Örnsköldsvik, often shortened to just Ö-vik, is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Clockwise from top: Hägglunds Arena, the guest harbor, the old city hall, the port gantries, and the Ting1 apartments
Illustration of Örnsköldsvik in 1861
The European route E4 runs through downtown Örnsköldsvik.
View towards the seaside
European route E4 passes from north to south through Sweden from the border with Finland, with a total length of 1,590 kilometres (990 mi). The Finnish part lies entirely within Tornio in northern Finland, and is only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long. The Swedish part traverses most of Sweden except the extreme north and the west coast region, and is commonly considered the highway backbone of Sweden, since it passes in the vicinity of many of its largest cities and through the capital Stockholm. In particular, it is the mainline road used by most vehicle traffic, both cars and lorries, between the north (Norrland) and south of Sweden or beyond.
E4 near Örnsköldsvik. A common standard between Tornio and Gävle. Some roads of this standard have been converted to 2+1 road with a barrier.
E4 near Linköping, Sweden.
E4 180 m above Lake Vättern. Ruins of Brahehus.