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

Stockholm Arlanda Airport is Sweden's largest airport, with rail transfer to Älvkarleby.

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

See

• 1 Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Plant. (updated May 2020)
• 2 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