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Sandviken (disambiguation)

Sandviken may refer to:

  • Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality
  • Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken
  • Sandviken, Södertälje, a village in Södertälje municipality in Sweden
  • Sandviken, Blekinge, a beach in Sweden
  • Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway
  • Hietalahti, Helsinki (known as "Sandviken" in Swedish), a neighbourhood in Helsinki, Finland
  • Hietalahti Stadium (known as "Sandviken Stadium" in Swedish), a stadium in Vaasa, Finland
  • Sandvikens IF, a Swedish football club
  • Sandvikens AIK, a Swedish sports club
  • IL Sandviken, a Norwegian sports club
Sandviken

Sandviken is a locality and the seat of Sandviken Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden with 22,965 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated about 25 km west of Gävle and lies approximately 190 km north of Stockholm. The rail journey to Stockholm takes about 2 hours and to Arlanda, Sweden´s main international airport, no more than 1.5 hours.

Sandviken is the home town of the major high-technology Swedish engineering concern Sandvik and the main office of the company was located in Sandviken until January 2012 when it was moved to Stockholm.

Sandviken is also home to a number of cultural activities: Kulturskolan means "the cultureschool" (extramural music, dance and drama training), Sandviken Big Band, Sandviken Symphonic Orchestra and a large number of musicians in the region. Sandvikens Art Gallery shows throughout the year various interesting exhibitions. Amongst the many popular tourist attractions in the municipality, the following must be singled out for special mention: the attractive old, carefully restored industrial villages in Gysinge and Högbo Bruk with their forges and smithies, handicraft, manor houses and possibilities they offer for outdoor recreation. During the winter months the downhill skiing facilities and the Snowpark at Kungsberget attract a large number of visitors from near and far.