Cultural highlights

Our culture is a precious gift

Culture in all forms is well provided for. In fact, our cultural heritage is being cared for by authorities and a surprising number of private and semi-official institutions to keep and maintain the high level of culture in the BASE region. Initiatives to make cultural events accessible to publics also outside the larger cities are common, and local art, folk music etc. is flourishing in the area.

Music, Maestro, please!

The newly erected cobalt-blue (!) concert hall in Gävle is the residence of one of Sweden's professional concert orchestras. The music performed covers everything from classical music to popular tunes. Visit the concert hall's outstanding music library or order a coffee or a light meal in the restaurant, from where you can enjoy one of the city's most beautiful sceneries.

Jazz and chamber music festivals, folk music and country and western festivals and a lot of other events are common features in small as well as large cities and villages in the region.

Museums mirror our past, present and future

You will find a vast spectrum of museums in the area, ranging from local, regional-history museums to the large city collections portraying the region's many aspects of our cultural heritage.

Art and handicraft, rural life and glass, pre-historical times and trains! Now there is a mix which would be a challenge to the most sophisticated museum visitor.

Famous artist Gunnar Cyrén, a native of Gävle, has created the Nobel Prize dinner set for the institution's 90th anniversary, for example. This exquisite piece of art is displayed at the county museum.

The smörgåsbord

is but one of the dishes Sweden is famous for. With its unlimited variety of different things to eat, this unique idea of a solid meal will satisfy the most demanding customer. Swedish food is in fact delicious, try one or more of the many fish dishes available in bistros and restaurants. Smoked herring is a delicacy available from local fishermen in the region.