Luleå ( , , locally ; smj, Luleju; fi, Luulaja) is a

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on the coast of northern

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, and the

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Norrbotten County Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...

, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of

Luleå Municipality Luleå Municipality () is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Luleå, which is also the county seat of Norrbotten County. Localities There are 18 localities (or urban areas) in Luleå Municipality: ...

(with a total population of 77,832). Luleå is Sweden's 25th largest city and Norrbotten County's largest city. Luleå has the seventh biggest harbour in Sweden for shipping goods. It has a large steel industry and is a centre for extensive research. It is also home to the

Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( sv, Svenska flygvapnet or just ) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the es ...

Wing Norrbotten Wing (F 21) based in

Luleå Airport Luleå Airport is located about 7 km (4.3 mi) south-southeast of Luleå, Sweden, near the village of Kallax. The airport had a total of 1,177,443 passengers in 2015, and is thus Sweden's fifth largest airport. It is the largest airport ...

Luleå University of Technology Luleå University of Technology is a Public Research University in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The university has four campuses located in the Arctic Region in the cities of Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, and Piteå. With more than 19,000 students a ...

is one of Sweden's three technology universities (the other two are

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and Chalmers) and the northernmost university in Sweden. The university has approximately 15,000 students.

History

The town's Royal

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was granted in 1621 by King

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. The original town was situated where Gammelstad (Old Town) is situated today. The town had to be moved in 1649 to the current site, due to the

post-glacial rebound Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the removal of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression. Post-glacial rebound a ...

that had made the bay too shallow for ships to enter. The

Gammelstad Church Town Gammelstad Church Town ( sv, Gammelstads kyrkstad) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Gammelstaden near the city of Luleå, Sweden, at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the best preserved example of a type of town that was on ...

is a

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In 1805, Luleå only had 947 inhabitants, but in 1865 Luleå succeeded Piteå as the county town in Norrbotten county and now had around 1400 residents. In the 1860s the industries also started taking root in the city. The town has been plagued by fires in 1653, 1657 and in 1887, and the fire in 1887 was a devastating fire that destroyed most of the town, sparing only a few buildings. The

Neo-Gothic Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

Cathedral (originally the Oscar Fredrik church), dedicated in 1893, standing at 67 meters (220 ft), is the tallest building in town.

Geography

Residential areas

Bergviken Bergviken is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Na ...

Björkskatan Björkskatan, often called Björx, is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden. It is located on the island of Hertsön Hertsön is a Swedish island in the Bothnian Bay, largely occupied by the eastern districts of the city of Luleå. Due to post-g ...

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Hertsön Hertsön is a Swedish island in the Bothnian Bay, largely occupied by the eastern districts of the city of Luleå. Due to post-glacial rebound Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses ...

* Kronan *

Lerbäcken Lerbäcken is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden. It had 1,082 inhabitants in 2010. References External linksLerbäcken
at Luleå Municipality Luleå {{norrbotten-geo-stub ...

Lulsundet Lulsundet is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical N ...

* Lövskatan * Malmudden * Mjölkudden *

Notviken Notviken is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden. It had 2,518 inhabitants in 2010. References External linksNotvikenat Luleå Municipality Luleå {{norrbotten-geo-stub ...

Porsön Porsön is a peninsula and residential area in Luleå, Sweden. It had 5,476 inhabitants in 2010 and is home to a large number of students. Luleå University of Technology Luleå University of Technology is a Public Research University in Norrbotte ...

* Skurholmen *

Örnäset Örnäset is a residential area in Luleå, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical N ...

Östermalm Östermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of the most populous districts in Stockholm. It is an extremely expensive area, having the highest housing p ...

Localities

* Bergnäset *

Gammelstaden Gammelstaden or ''Gammelstad'' (''Luleå Old Town'') is a locality situated in Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,960 inhabitants in 2010. It is known for the Gammelstad Church Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History A t ...

Karlsvik Karlsvik is a locality situated in Luleå Municipality Luleå Municipality () is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Luleå, which is also the county seat of Norrbotten County. Localities There are 18 ...

