Härnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 17,556 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is called “the gate to the High Coast” because of the world heritage landscape just a few miles north of Härnösand. Härnösand is the seat of the Diocese of Härnösand.
Education
Härnösand is the seat of The National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten).
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) operates its training programme Sida Partnership Forum in Härnösand.
Industry
One of the biggest employers in Härnösand is the cable-TV and Cable internet service provider Com Hem.
Sports
The women’s team of the bandy club Härnösands AIK plays in the highest division and the men’s team has done.
Their handballteam plays in division 2 and is called Brännans IF.
The football club IF Älgarna plays in Division 2 Norrland.
Curling has halso been a successful sport in the city, Team Anette Norberg is from here. Anette has taken several medals in the sport, including Olympic gold. It is perhaps therefore not surprising that Sweden’s only curling high school is located here. The high school started at 1989 and has since contributed several talented curlers to the world.
Härnösand also has an ice hockey team AIK Hockey Härnösand that plays in division 1 in region norr. That is where goaltender Anton Forsberg (Columbus Blue Jackets) started his career.
Recreation
Härnösand is a fairly small town and some of the activities young people engage in are Kåken (Ungdomens Hus), a youth centre provided by the municipality. The city also has an extensive selection of outdoor activities in the summer and wintertime. Wintertime people can go skiing (cross country and downhill), ice skating, etc. Summertime activities include climbing, kayaking, trekking, etc. The town also features a summertime beach Smitingen, which occasionally gets some surfable waves. Härnösand is each summer the site of one of the world’s largest airsoft events, Berget.
