Sandviken
Sweden
This walkable Swedish town on the water in Gävleborg County, Sandviken has a centre with a real café and restaurant scene and sits a short distance west of the county seat, Gävle. The town is the historic home of Sandvik, the major Swedish engineering company, and lies within easy reach of Stockholm by rail — around an hour and a half — making it a practical base for exploring the Gästrikland province.
- Population24,724
- Nearest water from center0.3 km
- Nearest mountain from center5.8 km