# Härnösand

Härnösand is a city in Västernorrland County in Sweden, at the coast of the Bothnian Sea. It has 17,500 citizens, a cathedral, and was once an administrative centre.

## Get in

* 62.52805617.4438891 Sundsvall–Timrå Airport (SDL). (updated Sep 2020)
* Trains between Stockholm and Umeå stop here.
* Tapanis Buss has a route going from Stockholm to Tornio, Finland stopping at Härnösand
* E4, the main highway along the coast north of Stockholm goes through the city

## Get around
### By taxi

Taxi service is usually reliable and can show up on short notice (15 minutes or less), although on busy weekends you might have to wait up to 45 minutes. A typical ride will cost you 130-160 kr. As in most places in urban Sweden, taxi drivers speak good English.
* TaxiKurir, ☏ +46 611 27 000. Smart phone app offers address based routing and calculates price according to them. (updated Aug 2020)

## See

* 62.64520917.9236071 Västernorrland County Museum (Västernorrlands museum), Murbergsvägen 31, ☏ +46 611-886 00. (updated Jun 2020)

## Do

* 62.6301717.936041 Härnösands Teater. (updated May 2021)

### Summer
#### Public baths

Härnösands has a lot of public baths to offer.
* 62.70324817.947472 Starreds badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.71049518.1131893 Sågsands havsbad. (updated May 2021)
* 62.64492417.9754454 Sälstens badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.59914918.032485 Smitingens badplats. test (updated May 2021)
* 62.63989517.6700736 Brunnesjön, Stigsjö badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.79919817.8693417 Snibbens badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.77396117.9306588 Mörtsjön, Utansjö badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.497917.8133659 Viksjö badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.55277217.86664410 Byvikens badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.62656817.72954111 Brånsvikens badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.62656817.72954112 Brånsvikens badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.54355217.78571613 Grötsjöns badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.62656817.72954114 Brånsvikens badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.57530317.91471315 Ytterfäll, Svartviks badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.54355217.78571616 Grötsjöns badplats. (updated May 2021)
* 62.62656817.72954117 Brånsvikens badplats. (updated May 2021)

## Eat

* 62.6356517.9253131 Max Hamburgare, Kaptensgatan 15. The Härnösand restaurant of the Swedish burger chain. (updated Feb 2022)

## Sleep

* 62.635517.931491 Hotell Royal, Strandgatan 12, ☏ +46 611 20455, royalharnosand@gmail.com.

### In nature

There are some really nice campsites in the forests around Härnösand and many are within walking distance from the center.
"Vindskydd" means lean-to shelter. They are free to use, without reservation, but often there is little infrastructure apart from the shelter itself, firewood and a fireplace, and there might not even be a suitable spot for a tent. Also some of the places that don't state that in the name have just such shelters.

#### On Härnön Island

* 62.5912617.9995512 Örsjö vindskydd. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.62769117.9751543 Kappelsberg vindskydd. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.60829117.9512554 Södra utsiktens vindskydd. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.6113817.970935 Gamla Vindskyddet. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.60196917.9333666 Nickebo vindskydd. (updated Sep 2020)

#### On the mainland

* 62.59070517.8542757 Lomtjärnen. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.58821417.8511318 Lomtjärnberget. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.59654617.8588299 Värpan. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.59533417.85838910 Värptjärn. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.62521517.89631111 Gådeåberget vindskydd. (updated Sep 2020)
* 62.64777817.91472212 Tjärnberget. (updated Sep 2020)