Economy

Luleå's commerce and industry are a mix of industry, research, education, trade, and services. Major employers in the city are the

SSAB SSAB AB, earlier ''Svenskt Stål AB'' (English: Swedish Steel), () is a Swedish company, formed in 1978, that specialises in processing raw material to produce steel. The largest shareholders are Aktiebolag Industrivärden and the Government of ...

steelworks A steel mill or steelworks is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. It may be an integrated steel works carrying out all steps of steelmaking from smelting iron ore to rolled product, but may also be a plant where steel semi-fini ...

and

. A

wing, ''F 21'' (or ''Norrbotten Air Force Wing''), is stationed near Luleå at the neighbouring

. Other major employers include Ferruform (a subsidiary of

Scania AB Scania AB is a major Swedish manufacturer headquartered in Södertälje, focusing on commercial vehicles—specifically heavy lorries, trucks and buses. It also manufactures diesel engines for heavy vehicles as well as marine and general indus ...

) and

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HardTech (acquired from

2005-01-01).

IT industry

The

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

industry in Luleå has about 2000 employees (2008). Luleå is the home of several major innovations and technological milestones. * Broadcast radio: RDS,

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, DARC (1992–1997) * The

Luleå algorithm The Luleå algorithm of computer science, designed by , is a technique for storing and searching internet routing tables efficiently. It is named after the Luleå University of Technology, the home institute/university of the technique's authors. T ...

for routing (1997) * Living Labs: leading European service testbed with 6000 users (2001–) * Marratech: pioneers in Internet-based E-meetings (1998–) – acquired by

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, releasing in November 2008 video-chat support in

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* Arena project, IT in Sports: sensors, handheld wireless video (1999–2002) * Estreet project: First large-scale mobile marketing experiment (2000) * On 27 October 2011,

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...

announced it would locate its first data center outside of the United States in Luleå. The whole facility is made up by a set of three buildings. The first building was to be operational in 2012. The establishment will help turn the Luleå region into a major node for European data traffic. The town's northern location and that it will become a hub for data traffic in Europe has generated a new epithet for the Luleå region – The Node Pole. The Node Pole region provides stable, low-cost electricity that is 100-percent derived from renewable sources. In addition, they cite the benefits of low cooling expenses, given that the region is one of the coolest in Sweden. Sweden's long political stability is cited as another long-term benefit of the Node Pole's location. Facebook expands into Luleå Lulea Facebook datacenter building

The new European computer centre in Luleå is Facebook's first investment outside of the US. Some of the reasons that Facebook choose Luleå were because of natural cooling due to the climate, cheap electricity, reliable electrical networks, and clean energy. The data centre is the largest in Europe, with which is comparable to 11 football fields. The computer center will process large amounts of data through thousands of computers working as one. The establishment of Facebook in Luleå has also led to other companies realizing the potential of establishing in Luleå. The positive effect has also been noticeable at the university where the applications rate has risen by 18 percent — Luleå Science Park has also had an increase of 25 percent of new established companies.

Climate

Luleå has a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

( Dfc), which borders on a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(Dfb) with short, mild to warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to the

Gulf Stream The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Current, North Atlantic Drift, is a warm and swift Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida a ...

, Luleå has a warmer climate than other cities on the same latitude and even some that are further south in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

Northeast China Northeast China or Northeastern China () is a geographical region of China, which is often referred to as "Manchuria" or "Inner Manchuria" by surrounding countries and the West. It usually corresponds specifically to the three provinces east of t ...

and

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

. During the summer in June and July the temperature in Luleå can some days rise to around . Summers are very bright, with marginal twilight being the only exception during the

summer solstice The summer solstice, also called the estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer ...

Media

Newspapers include: * ''

Norrbottens-Kuriren ''Norrbottens-Kuriren'' (simply ''NK'') is a daily regional conservative newspaper published in Norrbotten County, Sweden, and has its main office in Luleå. History and profile ''Norrbottens-Kuriren'' was founded in 1861, and therefore is the o ...

'' * ''

Norrländska Socialdemokraten ''Norrländska Socialdemokraten'' (''NSD'') (Swedish: ''The Norrland Social Democrat'') is a daily regional newspaper published in Norrbotten County, Sweden. History and profile As of the division of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Part ...

