Hudiksvall Municipality is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

, situated in Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.- Administration :...

, east central Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat is in the city Hudiksvall

Hudiksvall

Hudiksvall is a city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 14,850 inhabitants in 2005. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik , a term that originated in the 19th century as word spread of its friendly hospitality and its lively social life...

.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Hudiksvall was amalgamated

Amalgamation (politics)

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 with four surrounding rural municipalities. Minor amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1965, reducing the number of local government entities in the area.

Localities

Figures as of 2000, from Statistics Sweden

• Hudiksvall
  Hudiksvall
  Hudiksvall is a city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 14,850 inhabitants in 2005. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik , a term that originated in the 19th century as word spread of its friendly hospitality and its lively social life...
  
   15 325 (2002)
• Iggesund
  Iggesund
  Iggesund may have several meanings:* Iggesund, Hudiksvall, a town in Hälsingland, Sweden* Iggesund Paperboard, a Swedish company...
  
  , 3444
• Delsbo
  Delsbo
  Delsbo is a locality in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden, with 2,189 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated some 25 kilometers west of Hudiksvall, in the vicinity of the two lakes of Dellen...
  
  , 2284
• Enånger
  Enånger
  Enånger is a locality situated in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 652 inhabitants in 2005.Enånger Court District, or Enångers tingslag, was a district of Hälsingland in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district served...
  
  , 724
• Friggesund
  Friggesund
  Friggesund is a locality situated in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 520 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  , 599
• Sörforsa
  Sörforsa
  Sörforsa is a locality situated in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,524 inhabitants in 2005.- Culture :Historically, there has been a little settlement of Catholics in the surroundings, due to Walloon immigration a couple of centuries ago. Its main treasure is the Chapel...
  
  ,1540

Geography

Distance to large towns: Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

 305 km, Gävle

Gävle

Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

 130 km, Sundsvall

Sundsvall

-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....

 84 km.

Transportations are easy by the European route E4

European route E4

European route E 4 passes from north to south through Sweden from the border with Finland, total length . The Finnish part lies entirely within Tornio in northern Finland, and is actually only long...

 highway, and the East Coast Railway (Ostkustbanan

Ostkustbanan

The East Coast Line is a long mainline railway in Sweden, linking the cities of Stockholm, Uppsala, Gävle and Sundsvall, as well as the suburbs north of Stockholm.-Electrification:...

).

(Source:http://www.hudiksvall.se/templates/Page____1271.aspx)

Industry

The largest employer is the municipality and the county council, where around 38% of the work force have its work place.

The largest private employer is the paper product company Holmen

Holmen

Holmen is a Swedish company which bases its business in the pulp and paper industry. Holmen's main products are newsprint and magazine paper for newspapers, magazines, directories and advertising prints...

 where about 10% of the work force work.

In the old history, the industry was dominated by fishing. In the 19th century the forest industry came to dominate, further enhanced by the improved transportations which the rail roads provided in the second half of that century. Although in decline during the 20th century, half of the municipal industry is still based around forest industry.

Employees per sectors:

1. Pulp
   Wood pulp
   Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking.-History:...
   
   , paper
   Paper
   Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
   
   , and paper goods: 29%
2. Machine technical industry: 20%
3. Electronics 19%
4. Metal products: 8%
5. Wood products 7%.

The electronics industry is dominated by Ericsson

Ericsson

Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...

 Network Technologies making optical and copper wires for telecommunication

Telecommunication

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 systems. (Sources: http://www.hudiksvall.se/templates/Page____764.aspx,Holmen.com)

Buildings and structures

In Hudiksvall, there is also the Storbergsmasten, a 335 metre tall guyed mast for FM- and TV-transmission, which is together with three other guyed masts of same height the tallest structure of Sweden.

External links

• Hudiksvall - Official site