Discover the golden pieces of Umeå city center this summer! Here we will recomend the city center's best experiences, activities and places that you can´t miss this summer.
Umeå Locals' best summer tips!
Local Umeå profiles give their absolute best tips for a successful summer in Umeå city center.
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Go for an architecture walk
Umeå Centrum is home to a number of interesting buildings. Together with Umeå's former city architect Tomas Strömberg, Visit Umeå has produced a guide to Umeå's most unique and historic buildings and works. Check out the guiden here.
”The appearance and design of the town hall square has changed over time, but the relationship between buildings and street land, the neighborhood structure - in street life, has remained just like the status of the square and the esplanade in the center. ”
Tomas Strömberg, Umeå's former city architect.
The old electric house, architect William Stolpe
Väven, Stora hotellet and Rådhusparken
Explore Umeå´s store gems
Umeå offers a number of different store gems. On Visit Umeå's website, we list several charming shops that you must not miss this summer. Treat yourself to some locally grown flowers from Linné and Grankvist, buy something delicatesses from the twins at DUÅ or enjoy delicious coffee from the Costas coffee bar. Also, don't miss Moa Gahlin's favorites
”My favourites in the city is for sure Frukthörnan and At home.”
Moa Gahlin, owner of the chloting shop Bigaro
"The best thing about Umeå Centrum is all the choices! Stroll and shop in unique shops, go to the cinema, restaurants and drink world-class coffee. The skate park is clearly my children's favorite."
- Linda Nordvall, store owner At home store
"Drinking coffee from Costas is as obvious as cheering on Löven!"
- Emil Åreng, bartender, podcaster och topical with the restaurant Facit
Botanize among Umeå city's art offer
In the center of Umeå there are several different public works of art and a bunch of interesting museums. Visit Umeå together with the art unit at Umeå municipality has produced an art walk with 18 interesting works of art in the center. Find the guide here.
Also, do not miss the inspiring environment around the artistic campus. A visit to the Bildmuseet leaves no one disappointed and with a concluding lunch at one of the river restaurants - Hansson och Hammar, Tonka Strandgatan, Båten, Gotthads vid älven or Sjöbris, the day will be fullfilled.
”I really appreciate the public works of art in Umeå and especially in the area around the artistic Campus. The wonderful thing here is that you can mix up the visit with both indoors and outdoors when the northern summer plays a trick on you. You start at Klädnypan / Skin 4 past Julia by Jaume Plensa and end with the climbing-friendly Constructing a New World in the city between the bridges, in bad weather you can always take shelter at Bildmuseet or one of the restaurants along the river”
Anders Samuelsson, Gotthards.
And the rainy days…
Even thoug we wish for sunny weather this summer, we know that there will be a whole bunch of rainy days. But do not despair! Umeå center offers several fun indoor activities that will make you long for rainy days. Bring a group of friends to an escape room Molinders mysterium, challange the family in Lazerdome at Megazone, go to the cinema at Filmstaden eller play bowling at Oleary´s.