Transportation

Public transport

Public transport in Luleå is operated by

Luleå Lokaltrafik Luleå ( , , locally ; smj, Luleju; fi, Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of ...

and consists of five main bus lines, an additional five bus lines, and direct connection bus traffic and night bus service. From Luleå Bus station, Länstrafiken i Norrbotten operates several regional bus lines within

Air

(

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: LLA,

ICAO The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...

: ESPA), located 7 km (5 mi) south of the city centre, is the fifth largest airport in Sweden, with about 1.2 million yearly passengers. It is the largest airport in

Norrland Norrland (, "Northland", originally ''Norrlanden'' or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administr ...

. The domestic route to

Stockholm Arlanda Airport Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the prov ...

is the third busiest domestic route in Sweden with over 1 million passengers per year.

operates connections to and from Luleå Airport via Line 4 and 104. In total, there are seven scheduled destinations and about 15 additional charter destinations. The

route is operated by

Scandinavian Airlines Scandinavian Airlines, more commonly known and styled as SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''SAS'' is an abbreviation of the company's full name, Scandinavian Airlines System or legally Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark ...

and

Norwegian Air Shuttle Norwegian Air Shuttle Aksjeselskap, ASA, trading as Norwegian, is a Norway, Norwegian Low-cost carrier, low-cost airline and Norway's largest airline. It is the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe behind Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair, the ...

and serves the vast majority of passengers at the airport with about 16 daily connections each way. Scandinavian Airlines also operates a direct connection to

Göteborg Landvetter Airport Göteborg Landvetter Airport () is an international airport serving the Gothenburg (Swedish: ''Göteborg'') region in Sweden. With just over 6.8 million passengers in 2018 it is Sweden's second-largest airport after Stockholm–Arlanda. Landvette ...

Nextjet NextJet was one of the largest regional airlines in Sweden. It was headquartered in Frösundavik in Solna Municipality, just north of Stockholm. The airline filed for bankruptcy on 16 May 2018, half a year after one of its planes was believed ...

operates connections to and from

via

Höga Kusten Airport Höga Kusten Airport, translated ''High Coast Airport'', by authorities such as IATA and Transportstyrelsen known as Kramfors-Sollefteå Airport, is an airport located between the towns of Kramfors and Sollefteå, Sweden . The airport is still na ...

, and their

Tromsø Airport Tromsø Airport ( no, Tromsø lufthavn; ) is an international airport located at Langnes in the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Situated on the western shore of the island of Tromsøya, i ...

–

Oulu Airport Oulu Airport (; fi, Oulun lentoasema, sv, Uleåborgs flygplats) is located in Oulu, Finland, south-west of the city centre. The airport is the second busiest in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, as measured by the number of passengers (ca. ...

route lands at Luleå airport on some departures.

Jonair Jonair is a Swedish regional airline headquartered in Umeå and based at Umeå Airport. History Jonair was founded in 1972. The company has operated the Luleå-Pajala route since March 2015 and since October 2019 Umeå-Östersund and Sveg-Arl ...

offers connections to

Pajala Airport Pajala Airport () is an airport in Pajala, Sweden. History The airport was opened for regular traffic in 1999. Before that, Pajala was said to be the most inaccessible municipality centre in Sweden, with around 5 hours travel time from central S ...

Rail

Vy Tåg Vy Tåg AB is a Swedish railway company that operates franchises in different parts of Sweden. The company was founded in 1999 by three former railway employees in Statens Järnvägar and the investment company Småföretagsinvest/Fylkinvest. In ...

operates a night train services northbound for Kiruna and Narvik, and southbound for Stockholm.

Norrtåg Norrtåg (English: Northern Trains) is a publicly owned company which is owned by Norrbotten County, Västerbotten County, Västernorrland County and Jämtland County in Sweden. The company owns passenger trains and organises passenger train ope ...

operates train services from Luleå to Umeå, Kiruna and Haparanda.

Shopping

The world's first indoor mall was opened in Luleå in 1955 (architect: Ralph Erskine) and was named ''

Shopping Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. A Retail#Shopper profiles, typology of shopper types ha ...

''. There are two other malls in Luleå: Strand and Smedjan. The main shopping streets in Luleå are Storgatan and Kungsgatan. A few kilometres outside Luleå there is a shopping centre called Storheden. Shopping Luleå

Culture

Luleå has a variety of cultural institutions, among them

Norrbottensteatern Norrbottensteatern (The Norrbotten Theater), is a Swedish regional theater company located in Luleå. The theater company The company was formed in 1967, and was the first Swedish theater company with a regional mission. It has as its duties ...

