Sandviken

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Sandviken

Total population

25,344

Air quality index

30Good

Land area1744 km²

Coordinates60.62°, 16.78°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sandviken is a locality and the seat of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden with 26,438 inhabitants in 2023. It is situated about 25 km west of Gävle and lies approximately 190 km north of Stockholm. The rail journey to Stockholm takes about 1.5 hours and to Arlanda, Sweden's main international airport, around an hour.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sigge Parling

Swedish footballer (1930–2016)

Einar Snitt

Swedish footballer (1905-1973)

Gösta Dunker

Swedish footballer and manager (1905-1973)

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Olle Källgren

Swedish footballer (1907-1983)

H

Håkan Sund

Swedish composer and pianist

Stig Sjödin

Swedish writer (1917–1993)

Valter Nyström

Swedish long-distance runner

R

Rut Berggren

Swedish writer (1918-2008)

U

Ulla Danielsson

Ida Gabrielsson

Swedish politician

Frida Nordstrand

Swedish sports journalist

H

Helene Rådberg

Swedish poet

C

Carl-Emil Berglin

Swedish artist

J

Johan Carlson

P

Per-Ola Grönberg

Swedish bandy player

Sigrid Göransson

Swedish philanthropist (1872-1963)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Vernal Shield Bug

Peribalus strictus

Seen 2026-06-22

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-06-19

red campion

Silene dioica

Seen 2026-06-19

Weaver beetle

Lamia textor

Seen 2026-06-09

common columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-03

Common Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Seen 2026-06-02

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-05-31

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-05-31

Twenty-plume Moth

Alucita hexadactyla

Seen 2026-05-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sandviken, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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