Sandviken
Place in Gästrikland, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the locality in Sandviken Municipality. For other uses, see Sandviken (disambiguation).
Sandviken is a locality and the seat of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden with 39,234 inhabitants in 2019.[2] It is situated about 25 km west of Gävle and lies approximately 190 km north of Stockholm. The rail journey to Stockholm takes about 2 hours and to Arlanda, Sweden's main international airport, no more than 1.5 hours.
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Sandviken | |
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Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°47′E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Gästrikland |
County | Gävleborg County |
Municipality | Sandviken Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 15.66 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 22,965 |
• Density | 1,466/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | http://www.sandviken.se/ |
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Sandviken is the home town of the major high-technology Swedish engineering concern Sandvik and the main office of the company was located in Sandviken until January 2012 when it was moved to Stockholm.