; Norrbottens Museum; and , led by

Tim Hagans Tim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer. He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Composition for "Box of Cannoli" on ''The Avatar Sessions'' (Fuzzy Music, 2010); Best Contem ...

. In January 2007 the Cultural House (Kulturens Hus) was opened. A library, concerts, and art exhibitions are all hosted here. Luleå is also home to hardcore punk band

Raised Fist The raised fist, or the clenched fist, is a long-standing image of mixed meaning, often a symbol of political solidarity. It is also a common symbol of communism, socialism, and other revolutionary social movements. It can also represent a salute ...

, melodic death metal band

The Duskfall The Duskfall is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Luleå, formed in 1999. The band released four full-length studio albums and, shortly afterwards, split in 2008; however, they reformed in 2014. History The band was formed in 1999 when g ...

, power metal band

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and death 'n' roll band

Helltrain Helltrain is a Swedish death 'n' roll band formed in Luleå in 2002 by vocalist and bassist Pierre Törnkvist. The current line-up consists of Pierre Törnkvist (vocals), Patrik Törnkvist (guitars, keyboards), Mikael Sandorf (guitars), Markus ...

One of the largest winter festivals in Luleå is the indoor Minus 30-festivalen, held at Kulturens hus (the House of Culture) annually on a Saturday in mid-March. Luleå Hamnfestival (Luleå harbor festival) is a big summer event in the center of Luleå, mostly centered around the north harbor. The festival has been a recurring event each summer since 2013. Held in July, it is a free event not targeting a specific group. The festival is the new version of Luleåkalaset which was held each summer from 2002 to 2012, which itself replaced sjöslaget, the summer festival from 1988 to 2002. Musikens makt (The power of music) is a smaller, free music festival that is held each summer in August at Gültzauudden since 2010. Ice music is a new art form where professional musicians play on instruments made out of ice. The concerts are performed in a huge igloo and the instruments pulsate in all the colors of the rainbow. Luleå is the base for the Norrbotten Band of the Home Guard Music which concists of voluntary musicians from Norrbotten County's

Home Guard Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting wi ...

Sports

Luleå has many teams competing in a variety of sports. Four teams in Luleå compete in the highest Swedish leagues:

Luleå Basket Luleå Basket is a basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in dia ...

(female basketball team, previously called Northland Basket);

BC Luleå BasketballClub Luleå is a professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball ( ...

(male basketball team, previously named Plannja Basket and LF Basket Norrland); and Luleå Hockey/MSSK (Munksund-Skuthamns Sportklubb) (female ice hockey team) and

Luleå Hockey Luleå ( , , locally ; smj, Luleju; fi, Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of Lul ...

(male ice hockey team). Luleå HF players 2013-01-17

Luleå Basket has won two Swedish championships (2014 and 2015), while BC Luleå has won eight Swedish championships (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2017). Luleå Hockey/MSSK female team won their first Swedish Championship in 2016 while the male Luleå Hockey team has won one Swedish Championship in 1996, the European Trophy in 2012 and the Champions Hockey League in 2015.

Football

Bergnäsets AIK Bergnäsets AIK is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Luleå in Norrbotten County. Their home colours are green and black, and when they play away, they wear red. Background Since their foundation Bergnäsets AIK has ...

Ersnäs IF Ersnäs IF is a Swedish football club located in Ersnäs, Luleå. Background Ersnäs IF currently plays in Division 4 Norrbotten Södra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Pålbacka in Luleå. The ...

IFK Luleå IFK Luleå is a Swedish football club formed in 1900, located in Luleå. The club merged with Luleå FF and played under the name Luleå FF/IFK from 1986 to 1989. History IFK Luleå was originally founded in the year 1900, but went dormant aft ...

Lira BK Lira BK is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Luleå. Background Lira BK were founded in 1933 and for many years played in the lower part of the Swedish league pyramid. From 1995 until 1999 during the most successfu ...

Luleå SK Luleå SK is a Swedish football club located in Luleå. Background Luleå Sportklubb was founded on 22 October 1915 at Lundgrens café in Storgatan. Since their foundation Luleå SK has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swed ...

