Sandviken
Sandviken is a city in Sweden with a population of about 24,724.
Sandviken is a locality and the seat of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden with 26,438 inhabitants in 2023. It is situated about 25 km west of Gävle and lies approximately 190 km north of Stockholm. The rail journey to Stockholm takes about 1.5 hours and to Arlanda, Sweden's main international airport, around an hour.
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About Sandviken
| Country | Sweden |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | 03 |
| Population | 24,724 |
| Local currency | SEK |
| Coordinates | 60.6167, 16.7667 |
| Time zone | Europe/Stockholm |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 160 km · Stockholm |
| Population (Sweden) | #64 most populated in Sweden |
| Where on Earth | 60°37′0″N · 16°46′0″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 6,748 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 3,271 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Espoo (Finland) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -60.62, -163.23 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Moscow | 1,329 km |
| London | 1,450 km |
| Paris | 1,594 km |
| Cairo | 3,565 km |
| Dubai | 4,900 km |
| New York | 6,195 km |