Things to do in Gävle

6 activities, venues and outings in Gävle, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Bomhusbacken
A kiddy-slope for skiing and tobogganing, suitable for beginners, with a notional charge for the lift. No toilets.
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Furuvik Park
Small theme park and arcade for toddlers as well as a zoo and Cold War-era coastal fort and museum.
mid-May - mid Aug daily 10:00-19:00Adult 250 kr, child 210 kr
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Gävle Concert Hall
The resident symphony orchestra gives regular concerts, and there are visiting acts.
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Gävletravet
A track for harness racing (trav) - jockeys sit in a two-wheel coach or "sulky", and the horse has a trotting gait, the gallop is not permitted.
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Hemlingbybacken
This is the next step up for beginners, a two-lift ski slope. There are bowls, rails and jumps for snowboarders. Hours depend on snowfall.
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Mackmyra Whiskyby
Whiskey Village
Mackmyra distillery introduced the first Swedish whiskey in 1999, a single malt. The original site at Valbo (in a former power station) has an annual capacity of 0.6 M bottles. The one you can visit is the second site 10 km east near E4, the seven-storey "gravity distillery" opened in 2011. (The water is pumped up just once, then its head of pressure drives everything else with no inefficient intermediate pumping.) They also make gin. There are no brief tours, those offered are four hour events with tastings and dinner included.
Fri, SatAdult 1200 kr

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Gävle (CC BY-SA 4.0).