Map of Skellefteå, Sweden

Skellefteå is a city in Västerbotten, Sweden, with a population of about 35,516. It lies at 64.7507°N, 20.9528°E. Skellefteå is about 621 km (386 mi) north of Stockholm, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Umeå, 108 km to the south.

Skellefteå at a glance

Where is Skellefteå?

• The 40th largest city in Sweden by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 3 h 45 min on the shortest day to 21 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Skellefteå

• Umeå — 108 km south
• Luleå — 108 km northeast
• Kokkola — 146 km southeast, Finland
• Vaasa — 187 km south, Finland
• Seinäjoki — 236 km southeast, Finland
• Sundsvall — 318 km southwest
• Pori — 366 km south, Finland
• Ylöjärvi — 379 km south, Finland
• Nokia — 387 km south, Finland
• Tampere — 389 km southeast, Finland

Largest cities in Västerbotten

• Umeå — 130,224

Largest cities in Sweden

• Stockholm — 1,515,017
• Gothenburg — 608,462
• Malmö — 362,133
• Uppsala — 177,074
• Linköping — 166,673
• Örebro — 155,989
• Sollentuna — 139,606
• Umeå — 130,224
• Västerås — 127,799
• Jönköping — 112,766

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.