Sunderby Hospital is the competence center for the whole of Norrbotten’s healthcare. The hospital is a county hospital with specialist functions but is also a local hospital for Luleå residents and residents of Boden. At Sunderby Hospital, both acute and planned activities are conducted in all specialist areas except thoracic and neurosurgery. The maternity ward […]
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Norrbotten’s Railway Museum is located at Karlsvikshyttan’s railway station in Karlsvik outside Luleå and provides an insight into the history of railway technology over the past 100 years . The non-profit association Malmbanans Vänner owns and runs the museum. The museum consists of a collection of buildings, some of which have been moved from other railways in northern Norrland, and a vehicle collection. Vehicle collection is available in two halls and […]
Luleå Cathedral in Luleå, Sweden, serves the Diocese of Luleå and the local Church of Sweden parish, Luleå Cathedral Parish. History There were a total of two churches built on the site of the current cathedral. In 1667 the original wooden church was demolished and a stone church was built instead. However, on 11 June 1887, the church burned to […]
Gammelstad Church Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Gammelstaden near the city of Luleå, Sweden, at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the best preserved example of a type of town that was once widespread throughout northern Scandinavia. As Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå, it was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1996. The town is located about […]
Luleå University of Technology of Sweden is Scandinavia’s northernmost university of technology. It has four campuses, located in Luleå (the main campus), Kiruna (space science), Skellefteå (wood technology, 3D graphics and computer game engineering) and Piteå (Department of music and media). Master Programmes LTU offers 17 Master programs that include programs in Civil Engineering, Climate Sensitive Urban Planning and Building, Wood Technology, Spacecraft Design along with […]
Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB) is a government owned Swedish mining company. The company mines iron ore at Kiruna and at Malmberget in northern Sweden. The company was established in 1890, and has been 100% state-owned since the 1950s. The iron ore is processed to pellets and sinter fines, which are transported by Iore trains (Malmbanan) to the harbours at Narvik and Luleå and to the steelmill at Luleå (SSAB). Their production is sold throughout much of […]
Luleå is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of Luleå Municipality (with a total population of 77,832). Luleå is Sweden’s 25th largest city and Norbotten County’s largest city. Luleå has the seventh biggest harbour in Sweden […]