Coat of arms - a beaver with a pike in its mouth

Härnösand is a Municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 1064.7 km². Of the total population of 25493, 12411 are male, and 13082 are female. The population density of the community is 24 inhabitants per km². Härnösand is probably most known to the uninitiated for its history as a big and important harbortown and it's beautiful locations. Härnösand is a fairly small town and some of the activities young people engage in are Kåken (Ungdomens Hus), a youth centre provided by the local municipals. The city also has an extensive selection of outdoor activities in the summer and wintertime. Wintertime people can go skiing (cross country and downhill), iceskating, etc. Summertime activities include climbing, kayaking, treking, etc. The town also features a summertime beach Smitingen, which occasionally gets some surfable waves. Species C. canadensis C. fiber Beavers are semi-aquatic rodents native to North America and Europe. ... Species  E. americanus –       grass and redfin pickerels  E. lucius – northern pike  E. masquinongy – muskellunge  E. niger – chain pickerel   – Amur pike Esox Linnaeus, 1758, is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of the pike family (family Esocidae) of order Esociformes. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Västernorrland County, or Västernorrlands län is a County or län in the north of Sweden. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ...

The biggest employer in Härnösand is com hem, a subsidiary of TeliaSonera, a cable-TV and ADSL internet service provider that operates mainly in Sweden. TeliaSonera AB is the result of a merger between the Swedish and Finnish telecommunications companies, Telia and Sonera. ... Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional modem can provide. ... An Internet Service Provider (ISP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ...

Notable natives

• Carl Gustaf Nordin, statesman
• Anders Jonas Ångström, physicist
• Bo Holmberg, politician
• Lubbe nordström, writer/poet

Carl Gustaf Nordin (1749-1812), Swedish statesman, historian and ecclesiastic. ... Bo Holmberg (born in Härnösand, Sweden on July 1, 1942) is a Swedish politician, Governor of Södermanland, and widower of former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna Lindh. ...

See also

• Mid Sweden University

External link

• Härnösand (http://www.harnosand.se/) - Official site

--Rutti 13:45, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)