Holmsund

Holmsund is a small town (pop. 5,482 (2005)) in Umeå Municipality ca. 18 km south of the city of Umeå in Västerbotten, northern Sweden, which serves as a port for Umeå. Holmsund lies at the mouth of the Ume River. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called Obbola. Both Holmsund and Obbola have wood and paper industries. From the southern end of Holmsund a ferry service runs to the Finnish port of Vaasa.

If you come by Holmsund make sure you eat from one of the restaurants and take a piece of cake from Nisses Konditori.

The famous singer Lisa Miskovsky is from Holmsund.(Born in Obbola, raised in Holmsund).

Transportation

Buses run quite frequently between Umeå and Holmsund.

Holmsund in pictures

External links

* [http://www.holmsund.org/ Holmsund.org]
* [http://www.lanstrafikeniac.se LänsTrafiken, public transport]