Notvikens IK Notvikens IK is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Luleå in Norrbotten County. Background Since their foundation Notvikens IK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football leagu ...

Ice hockey

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are the northernmost team in the league and h ...

play in the

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...

Luleå HF/MSSK Luleå Hockey/MSSK is a professional ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), the top-tier of women's ice hockey in Sweden. They play in Luleå, a port city in northern Sweden, at the Coop Norrbotten Arena. The team is the m ...

play in the

SDHL The Swedish Women's Hockey League ( sv, Svenska damhockeyligan), abbreviated SDHL, is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Sweden. It was established in 2007 as the by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and was renamed prior to the 2016� ...

Basketball

, formerly LF Basket Norrbotten and Plannja, for men and

for women; Plannja has won

Basketligan Svenska Basketligan, or the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), is the premier league for professional basketball in Sweden. The league was originally established in 1992 as Basketligan and was known as that prior to the season of 2006–07, but whe ...

seven times, which is a record

Yukigassen

The Swedish Championship in

Yukigassen is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Murmansk in Russia, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden, Anchora ...

is held in Luleå annually.

UNESCO World Heritage

Notable people

; Acting & Art *

Martin Ljung Martin Vilhelm Ljung (15 August 1917, in Notviken, Luleå – 30 September 2010, in Stockholm) was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.Gösta Wallmark Per Gustav Gösta Hjalmar Wallmark (June 11, 1928 in Luleå, Sweden – November 20, 2017 in Visby) is a Swedish artist. Gösta Wallmark got his education from Otte Skölds målarskola in Stockholm, Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at Royal ...

(1928–2017) a Swedish artist *

Lena Granhagen Karin Anna-Lena Granhagen (born 7 January 1938) is a Swedish actress and singer. She has appeared in 40 films and television shows since 1958. She starred in the 1969 film '' Made in Sweden'', which won a Silver Bear award at the 19th Berlin Int ...

(born 1938) a Swedish actress and singer *

Bernt Ström Bernt Valter Ström (6 March 1940 in Säter, Sweden–31 August 2009 in Luleå, Sweden) was a Swedish actor. Ström studied at Skara Skolscen and at NAMA in Stockholm. He was under a long time engaged at Norrbottensteatern. Selected filmograp ...

(1940–2009) a Swedish actor *

Hans Ernback Hans Ernback (27 March 1942 – 19 February 2013) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 20 films and television shows between 1966 and 1984. Filmography References External links

* * 1942 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Swedish ma ...

(1942–2013) a Swedish actor between 1966 and 1984 *

Maud Adams Maud Adams (born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström; 12 February 1945) is a Swedish actress and model, known for her roles as two different Bond girls, first in '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) and then as the eponymous character in ''Oct ...

(born 1945) Swedish actress, appeared in two

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films *

Fanny Gjörup Fanny Louise Gjörup (16 October 1961 in Örnäset, Luleå Municipality – 15 April 2001 in Rutvik, Luleå Municipality) was a Swedish child actress, well known for her appearance as ''Britta'' in the 1973 TV series ''Den vita stenen ''Den v ...

(1961–2001) a Swedish child actress * Mamma Andersson (born 1962) aka ''Karin Andersson'', a Swedish artist of domestic interiors, lush landscapes and

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s *

Gry Forssell Gry Charlotta Forssell (born February 16, 1973) is a Swedish television host on TV4 and TV3 and radio talk-show host. She is the daughter of singer Tomas Forssell and niece to actor Johannes Brost. Early life and career Forssell grew up in Lule ...

(born 1973) a Swedish TV host and radio talk-show host; brought up in Luleå ; Writing * Nels F. S. Ferré (1908–1971) a theologian and writer on Christian theology *

Erik Lindegren Erik Lindegren (August 5, 1910 – May 31, 1968) was a Swedish author, poet, critical writer and member of the Swedish Academy (1962–68, chair 17). Grandson of composer Johan Lindegren. Lindegren was born in Luleå, Norrbotten County, the s ...

