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lukky Says: Ah, that Swedish habit of fika (coffee or tea with something sweet), I think we're addicted to our coffee breaks. In Umeå I really like the café Mekka, but most of the cafés downtown are good.
Benowitzka Says: Umea is located in a nice sorounding. You can experience that by go hiking on tavelsjöleden. Okay its not Kungsleden but its really worth ;). The trail is about 40 km at all with stops between that you can reach by car or bus. So you can also go shorter parts. You can bye a...
1 Review and 25 Opinions I didn't stay overnight here, but if I would, I will go as usual to one of the Scandic hotels which...
1 Review and 7 Opinions I stay here every time I am in Umeå, and that happens approx. 10 times a year. I prefer to get a...
Restaurang Tajmahal: Indian food in northern Sweden
nickenyfiken Says: Just my favorite restaurant in this little town. They have sooo tasty food! (And a friend who has been in India says that it tastes really like in India, too. ) I have acctually just eaten there once som far, but I know that I will return many times. Athmosfere is really...
vec Says: Forget McDonalds and Burger King, if you want to get a good burger in Umeå, Mias Grill is the place to visit. Parisare. It's like a hamburger, but with sausage instead, you have to try it.
Rex bar and grill.: Trendy bar.
Dizzyhead Says: Little more then casual.
To the airport with the Airport bus
vec Says: The easiest way of getting from the airport to Umeå city is by the airport bus, in Swedish called "Flygbuss". The bus leaves the airport about 15 minutes after each landing. The trip to Ume˚ city cost 35 SEK and takes about 20 minutes.It's good to know that you on...
vec Says: The main public transportation in Umeå is the Ultra busses. With 11 main bus lines you can go to all places in the town.A single ticket cost 17 SEK, a 10 travel card cost 130 SEK. You can also buy a 15 days card for 220 SEK or a 30 days card for 380 SEK.
vec Says: With about 700 000 passengers each year, Umeå airport is the largest airport in north of Sweden, with a lot of daily flights to Stockholm (Arlanda and Bromma), Luleå, Kiruna and Östersund.The easiest way to get to the airport is by the airport busses from...
vec Says: Going by train is a cheap way to get to Umeå. The trains are operated by Connex which runs two lines, one from Gothenburg via Örebro to Umeå, the other from Stockholm to Umeå. Both trains continue to LuleåA seat on the train costs 400 SEK (a...
Garageland: Vinyl albums & CDs
lukky Says: Garageland Records has a lot of old vinyl records (from very cheap to quite expensive) and quite a few CDs as well, many of which aren't of the mainstream variety. If you can't find what you're looking for in the "regular" record shops in Umeå, try Garageland.
Kungspassagen: Galleria Kungspassagen
vec Says: The main indoor galleria in Umeå is Kungspassagen. At Kungspassagen you can all different kind of shopping, like clothes, music, photography, candy, food, cosmetics and tea, with stores like Gallerix, Naturapoteket, JC and Brothers.
Gili_S Says: Lisa Miskovsky, born in Umea to a Czech father and a Finnish mother and she is a great singer and snow boarding tooGo here to see the video:
Get more infor here about Umeå.
Dizzyhead Says: You can find more information about Umeå here on this website.
No Student Accommodation in Umeå city.
yogb Says: Are you coming to Umeå University as an International Student (Free Mover) !Beware ! There are very very few student rooms available in Umeå City. Also Umeå University shows very little interest in arranging housing for International Students. (Not Exchange Students). So you...
Leipzig Says: There is no special rainy seasonAvg. Temp. in Spring: max.: 0 – 12°C ( 32 - 53°F ); min: -7 - 2°C ( 19 - 28°F )Avg. Temp. in Summer: max.: 16 – 18°C ( 60 - 64°F ); min: 8 - 11°C ( 47 - 51°F )Avg. Temp. in Autumn: max.: 0 – 12°C ( 32 - 53°F); min: -5 - 5°C ( 23 – 41°F )Avg....
The view from Bräntberget
vec Says: On the north side of the city you will find the hill called Bräntberget, in the winter this is a slope for downhill skiing, but it's always a good place for getting a view over the north of the town. Here a picture showing the area Mariehem.
Gili_S Says: The local sports centre offer almost everything from swimming, cross-country skiing, volleyball etc.
lukky Says: If you have any questions about Umeå, you can visit http://www.umeforum.se -- it's an unofficial forum for Umeå, and has an English section.
Gili_S Says: Visit the official site, it is also in English, German, French, Finnish & Russian.There you can find all the information you need.www.umea.se
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Umeå - my new hometown - Umeå is a city that has grown a lot during the last few decades (which you can note on the sometimes pretty boring architecture) with pretty a large university and many students.
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Q: Could someone tell me where to buy Swarovski jewelry in Umea? If there are no Swarovski stores here, then any crystal jewelry...
A: There are 3 Swarovski stores in Sweden. Two in Stockholm, one in Kalmar. Go to www.swarovski.com to find the stores. There may be larger department stores that have...
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With 106000 people, Umeå is the largets town in the region of Norrland. Umeå is a main student town with around 20000 people attending the university.
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Umeå is a city that has grown a lot during the last few decades (which you can note on the sometimes pretty boring architecture) with pretty a large university and many students.
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Umeå is relatively small city by the Gulf of Bothnia. I have been here only few hours so I don't really know much about this place.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Umeå. I'd love to share with you the 1 tip I've written, the 8 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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It was a beautiful, calm and sunny day. Perfect weather for visiting Umeå. So we boarded my dad's motor ship and sailed over there from Vaasa. It took some 7 hours to sail to Umeå. The picture shows...
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