Piteå
A summer tourism town on the northern Swedish coast in Norrbotten County, Piteå draws roughly half of the region's summer visitors and has a compact centre with cafés and restaurants. The town is also known for its local dialect, pitemål, and the traditional dish pitepalt. Nearby, Markbygden — Europe's largest land-based wind farm — is under construction, and UNESCO World Heritage sites lie within the wider region.
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- Population23,067
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.4 km4.6 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Piteå: quick answers
Where is Piteå?
Piteå is in Sweden.
How do you get to Piteå?
The nearest airport is Luleå (LLA), about 53 min away by road. The nearest train station is Notviken, about 40 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Piteå?
The warmest month is July, averaging 16°C61°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -7°C19°F. The wettest month is July, with about 77 mm3.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Piteå?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 14 restaurants, 5 cafés and 9 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.