New Year's Eve in Umeå!
The last evening of the year, Umeå style. A five-course lunch, a leisurely dinner or restaurant food served at your own table. Here are our tips for 31 December 2026 — and a relaxed start to 2027.
New Year celebrations in the city centre
We’ll soon be sharing more about Umeå’s New Year celebrations. The programme and practical information for 31 December will be published here.
Take your time over dinner
Start the celebrations with lunch or settle in for an evening around the table. These restaurants have something special planned for the last meal of the year.
Hunger & Törst — start celebrating at lunchtime
At Hunger & Törst on Vasagatan in central Umeå, you can begin with a five-course lunch. In the evening, the menu expands to seven courses with paired drinks packages. Choose according to how much of the year’s final day you’d like to spend at the table.
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Facit Bar — one last dinner of the year
Four courses and an evening in central Umeå. At Facit, New Year’s Eve starts from 17:00 and continues until midnight. Gather the people you’d like to see out the year with and leave dinner to the kitchen.
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Artonnittiosju — five courses in a former schoolhouse
At Artonnittiosju, the restaurant at Elite Hotel Mimer, the year ends with a five-course New Year’s Eve dinner. Gather your favourite people in this former school building in central Umeå and take your time over the meal. An optional drinks package is available.
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Stay the night
Make a night of it, even if you live nearby. Choose a hotel package with dinner included or book a room within easy reach of the celebrations.
Stora Hotellet — from Gotthards to a good night’s sleep
Begin with five courses in the dining room at Gotthards, then spend the night at Stora Hotellet. Umeå’s maritime history shapes this characterful hotel, right down to its interiors. Breakfast is served until 12:00, with late checkout at 14:00 — leaving plenty of time to ease into the new year.
Explore Stora Hotellet’s New Year package
U&Me Hotel — wake up in Umeå’s cultural centre
Stay on the upper floors of Väven, Umeå’s cultural centre, with the city centre on your doorstep. Celebrate in town, stay overnight and take the lift down to breakfast. A convenient base for both the last evening of the year and the first walk of the next.
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Clarion Hotel Umeå — dinner and a night by the river
Check in beside the Ume River and start your evening with four courses and a glass of sparkling wine, with a non-alcoholic option available. Your room awaits when dinner is over, followed by breakfast the next morning.
Restaurant dining at home
Set your own table and let a restaurant do the preparation. Order a New Year’s meal to collect, add the finishing touches in your kitchen and spend more time with your guests. Check each restaurant’s website for ordering deadlines and collection times.
Harlequin — bring the New Year’s menu home
Harlequin prepares a three-course menu; you provide the table and the company. Finish the meal at home and make the evening your own. The dress code and playlist are entirely up to you, too.
Explore Harlequin’s New Year’s takeaway menu
Hunger & Törst — five courses in your own kitchen
The restaurant does the preparation; you heat the main course and add the finishing touches at home. Hunger & Törst’s five-course New Year’s menu comes with suggested drink pairings. An evening of restaurant dining, with your own front door.
Explore Hunger & Törst’s New Year’s takeaway menu
This page is updated regularly. Visit each venue’s website for current menus, times and booking terms. Linked websites may be in Swedish.