music event in Umeå. Most of the artists and bands are of Swedish origin

    Official site

  3. Brännbollsyran

    May

    Last weekend every May, Umeå changes it shape into a celebration of the upcoming summer break. Brännbollsyran is an unofficial world cup in the Swedish game of brännboll spread out all over the city.

    Official site

  4. Umeå Jazz Festival

    October

    Annual jazz festival, usually held in October

    Official site

  5. Umeå Europeiska Filmfestival

    November

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Umeå); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 57 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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