Söderala is a

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivi ...

situated in

Söderhamn Municipality Söderhamn Municipality (''Söderhamns kommun'') is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former ''City of Söderhamn'' was amalgamat ...

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle. Provinces Gävleborg Co ...

, Sweden with 949 inhabitants in 2010. Writer

Mare Kandre Mare Kandre (27 May 1962 in Söderala – 24 March 2005) was a Swedish writer of Estonian descent. She was born on May 27, 1962 in Söderala, a small place in mid-Sweden and grew up in Gothenburg and Stockholm. Between 1967 and 1969, she lived w ...

(1962–2005), was born in Söderala. Olympic sports shooter Fredrik Mossberg (1874-1950) was also born there. Viking Age Söderala vane, now in the

Swedish History Museum The Swedish History Museum ( sv, Historiska museet or Statens historiska museum) is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden, that covers Swedish archaeology and cultural history from the Mesolithic period to present day. Founded in 1866, it operates ...

in Stockholm was used as a weather vane of Söderala Church until the 18th century.

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Populated places in Söderhamn Municipality Hälsingland {{Gävleborg-geo-stub