Skellefteå

Also known as Skellefte, Skelleftea

Skellefteå (, locally ; ) is a city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024.

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Skellefteå is a city in northern Sweden with about 36,000 residents that serves as the administrative center for a larger municipality of roughly 77,000 people. It is located in Västerbotten County in the country's Västerbotten region.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Skellefteå
Settlement.image_skyline: Guldstaden.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Skellefteå in images
Settlement.image_shield: Skelleftea kommun vapen farg.png
Settlement.nicknames: Guldstaden (Goldtown), Skellhell
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Skellefteå Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västerbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Västerbotten
Settlement.area_total_km2: 24.44
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 36388

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Skellefteå
Population: 39146
Area: 2641
Official website: skelleftea.se
Image: Skellefteå Bonnstan.jpg
Dialing code: 0910

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Skellefteå (, locally ; ) is a city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024.

The city is historically industrial, with mining being a large part of that industry, especially for gold, leading to the city being nicknamed Guldstaden ("gold town"). Politically, Skellefteå is a Social Democratic stronghold. The city is a well-known ice hockey town, with its main team Skellefteå AIK playing in the Swedish top division: the SHL, which they have won on several occasions; most recently in 2024.