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Skellefteå
Västerbotten, Sweden · Europe
About Skellefteå
Skellefteå sits on the route: 20 minutes from Kåge.
Skellefteå is in Västerbotten, Sweden, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kåge, about 10 km away.
Skellefteå (Swedish: [ɧɛˈlɛ̌ftɛɔ], locally [ʂɛˈlɛ̌ftɛ] ; Meänkieli: Heletti) is a city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024.
The city is historically industrial, with mining being a large part of that industry,Read more
especially for gold, leading to the city being nicknamed Guldstaden ("gold town"). Politically, Skellefteå is a Social Democratic stronghold. The city is a well-known ice hockey town, with its main team Skellefteå AIK playing in the Swedish top division: the SHL, which they have won on several occasions; most recently in 2026.
The city was incorporated in 1845 and grew to its current population size in the 1950s and 1960s, growing only slowly since. It is the second largest city in Västerbotten after Umeå and is located roughly halfway between it and Luleå. The Skellefte River passes through the city and it is located around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Bothnian Bay open sea. Skellefteå is served by Skellefteå Airport, IATA airport code SFT but locally known as Falmark because of the village nearby, also around 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city centre to the south.
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Skellefteå is in Västerbotten, Sweden, about 10 km from Kåge.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 35,516
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Västerbotten
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 64.7507, 20.9528
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Dipped headlights required at all times. Watch for wildlife (moose/deer) on rural roads.
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When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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