Must-See Attractions in Umea, Umea, Sweden

Heading deeper north, a train journey from Östersund of just under six hours, and you arrive at Umeå.

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Known as ‘birch town’ or ‘the city of birches’, this stems from the entire city burning to the ground in 1888. During the city’s new design, it was decided not to crowd houses together, but instead to plant birch trees in the streets.

Delicate Birch trees grace the city’s streets, with tiny bud-like leaves only starting to emerge on wintered branches, during this May visit.

The city is a centre for education, technical, and medical research in northern Sweden – it’s a university town.

Umeå is known as a “cool” place. Even the local tourist board, Visit Umeå, claims the city has the “beardiest and most heavily tattooed population in the world”.

The city is also renowned for its equality, where women and men are treated as equals. The intent is to make life happier. To some, Umeå is known as “the most feminist city in the world”. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).