Sandviken
Sweden
This walkable Swedish town on the water in Gävleborg County, Sandviken has a centre with a real café and restaurant scene and sits a short distance west of the county seat, Gävle. The town is the historic home of Sandvik, the major Swedish engineering company, and lies within easy reach of Stockholm by rail — around an hour and a half — making it a practical base for exploring the Gästrikland province.
- Population24,724
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.8 km3.6 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
-3°26°
40mm1.6in
F
-3°26°
35mm1.4in
M
0°31°
35mm1.4in
A
5°41°
40mm1.6in
M
11°51°
55mm2.1in
J
15°59°
75mm3.0in
J
18°64°
80mm3.2in
A
16°61°
85mm3.3in
S
12°53°
50mm2.0in
O
6°43°
60mm2.4in
N
2°35°
55mm2.1in
D
-2°29°
50mm2.0in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