| Official Name: | Härnösand |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Härnösand Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Västernorrland County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ångermanland |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.89 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 1.064.50 |
| Population As Of: | 1 January, 2023 |
| Population Total: | 25,012 |
| Population Metro: | 24922 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1611 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 62.6361°N 17.9411°W |
| Elevation M: | 1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 871 xx |
| Area Code: | (+46) 611 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Dfb |
Härnösand (in Swedish pronounced as /hæɳøˈsanːd/) is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 25,012 inhabitants in 2023. It is called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape just a few miles north of Härnösand. Härnösand is the seat of the Diocese of Härnösand, the County Governor residence and Västernorrland County Museum.
On 10 December 1885, Härnösand became the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the Gådeå power station being taken into use.[2]
Härnösand is the seat of The National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten).[3]
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) operates its training programme Sida Partnership Forum in Härnösand.[4]
One of the biggest employers in Härnösand is the cable-TV and Cable internet service provider Com Hem.
The women's team of the bandy club Härnösands AIK plays in the highest division and the men's team has done.
Their handballteam plays in division 2 and is called Brännans IF.
The football club IF Älgarna plays in Division 2 Norrland.
Curling has also been a successful sport in the city, Team Anette Norberg is from here. Anette has taken several medals in the sport, including Olympic gold. It is perhaps therefore not surprising that Sweden's only curling high school is located here. The high school started at 1989 and has since contributed several talented curlers to the world.
Härnösand also has an ice hockey team AIK Hockey Härnösand that plays in division 1 in region norr.
Härnösand is a fairly small town and some of the activities young people engage in are Kåken (Swedish: Ungdomens Hus), a youth centre provided by the municipality. The city also has an extensive selection of outdoor activities in the summer and wintertime. Wintertime people can go skiing (cross country and downhill), ice skating, etc. Summertime activities include climbing, kayaking, trekking, etc. The town also features a summertime beach Smitingen, which occasionally gets some surfable waves. Härnösand is each summer the site of one of the world's largest airsoft events, Berget.
Härnösand has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with significant maritime influence, causing mild to warm summers and cold but not severe winters that are milder than areas further north. In the Kvarken area and further north the water is less salty and freezes easier, creating colder winter climate.