Älvkarleby is a town and municipality at the northern edge of Uppsala County, where Dalälven reaches the Baltic Sea, between Tierp and Gävle.

Towns

• Gårdskär
• Skutskär with a foul-smelling paper mill.
• Marma
• Älvkarleby

Understand

Dalälven is usually considered the natural border between Svealand and Norrland; at least its lower part, which largely divides Uppsala County from Gävleborg County.

Get in

The local train Upptåget between Uppsala and Gävle stops hourly at Älvkarleby. The station is 2 kilometres from the town centre.

See

• Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Plant. (updated May 2020)
• 1 Dragon Gate. A faux-Chinese hotel and rest stop, with a reputation for being one of the most bizarre construction projects in Sweden. After 15 years of construction, it's partly open. (updated May 2020)

Do

• Fishing
• Golf
• Horse riding

• 1 Rullsand (Rullsands havsbad). Popular beach along the Baltic Sea. (updated Jun 2020)

Sleep

• 1 Älvkarleö manor (Älvkarleö herrgård), Bruksgatan 22, Älvkarleby, ☏ +46 26-726 35. (updated May 2020)
• STF Älvkarleby Hostel, Laxön 3, Älvkarleby, ☏ +46 26-721 23. (updated May 2020)

Go next

• Furuvik zoo and amusement park is in Gävle municipality, just across the county border.

Routes through Älvkarleby

Tornio ← Gävle ←

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→ Tierp → Helsingborg