Welcome to Umeå – Capital of culture 2014.

Umeå in brief

The average age in Umeå is 38 and this is reflected in the townscape with its pubs, restaurants, cafés, discos and shops. Umeå is home to Norrlandsoperan and several international jazz, folk music and rock festivals. The range of events is not least appreciated by the universities’ students.

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Quick facts

Population: 112,732
Average age: 38
Area: 2,317 square kilometres
Households: 53,776
Companies in the municipality: 11,000
Students: 31,000
Annual hours of sunshine: 1,800
Number of birches in the city centre: 3,000
Sunrise on 21/6: 2.21 a.m.
Sunset on 21/6: 10.59 p.m.

Umeå — the young university city

Umeå University is purposeful, inquisitive and innovative. Its 31,000 students and 2,000 researchers come from all around Sweden and the whole world.

On Campus Umeå all academic disciplines, courses and programmes, and study environments are within walking distance of each other. Umeå University, that opened in 1965 and is an important reason for Umeå’s rapid expansion, carries on strong international top-level research in for example ageing and population studies, infection medicine, and plant and forest biotechnology. Umeå University is one of the country’s largest teaching universities.