(1910–1968) a Swedish author, poet, critical writer and member of the

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Staffan Göthe Lars ''Staffan'' Göthe (born 20 December 1944, in Luleå), is a Swedish playwright, actor and director.DramaDirectory He is also a professor at Malmö Theatre Academy (Teaterhögskolan i Malmö) at Lund University. He graduated from the Gothenbu ...

(born 1944) a Swedish playwright, actor and director *

Katarina Kieri Katarina Kieri (born 15 January 1965) is a Sweden, Swedish writer. She was born in Luleå and studied recreation education at the Luleå University of Technology, Luleå College of Education. She taught for almost ten years and then took a cours ...

(born 1965) a Swedish writer ; Classical Music *

Ingvar Wixell Karl Gustaf Ingvar Wixell (7 May 19318 October 2011) was a Swedish baritone who had an active international career in operas and concerts from 1955 to 2003. He mostly sang roles from the Italian repertory, and, according to ''The New York Times'' ...

(1931–2011) a Swedish baritone, active from 1955 to 2003 *

Gunnar Wiklund Lars Gunnar Wiklund (17 August 1935 – 29 September 1989) was a Swedish singer. He scored several Svensktoppen hits, and participated in Melodifestivalen four times. Early life Lars Gunnar Wiklund was born on 17 August 1935 in Luleå, Sweden, ...

(1935–1989) a Swedish singer *

Malin Gjörup Eva Malin Maria Gjörup (28 April 1964 – 20 May 2020) was a Swedish actress and mezzo-soprano. She was sister to the actress, Fanny Gjörup (1961–2001), and stepdaughter to actor Håkan Serner. Gjörup was born in Luleå. She studied at ...

(1964–2020) a Swedish actress, mezzo-soprano and producer at

Gävle Symphony Orchestra The Gävle Symphony Orchestra ( sv, Gävle symfoniorkester) is a symphony orchestra based in Gävle, Sweden. The orchestra is resident at the ''Gävle Konserthus'' (Gävle Concert Hall). History Founded in 1912, giving its first concert on 16 ...

Peter Mattei Peter Mattei (born 3 June 1965) is a Swedish operatic baritone, particularly known for his performances in Mozart's baritone roles. Biography Mattei studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and debuted in Mozart's '' La finta giardiniera' ...

(born 1965) a Swedish operatic baritone Sweden.se
Peter Mattei puts Luleå on the musical map ; Modern Music *

(1935–1989) a Swedish singer of

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Emilia de Poret Emilia de Poret, née ''Andreen'' (born 10 August 1976), is a Swedish singer, fashion designer and editor. Career She made her debut under the name ''Lia Andreen'' in the summer of 2001 with the music single "Mistreat Me (You'll Be Sorry)", from ...

(born 1976) a Swedish singer, fashion designer and editor *

Zacke Zakarias Lekberg, better known as Zacke, is a Swedish rapper from Luleå in northern Sweden. Early life Zacke was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His mother is Swedish but his father is from Morocco. After his parents break up he and his mother mov ...

(born 1983) aka ''Zakarias Lekberg'', rapper *

The Bear Quartet The Bear Quartet was a cult indie rock band from Luleå in northern Sweden. They were formed in the summer of 1989 with the original roster of Mattias Alkberg on guitar and vocals, Jari Haapalainen and Johan Forsling on guitar, Peter Nuottaniem ...

(formed 1989) a Swedish indie rock band *

Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta Elizabeth Lejonhjärta and Victoria Lejonhjärta (; born 9 October 1990 in Norrbotten, Sweden) are Swedish twin models, bloggers, writers and social media personalities, best known for their collaborations with Canadian rapper Drake. Early and pers ...

(born 1990) raised in Luleå, Swedish twin models, and writers; work with rapper

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Him Kerosene Him Kerosene was a Swedish 1990s alternative rock band founded in Luleå. History Him Kerosene started in 1991, at first playing pop music inspired by The Beatles and The Smiths, although the band would later be known for a harder and more dy ...

(formed 1991) a Swedish alternative rock band *

Breach Breach, Breached, or The Breach may refer to: Places * Breach, Kent, United Kingdom * Breach, West Sussex, United Kingdom * ''The Breach'', Great South Bay in the State of New York People * Breach (DJ), an Electronic/House music act * Miroslava ...

