DESTINATION: SÖDERHAMN

Söderhamn – an active archipelago municipality

Söderhamn is an archipelago municipality with both a long and proud history. The city of Söderhamn located, just 2 hours north of the capital Stockholm, is in an excellent location where the forests of Hälsingland and the blue mountains meet.

Söderhamn is characterized by the beautiful archipelago with its many idyllic islands, bays and islets. It offers opportunities for swimming, boating and fishing. Söderhamn’s vicinity close to the countryside is a striking feature of the entire municipality with its huge expanses of untouched forest and magnificent natural scenery. The town’s many parks which are a riot of colour during the summer are well known and a tour of these beautiful parks is a real experience. Söderhamn which was already an important market place during the early mediaeval period is situated at the far end of Söderhamnsfjärden (the Söderhamn inlet). At the beginning of the 17th century a rifle factory was built in Söderhamn. This supplied the Swedish military with weapons and as a result Söderhamn was granted a town charter. Söderhamn is geographically centrally located in Sweden and is near to everything. The municipality measures 60 km from north to south and stretches 30 km inland from the beautiful coast.

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Available activities

  • THROUGH THE FOREST ON AN ICELANDIC HORSE

    THROUGH THE FOREST ON AN ICELANDIC HORSE

    THROUGH THE FOREST ON AN ICELANDIC HORSE

    Package type: half day
    Season: January–December
    For whom: individuals / groups (max. 5 pers.)

    Stockholm 265 km, Söderhamn 25 km

    Choosing rural life is what allows people today to experience the link with wild nature and animals. No other horse can match the Icelandic horse when exploring this type of heavy terrain. Their size and carrying capability together with their incredible mentality make it easy to understand why they were the choice of Nordic ancestors – the Vikings, who brought the horse to Iceland over 1.000 years ago.

  • CYCLING AND HIKING WITH A STAY IN A WORLD HERITAGE ENVIRONMENT

    CYCLING AND HIKING WITH A STAY IN A WORLD HERITAGE ENVIRONMENT

    CYCLING AND HIKING WITH A STAY IN A WORLD HERITAGE ENVIRONMENT

    Package type: 3 days
    Season: May–September
    For whom: min. 2 pers. / max 10 pers.

    Stockholm 243 km, Söderhamn 7 km

    A 2.5 hour drive north of Stockholm takes guests to Asta, a small, picturesque country village of Söderala parish near Ålsjön Nature Reserve in Hälsingland historical province. The Hälsingland Farmhouses were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List under the name “Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland” in 2012. The nomination focuses on what is truly unique about the farmhouses. 

  • BERGESBACKEN FARM

    BERGESBACKEN FARM

    BERGESBACKEN FARM

    Package type: half day 
    Season: January–December
    For whom: individuals / groups (max. 20 pers.)

    Stockholm 260 km, Söderhamn 22 km

    The farm is located in Trönö, ca 20 km from Söderhamn. Trönö is a small village with nice scenery for horse carriage rides.

Hälsingland region, Sweden

DESTINATION: SÖDERHAMN

DESTINATION: SÖDERHAMN

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