9 Sights in Umeå, Sweden (with Map and Images)

Västerbottens museum in the Gammlia area of Umeå, Sweden is a county museum with responsibility for the cultural history of Västerbotten County. The museum consists of the Gammlia open-air museum, a ski exhibition, an exhibition of Fishing and Maritime, the popular movement archive of Västerbotten County and a number of Sami camps. The museum is working all over Västerbotten County with, amongst other things, numerous contract activities, mainly in the archaeological field. The museum produces the quarterly journal Västerbotten for the Västerbotten County district association.

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Döbelns park is in central Umeå in northern Sweden. It is the oldest park in Umeå, created in 1865. It is named after the General Georg Carl von Döbeln, and his monument was placed in the park in 1867. This park should not be confused with "Döbelns plan" which is a smaller communal area elsewhere further west in the city.

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Rådhusparken is a park in central Umeå, located on the southern slope towards the Ume River, between the town hall at Storgatan in the north and Västra Strandgatan in the south, Handelsbanken in the east and Stora hotellet/kulturhuset Väven in the west.

Wikipedia: Rådhusparken, Umeå (SV)

Hamrinsberget is a small mountain in Umeå, located between the district of Berghem and the University Hospital of Northern Sweden. At the top, which rises 42 m above sea level, there is a good view of the city and the Ume River as well as a barbecue area.

Wikipedia: Hamrinsberget (SV)

Öbackaparken is a green area by the Ume River in Umeå, which stretches from the Arts Campus just south of the city centre to the bend of the river southwest of the hospital area – opposite the island. Parts of the park, like the residential area of Öbacka, were an industrial area during the first half of the 1900s.

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Line of Thoughts is a bronze sculpture in Umeå, Sweden, created by the British artist Tony Cragg. The work was erected in 2003 on the northern bank of the Ume River next to the Strömpilen shopping area, which at the time was owned by the Baltic Group, which also commissioned and owns the sculpture. In the autumn of 2019, at the owner's request, the sculpture was moved to Varvsparken on Teg, on the south side of the river.

Wikipedia: Line of Thoughts (SV)

Heart of Trees is a sculpture by the Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, which since 2007 has been erected in many places around the world, including in Öbackaparken in Umeå, right next to the Arts Campus at Umeå University. The work – which is owned by the Baltic Group – consists of three-metre-high self-portraits in the form of bronze figures, each embracing a living, growing tree. The figures are dotted with letters in relief, which together will form the names of some of Plensa's favourite composers.

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Standing Man is a bronze sculpture painted with oil paint, created by British artist Sean Henry. The work was erected in 2007 for an exhibition at Galleri Andersson/Sandström at Umedalen in Umeå. After the exhibition, which received a lot of attention, the gallery offered to temporarily and free of charge expose the work on Rådhustorget in central Umeå for a few summer months. In the autumn of the same year, the Cultural Committee in Umeå decided to buy the work for SEK 810,000, for permanent placement at the square.

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Hoppare is an aluminium sculpture by Mikael Åberg, depicting a small child in blue boots and t-shirt, top hat and cyclops, which is placed on a brick wall in the park outside Umeå city church in central Umeå.

Wikipedia: Hoppare (skulptur) (SV)