Room for activities

Combine meeting hours with some fun and different activity. See the northern lights dancing, challenge the river or why not glide over the snow expanses with man's best friend as a guide. We also offer museums and restaurants in abundance.

Here we give you tips on activities that give the meeting that little extra.

vineri

Visit a winery

Book yourself into Brännland Iscider's tasting room in the middle of the winery in an industrial premises in Vännäs.
Here they receive groups of 16-50 people for an exclusive tasting, a look at the winery with a review of the production method and the story of Brännland Iscider from the beginning to the present day and what future visions there are.
Guaranteed wow feeling!

"Brännland Cider produces artisanal ice cider based entirely on 100% apple must without flavor or color additives. The production is in Västerbotten and our goal is to create an ice cider that makes an impression all over the world."

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guidade turer

Guided tours

In Umeå there is the possibility of guided tours - by bus, on foot, by bike or with Umeå ecoride.

There is a large selection of different ready-made tours that can be adapted according to wishes and themes - with some fun Umeå curiosities, of course.
Umeå Guideförening and Umeå Tours tailor tours for groups of different sizes.

Umeå Tours and For Foodies takes you on a tasting journey to several of the city's renowned restaurants. A guided tour of Umeå and good food at the same time.

Broarna runt

Around the bridges

Do like a true Umeå resident and walk or run "around the bridges" before or after the conference day.
The newest of Umeå's bridges - Lundabron, which is also Sweden's longest suspension bridge for pedestrians and cyclists, was the crowning achievement for yet another popular walking tour. Lundabron connects the northern and southern parts of town with Bölesholmarna. With Vasaplan in the center of Umeå as a starting point, there are a number of different routes we can advise on:

Kyrkbron – Teg – Lundabron – Strandpromenaden: ca 6,5 km

Strandpromenaden – Lundabron – Teg – Cykelbron: ca 5,9 km

Strandpromenaden – Lundabron – Teg – Tegsbron: ca 5,9 km

Strandpromenaden – Kolbäcksbron – Ön – Kyrkbron: ca 8,7 km

delikatesser

Delicacies and Gifts

Gårdshem, Duå and Gotthards Salutorg are examples of stores that sell carefully selected products. Here you will find home-grown vegetables, freshly baked bread, local delicacies and local producers of e.g. cheese, meat, jams & marmalades as well as imported quality products.

Frukthörnan, Umeå's oldest fruit and chocolate shop with an irresistible assortment of goodies.

Hemslöjen, the shop with gifts and utility items by selected artisans. Both established and slightly less known. Woodwork, Sami work, woven, knitted, twisted, silver and pewter. Yes, here it is.

Handelsgården | Hantverk & Återbruk. Locally produced unique crafts, arts and crafts and delicacies, all gathered in a unique shop owned and operated by the artisans themselves.

konstrunda

Art walk

Are you curious about art in Umeå? Art creates dynamism in the cityscape, adds unexpected elements to everyday life and challenges our senses! Take a walk along the art trail and discover some of the works of art in central Umeå. You can choose to discover 18 or 8 works of art.

The artwork Listen, also called the #metoo-cougar, is located on Rådhustorget in central Umeå. It is a representation that marks the municipality's stance against sexual harassment, dedicated to those who together broke the silence in connection with the metoo movement. - by Camilla Akraka

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Museivandring

Guitars – The Museum, en av världens största och bästa privatägda samlingar av gitarrer. De guidade turerna rekommenderas!
Västerbottens Museum - länsmuseum med ansvar för Västerbottens läns kulturhistoria. Gratis inträde.
Kvinnohistoriskt museum Det enda i sitt slag i Sverige.
Bildmuseet är en av landets mest intressanta scener för internationell samtidskonst.

Njut av en promenad genom Årstidernas park längs Umeälven, från Väven – Konstnärligt Campus.

norrsken

Northern lights activities

To see an exuberant and dancing aurora curling far above a star-studded sky can be one of the most fascinating things one can experience. In Umeå, you don't have to travel far to experience the heavenly phenomenon that the whole world loves. In and around the city there are both northern lights activities as well as tips on places to visit for your best chance of seeing the northern lights.

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forsränning

Rafting

Rafting - an intense and fun experience in the foaming rapids of one of Europe's last untouched rivers, Vindelälven. Participants are equipped with a wetsuit, life jacket, helmet and paddle and after a thorough safety briefing, the wild rapids await. There is everything from family tours to tough rafting. Groups can come here to have fun together, find new energy, combine a conference with an activity and develop together around communication and relationships.

Forsknäckarna

Wilderness Adventure Vindeln

hundspann

Dog sledding

Experience the charm of gliding behind a dog team through Västerbotten in winter, through forests, over marshes and ice- and snow-covered lakes. Every dog sled tour is an experience that cannot be described but must be experienced on the spot. The tours follow groomed trails through a snowy landscape and are adapted to the size of the group.

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