In the middle of Sweden, situated between distant blue hills and the deep sea, you'll find the municipality of Hudiksvall. The town is known by many as "Glada Hudik", i.e. "Happy Hudik". This term was coined in the 1800s when shipping and the timber trade were at their heights.

Visitors flocked here as it became a port-of-call famous for its friendly hospitality and lively social life. The town was granted its civic rights by King Johan III in 1582.

Most of the old buildings in Hudiksvall are post-1721, the year in which the Russians ravaged the Northeast coast of Sweden. The whole town - with the exception of the church - was burnt down.

The town's fishing heritage is visible today in the typical fishermen's cottages along the Strömmingssundet Sound, the well preserved wooden buildings of Fiskarstan and the district around Lilla Kyrkogatan.

Our history is an important part of our life today and thanks to many idealists we can show our visitors parts of our history, for example by visiting old iron works or ride a bike on the old railway.


The museums and old farm houses as well as the churches are also worth visiting. In the old farm houses and in the churches there are many paintings by local artists from 17th and 18th century.

If arriving by cruise ship, it is easy to visit Hudiksvall. When you are in the harbour you are also in the middle of the city of Hudiksvall. Guided tours in the city and the surroundings can be arranged.

Tour around the Dellen Lakes and the Delsbo Historical Center

Collection of buildings including old and valuable houses. Excellent wall paintings, above all by Gustav Reuter, are preserved in several buildings
Västeräng. Ol-Ers, Delsbo

An impressive Hälsingland farm. Built around four sides of a courtyard in genuine farming landscape. Listed in 1999. Large collections of objects. Richly decorated doors by the carpenter Jöns Månsson from Böle. Guided tours, musical events, lectures and handicraft courses.
The Långvind Tour and Old church in Enånger

Enånger's old church one of the best preserved medieval churches in Hälsingland, is well worth a visit. It has 15th century frescoes which, fortunately, have never been whitewashed.

Långvinds Bruk

Långvind Ironworks was established in 1687 and continued operating until 1890. Get a glimpse of the industrial life of the day by visiting the renovated chapel, the manor where the owner of the works lived (dating from the early 19th century) and the local distillery.

Långvind mansion

The Mansion was build in 1799. From about 1850 a restoration was made in typical Swiss style and it was finished in 1986. The Mansion is classified as a valuable cultural heritage.

Tour Hälsingland Farm houses

The Farmhouses of Hälsingland are unique. The magnificence of the farms has its origins in the work which was carries out by the men and women of the farms on their outbuildings and on their land. The "timber palaces" from the 18th and 19th centuries consist of timbered 2 or 3-storey houses with up to eleven windows in a row and carved, multicoloured porches. The richly decorated interiors are well preserved and authentic, and show great skill and artistry in their execution. Their décor is a unique synthesis of folk art and the upper class styles of the age such as Baroque, Rococo and Gustavian styles
City Walk

Visit The Hälsinglands Museum, Fishermen's town (old part of Hudiksvall), Jakobs church and listen to the story of the town theatre. Some of the streets are hilly but there are no stairs, so wheel-chairs are no problem in the streets. Most of the entrances are adjusted to wheel-chairs.

GETTING THERE

A great way to enjoy the Gulf of Bothnia is to sail around it by cruise ship. Ask your local travel provider for cruise lines featuring this interesting and under visited part of the Baltic coast.

The nearest airport is Stockholm's Arlanda Airport which is two and a half hours by train.

For more detailed information visit www.hudiksvall.se . You will see where we got the wonderful array of photos.