Gävleborgs län · 60.7° N
Gävle
In Swedish
Gävle is the capital of Gävleborg and the oldest town in Norrland, chartered in 1446. It sits on the Gavleån river and the sea, and has a university college with around 16,000 students.
Now in Gävle
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Things to do in Gävle
Gamla Gefle
The quarter of wooden houses that survived the fire of 1869. Today it is a protected area between the museum and the library.
Railway museum
Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum is at Rälsgatan 1. The collection was started in Stockholm in 1906 and moved to Gävle in 1970.
See the Gävle Goat
It is unveiled in the town centre on the first Sunday of Advent. Since 1966 it has been burnt or wrecked dozens of times.
Boat to Limön
From late May to late August, boats run from Gävle to this island nature reserve. Its 4.2 km nature trail winds through forest and along the shore.
When to go
Best timeJune to August
Boats run daily to Limön and the riverside walks along the Gavleån are at their best. Come in December and you will see the straw goat standing, or whatever is left of it.
The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.
- 21 June
- 19 h 09 min
- 21 December
- 5 h 39 min
From Santiago
- As the crow flies
- 13,100 km
- Time difference today
- 4 hours ahead of Chile
- County
- Gävleborgs län
The city
- Population
- 103,838 (municipality, SCB 2024)
- Known for
- For Gävlebocken, the giant straw goat put up every Advent since 1966, which has gone up in flames many times.
- To study
- Högskolan i Gävle