(active 1993–2002) a defunct Swedish post-hardcore band *

(formed in 1993) a Swedish hardcore punk band *

(formed in 1999) a Swedish melodic death metal band *

(formed 2000) a Swedish modern heavy metal, power metal and alternative rock band *

Movits! Movits! () is a Swedish music group from Luleå. The group plays swing mixed with hip hop. Their debut album ''Äppelknyckarjazz'', literally translated as ''Apple swiper jazz'' or '' scrumping jazz'', was released in November 2008 and has been ...

(formed 2007) a Swedish swing and hip hop band ; Public Service *

Erik Benzelius the Elder Erik Benzelius (the Elder) (16 December 1632 – 17 February 1709) was a Swedish theologian and Archbishop of Uppsala. Benzelius was born at the Bentseby farm in the parish of Luleå in northern Sweden, son of the farmer and lay assessor (''nä ...

(1632–1709) a Swedish theologian and

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Anders Hackzell Anders Mårtensson Hackzell (1705, in Nederluleå, Norrbotten, Sweden - February 13, 1757, Alatornio, Lapland, Finland) worked as the chief enforcement officer (Swedish: kronofogde) and a cartographer and a mapper (Swedish: lantmätare) for the ...

(1705–1757) the chief enforcement officer and cartographer for the Swedish crown. *

Paul Petter Waldenström Paul Petter Waldenström (alternately spelled "Paul Peter") (20 July 1838 – 14 July 1917) was a Swedish theologian who became the most prominent leader of the free church movement in late 19th century Sweden. Waldenström was born in Luleå in ...

(1838–1917) a Swedish theologian, leader of the

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Fritiof Enbom Johan ''Fritiof'' Enbom (7 September 1918 – 11 September 1974) was a Swedish railway worker who was accused and convicted of being a spy for the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Born in Luleå, Enbom was a former worker at the Swedish State Railway ...

(1918–1974) a Swedish railway worker and convicted spy for the Soviet Union *

Marita Ulvskog Marita Helena Ulvskog (born 4 September 1951) is a Swedish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Ear ...

(born 1951) a Swedish politician and

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Jan Lexell Jan Lexell (born March 13, 1958) is a Swedish physician and academic, who is a specialist in rehabilitation medicine and neurology. He is head of the rehabilitation medicine research group in the Department of Health Sciences at Lund University, ...

(born 1958) a Swedish physician and academic, specialises in rehabilitation medicine and neurology *

Åsa Nyström Åsa Gunilla Elisabet Nyström (born 12 August 1960 in Umeå) is a Swedish prelate and current bishop of the Diocese of Luleå. Biography Nyström was ordained priest of the Swedish Evangelical Mission in 1982. In 1991 she was incardinated as a d ...

(born 1960) a Swedish prelate and current bishop of the

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Amanda Lind Amanda Sofia Margareta Lind (née ''Johansson''; born 2 August 1980) is a politician for the Swedish Green Party. From 2019 to 2021, she was the Minister for Culture and Democracy, with responsibility for sport and national minorities in the c ...

(born 1980) a Swedish politician, since 2019 the Culture minister and Democracy minister ; Business *

John W. Nordstrom John W. Nordstrom (born Johan Wilhelm Nordström, ; February 15, 1871 – October 11, 1963) was a Swedish American businessman who was the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain. Background He was born Johan Wilhelm Nordström (later ...

(1871–1963) a Swedish American businessman, co-founded the chain store

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Stephan Gip Stephan Gip, (born 5 April 1936) is a Swedish designer and interior designer. He is best known for the furniture design called ''Robust'' in 1962. Early life Stephan Gip was born in Luleå and graduated from Högre konstindustriella skolan (tod ...

(born 1936) a Swedish designer and interior designer *

Leif Östling Leif Albert Östling (born 25 September 1945) is a Sweden, Swedish chief executive officer and former head of the Scania AB truck company, owned by the German Volkswagen Group. In spring 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Confederation of Swe ...

(born 1945) CEO of

Adam Dunkels Adam Dunkels (born 1978) is a Swedish computer scientist, computer programmer, entrepreneur, and founder of Thingsquare, an Internet of things (IoT) product development business. His father was professor of mathematics Andrejs Dunkels. His moth ...

