Västerbottens län · 63.8° N
Umeå
In Swedish
Umeå is the largest city in northern Sweden and very much a university town: Umeå University has around 37,000 students. If you want to study in the north and still have museums and a proper cultural life on your doorstep, it is the most complete option.
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Things to do in Umeå
Bildmuseet
International contemporary art on the university's arts campus, with views over the river and the city. Entry is always free.
Gammlia and Västerbottens museum
The county museum holds the world's oldest ski, older than the pyramids of Egypt. On the same site, the Gammlia open-air museum runs daily activities in summer.
Guitars – The Museum
One of the world's largest private collections of electric guitars, basses and amplifiers. It opened in 2014, the year Umeå was European Capital of Culture.
Umedalen Sculpture Park
Around 40 outdoor works by artists including Louise Bourgeois, Anish Kapoor and Tony Cragg. Free and open all year, round the clock.
When to go
Best timeJune to August
The days are long and Gammlia has something on every day. In winter, the museums take over, and Bildmuseet is free all year.
The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.
- 21 June
- 20 h 54 min
- 21 December
- 4 h 18 min
From Santiago
- As the crow flies
- 13,300 km
- Time difference today
- 4 hours ahead of Chile
- County
- Västerbottens län
The city
- Population
- 134,249 (municipality, SCB 2024)
- Known for
- For its birch trees, planted after the fire of 1888, which earned it the nickname Björkarnas stad, the city of birches.
- To study
- Umeå universitet