Örnsköldsvik

Also known as Ö-vik

Örnsköldsvik (; ), often shortened to just Ö-vik, is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.

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Örnsköldsvik is a town in northern Sweden (Västernorrland County) that serves as the administrative center of its municipality, with a population of around 33,000 people as of 2017. The town is commonly referred to by locals as "Ö-vik" for short.

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Settlement.official_name: Örnsköldsvik
Settlement.nickname: Ö-vik
Settlement.image_skyline: Örnsköldsvik montage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Hägglunds Arena, the port gantries, the old city hall, the guest harbor, and the Ting1 apartments
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Örnsköldsvik Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västernorrland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ångermanland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 33.09
Settlement.area_metro_km2: 6420.97
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2017
Settlement.population_total: 32,953

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Örnsköldsvik Municipality
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Örnsköldsvik (; ), often shortened to just Ö-vik, is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.

Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of pulp and paper products and heavy machinery goods. It has a strong environmental record and is the "testbed" for ethanol-powered cars.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Örnsköldsvik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.