Official Name: | Söderhamn |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Söderhamn Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Gävleborg County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hälsingland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.53 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 11,761 |
Population Density Km2: | 1117 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 61.3°N 22°W |
Website: | http://www.soderhamn.se/ |
Söderhamn is a locality and the seat of Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 11,761 inhabitants in 2010.
The biggest local sport is bandy. Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy play in the highest division Elitserien and have become Swedish champions five times. In October 2017 the indoor venue Helsingehus Arena was inaugurated.[2] The coach of the national bandy team and members of the Federation of International Bandy board, such as the current Secretary General Bo Nyman, have come from Söderhamn.[3]
Söderhamns FF and Stugsunds IK are the local football clubs.