Holmsund

Holmsund is a Swedish town in the municipality Umeå. 2010, the city had 5489 inhabitants.

Holmsund located 18 kilometers south of Umeå, the capital of the municipality of Umeå. Connects the ground - In Holmsund the railroad to Vännäs, the Umeå with the main line begins Stockholm. There is also a regular ferry service with the Finnish city of Vaasa.

Holmsund lives mainly from the wood and paper industry, the location is one of the hubs of the region because of its port. The Swedish company Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget operates a pulp mill in the village.

About national fame reached the football team IFK Holmsund than this in 1967 played a season in the Allsvenskan.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Kjell -Olof Feldt ( born 1931 ), Swedish Minister of Finance 1982-1990
  • Lisa Miskovsky ( born 1975 ), Swedish musician
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