Destination Guide: Forsby (Gävleborgs län, Gävle Kommun) in Sweden

Forsby
in Gävle Kommun of Gävleborgs län, Sweden

How to get there and get around

Noteable things around

Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
Engelsberg Ironworks (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
Birka and Hovgården (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
Royal Domain of Drottningholm (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
Skogskyrkogården (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
Furuviksparken (amusement park, (8 mi)

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 60.717 and 17.133 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 60° 43' 0" and E 17° 7' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:: Krona - SEK
Spoken languages:: Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
Local electricity:: 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:28 AM (Monday): Timezone: Europe/Stockholm; UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 4:28 am and 9:07 pm
Antipode Coordinates:: -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:: Ouwenga
References: This place on Wikipedia; This place on Geonames.org

Current travel safety evaluation for Sweden in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-05-06 08:04:52

Delve into Forsby

Forsby in Gävle Kommun (Gävleborgs län) with it's 646 habitants is located in Sweden about 101 mi (or 162 km) north of Stockholm, the country's capital town.

Current time in Forsby is now 10:28 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Forsby, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sweden is Gävle Sandviken Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Sweden is Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun in a distance of 51 mi (or 83 km), West. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gaevle, Skutskaer, Sandviken, Ockelbo and Tierp. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F

Morning Temperature	3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature	4°C / 40 °F
Night Temperature	2°C / 35 °F
	0%
Air Humidity	64%
Air Pressure	1014 hPa
Wind Speed	Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions	Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky
General Conditions	Broken clouds

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

6°C (43 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

2°C (36 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 9th of May 2024

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Videos from this area

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Lars Winnerbäck Live i Gävle 2012-08-11 - Söndermarken

Published: August 12, 2012
Length: 10:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Linkanfilm

Live vid glasklockorna i Gävle.

SAW live in Gävle 12 dec 2014

Published: January 08, 2015
Length: 38:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Lamour records

The album No Way Black with SAW is out now on Lamour records Order here (free worldwide delivery) http://www.lamour.se/product/saw-nowayblack/ SAW is Tomas Järmyr & Eirik Havnes Film ...

Vi vill se AIK! Skellefteå AIK. Crazy Gävle, NP Stockholm & North Power

Published: January 14, 2013
Length: 17:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fregus

Vi ville se Skellefteå AIK. Nu fick vi också se dem efter en av säsongens bästa matcher i Crazy Gävle mot Brynäs tillsammans med NP Stockholm och North Power i Läkerol Arena.

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Published: August 15, 2014
Length: 42:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Garant

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Published: December 14, 2014
Length: 47:52 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: RahGoZar

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Published: August 21, 2014
Length: 07:33 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: tobbelixxom

Was doing my first "high", 500m, altitude test and we had a bit of lightning far away. Didn't think I would catch anything but :)

Gävle Bockbrännarsällskap (Gävle Christmas Goat Burning society)

Published: December 14, 2014
Length: 34:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hans Limbus Tjörneryd

Gävle Bockbrännarsällskap (Gävle Christmas Goat Burning Society) An art happening in 1991 by the artist Hans Limbus Tjörneryd. As part of a larger art project - "LandArt Alderholmen" in 1991.

Kungsg Gävle S

Published: June 27, 2011
Length: 49:39 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: JohanLatki

You need to Enable "Annotations"! Aktivera "annoteringar" för att kunna svänga i korsningar! Start N:a Kungsg mot S:a Kungsg och vidare ut på Södra Kungsvägen (76) upp till högsta backen...

Frisör i Gävle - Hitta Din Frisör i Gävle

Published: November 17, 2014
Length: 00:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Red Hot Deals Online

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Gävle Is 2014

Published: September 08, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Gävle stad

En aftermovie för eventet Gävle Is 2014. Vad är Gävle Is? Läs mer här: http://www.visitgavle.se/sv/gis.

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Läkerol Arena

Läkerol Arena, formerly known as Gavlerinken, is an indoor sporting arena located in Gävle, Sweden. The capacity of the arena is 8,585 for ice hockey games and 11,000 for concerts which makes it the 5th largest ice hockey arena in Sweden. The arena is the home arena of the Brynäs IF ice hockey team. The arena was built in 1967, named Gavlerinken.

Located at 60.6911, 17.1322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indoor arenas in Sweden, Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden, Ice hockey venues in Sweden, Gävle, Event venues established in 2006, Buildings and structures in Gävleborg County

Testeboån

Testeboån is a river in Sweden.

Located at 60.7071, 17.1539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Sweden

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Did you know?

This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Forsby

Forsby in Gävleborgs län
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Forsby
in Gävle Kommun of Gävleborgs län, Sweden

Delve into Forsby

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