What's on?
All year round, Luleå is buzzing with interesting, exciting and fun events you won’t want to miss. Check our event calendar and come join us!
Kulturcentrum Ebeneser Celebrates 10 Years of Culture and Community
Events from October 6–12.
Chasing the Aurora: Autumn Nights in Luleå
The northern lights have fascinated and inspired people throughout history. Now, as autumn brings darker evenings, you can experience them again.
Norrsken i Luleå
Experience a world heritage site!
The church town of Gammelstad has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List of places worth preserving since 1996. This was the original center of Luleå until 1649. The area with over 400 church cottages is lovely to stroll around on a summer day.
Enjoy top level sports in great arenas
Luleå has truly established itself as one of Sweden’s leading sports cities – and in 2025 it became official when the city was, for the first time, named Sweden’s best sports city by SVT Sport. Now the basketball and hockey seasons are underway.
Thrilling gamesLet's go outside!
There is much to discover and explore around Luleå on your own. For those of you who want to hike, cycle, paddle and fish, we have compiled our favorite places and tours in thematic guides.
Råneå and Vitå river valleys
Pick and choose among fine excursion destinations!
The wide and untouched forest landscape of the river valleys invites you to different experiences and variety. There are also several culturally and historically interesting places to visit here. Let the adventures take their time, there are plenty of campsites and rest stops to stop at.
Råneå and Vitå river valleys
Want to read more?
There is a lot to discover and explore around Luleå on your own. For those of you who want to go out into the great outdoors to hike, cycle, paddle and fish, we have compiled a selection of our favourite places and tours in thematic guides. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Read more and download the guides in pdf format.
Adventure for all ages
Have a day full of learning at Teknikens Hus where you can take a guided tour into an underground mine or land an aeroplane. Jump and play around using all that stored-up energy at Leo’s Lekland and 360 Trampoline Center, after shopping at Storheden, or you can challenge the children to pool and bowling at O’Leary’s. There are several indoor swimming pools to choose from also.
Indoor adventure!