(born 1978) a Swedish computer scientist, programmer and entrepreneur ; Sport * August Wikström (1874–1954) a Swedish sports shooter, competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

Robert Zander Adolf Robert Zander (18 September 1895 – 27 June 1966) was a Swedish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Zander is best remembered for representing Örgryte IS, which he helped win the 1925–26 Allsvenskan. He played i ...

(1895–1966) a Swedish footballer, competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

Sigge Bergman Sigge Bergman (31 July 1905 – 6 January 2001) was a Swedish sports executive and journalist. He was secretary general of the International Ski Federation (FIS) from 1961 to 1979, and before that the founding chairman of the Technical Committee ...

(1905–2001) a Swedish sports executive, secretary general of the

International Ski Federation The ''Fédération internationale de ski et de snowboard'' (FIS; en, International Ski and Snowboard Federation) is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France during the ...

1961–1979 *

Stig Lundholm Stig Gustav Lundholm (14 November 1917 – 19 May 2009) was a Swedish chess master. Lundholm was born in Luleå, Sweden. He won at Stockholm 1942, tied with Folke Ekström, ahead of both Gösta Stoltz and Erik Lundin, took second place behind E ...

(1917–2009) a Swedish chess master, won 1944

Swedish Chess Championship The first Swedish Champion was Gustaf Nyholm, who won two matches against winners of national tournaments: Berndtsson in Göteborg and Löwenborg in Stockholm in 1917. Up until 1931 Swedish Chess Championships decided by match play. In the 1930s, Gi ...

* Sonja Edstrom (born 1930) a retired Swedish cross-country skier, competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics *

Runald Beckman Runald Beckman (born 5 July 1951) is a Swedish former athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the four-man bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics. As an athlete, Beckman represented IFK Lu ...

(born 1951) a Swedish athlete, competed in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

and the

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Lars Petrus Lars Erik Petrus (born 4 November 1960 in Luleå in Sweden) is an accomplished speedcuber. In 1982, he became the national champion of Sweden, and went on to finish fourth overall at the first official Rubik's Cube World Championships held in Buda ...

(born 1960) an accomplished

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Göran Titus Göran Lars Titus (born 7 June 1967 in Luleå, Norrbotten) is a former Swedish freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. His best individual result is a 9th place in the 50 m freestyle ...

(born 1967) a former Swedish freestyle swimmer, competed in the

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Magnus Ingesson Magnus Ingesson, born February 18, 1971, in Luleå, Sweden, is a Swedish former cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed from 1993 to 2004. He earned a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Sk ...

(born 1971) a Swedish cross country skier, competed in the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ...

* Jonas Eriksson (born 1974) a former Swedish football referee, a full FIFA referee 2002–2018 * Sara Eriksson (born 1974) a retired amateur Swedish freestyle wrestler * Peter Larsson (born 1978) a Swedish cross-country skier, competed at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

Per Ledin Pehr Gunnar Ledin (born September 14, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He most notably played with Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and enjoyed a brief career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Co ...

(born 1978) a Swedish professional ice hockey forward *

Niklas Bäckström Niklas Oskar Bäckström (; born 13 February 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender and current goaltending coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He played ten seasons for the Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames in the Nation ...

(born 1989) semi-retired Swedish mixed martial arts fighter, competed in the

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* Anders Nilsson (born 1990) a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender *

Alexander Majorov Alexander Alexandrovich Majorov (russian: Александр Александрович Майоров, born 19 July 1991) is a Swedish retired figure skater. He is the 2017 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, the 2011 World Junior bronze med ...

(born 1991) a Swedish figure skater, lives in Luleå *

Linus Werneman Linus Werneman (born June 4, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a fa ...

(born 1992), Swedish professional ice hockey player ;Other *

Märta Bucht Märta Johanna Bucht (1882–1962) was a Swedish schoolteacher, suffragist and peace activist. From 1908, she chaired the Luleå branch of the Swedish Association for Women's Suffrage (FKPR). She was also active in the peace movement. In 1919, sh ...

(1882–1962), suffragist and peace activist

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References

External links

The official guide for the location Luleå
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lulea County seats in Sweden Populated places in Luleå Municipality Norrbotten Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Municipal seats of Norrbotten County Swedish municipal seats Cities in Norrbotten County