• Sweden Guide

  • Introduction to Sweden
  • Things not to miss
  • Weather
  • Money
  • Getting Around
  • Public Holidays

• Explore Sweden

  • Stockholm
  • Around Stockholm
  • Gothenburg
  • Around Gothenburg
  • The southwest
  • The southeast
  • The Bothnian coast
  • Central and northern Sweden

• Cities

  • Gävle
    
  • Gothenburg
    
  • Stockholm
    
  • Umeå
    
  • Ystad
    

Sweden Guide

The Bothnian coast

Umeå

• Accommodation
• Restaurants

UMEÅ is the biggest city in northern Sweden, with a population of around 105,000. Demographically, it's probably Sweden's most youthful city, with an average age of just 36, no doubt influenced by the presence of Norrland University and its 25,000 students. Strolling around the centre, you'll notice that those who aren't in pushchairs are pushing them, while the cafés and city parks are full of teenagers. With its fast-flowing river and wide, stylish boulevards, Umeå is a distinctly likeable city, and it's no bad idea to spend a couple of days here sampling some of the bars and restaurants – the variety of which you won't find elsewhere in Norrland.