Sandviken | |
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![]() Central Sandviken | |
Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°47′E / 60.617°N 16.783°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Gästrikland |
County | Gävleborg County |
Municipality | Sandviken Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2020)[1] | |
• Total | 25,344 (Urban Areas) |
• Density | 15.08/km2 (39.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | http://www.sandviken.se/ |
Sandviken is a locality and the seat of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden with 26,438 inhabitants in 2023.[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.
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.