Västervik
title: "Västervik" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["västervik", "coastal-cities-and-towns-in-sweden", "populated-places-in-västervik-municipality", "municipal-seats-of-kalmar-county", "swedish-municipal-seats"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Västervik" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Västervik |
| image_skyline | Västervik2corrected.jpg |
| image_caption | A panorama of Västervik from the roof of St. Gertruds Church. |
| pushpin_map | Sweden Kalmar#Sweden |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sweden Sweden |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Västervik Municipality |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Kalmar County |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Småland |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 12.92 |
| population_as_of | 31 December 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 36,747 |
| population_density_km2 | 1637 |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 6 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 593 80 |
| area_code | (+46) 49 |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Cfb |
| website | |
| :: |
| official_name = Västervik | image_skyline = Västervik2corrected.jpg | image_caption = A panorama of Västervik from the roof of St. Gertruds Church. | pushpin_map = Sweden Kalmar#Sweden | pushpin_label_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden Sweden | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Västervik Municipality | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Kalmar County | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Småland | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 12.92 | population_as_of = 31 December 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 36,747 | population_density_km2 = 1637 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | elevation_m = 6 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 593 80 | area_code = (+46) 49 | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Cfb | website = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Västervik_från_Norrholmen.jpg" caption="Västervik around 1900"] ::
Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 36,747 inhabitants in 2021. Västervik is one of three coastal towns with a notable population size in the province of Småland.
Climate
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Västervik has a semi-continental type of the oceanic climate (Cfb) using the -3 °C isotherm, and a true humid continental climate (Dfb) using the 0 °C isotherm, with vast differences between seasons. The major weather station in the area is in Gladhammar 10 km west of Västervik. Differences are likely to be minor, with precipitation normals being available in greater detail for Västervik's station. Overnight lows may be the biggest difference, due Västervik's coastal position.
|location = Gladhammar 2002-2016 for temperatures; Västervik 1961-1990 for precipitation |metric first = Yes |width = auto |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 12.1 |Feb record high C = 16.5 |Mar record high C = 21.8 |Apr record high C = 26.8 |May record high C = 29.0 |Jun record high C = 33.2 |Jul record high C = 34.0 |Aug record high C = 33.6 |Sep record high C = 28.3 |Oct record high C = 24.0 |Nov record high C = 15.4 |Dec record high C = 13.6 |year record high C = 34.0 |Jan high C = 1.2 |Feb high C = 2.2 |Mar high C = 5.8 |Apr high C = 11.7 |May high C = 16.6 |Jun high C = 20.6 |Jul high C = 23.3 |Aug high C = 22.1 |Sep high C = 18.3 |Oct high C = 11.2 |Nov high C = 6.4 |Dec high C = 3.0 |year high C = 11.9 |Jan mean C = -1.5 |Feb mean C = -0.9 |Mar mean C = 1.6 |Apr mean C = 6.2 |May mean C = 10.9 |Jun mean C = 14.8 |Jul mean C = 17.8 |Aug mean C = 16.8 |Sep mean C = 13.3 |Oct mean C = 7.5 |Nov mean C = 3.7 |Dec mean C = 0.4 |year mean C = 7.6 |Jan low C = -4.1 |Feb low C = -4.0 |Mar low C = -2.6 |Apr low C = 0.7 |May low C = 5.1 |Jun low C = 9.0 |Jul low C = 12.3 |Aug low C = 11.4 |Sep low C = 8.2 |Oct low C = 3.8 |Nov low C = 1.0 |Dec low C = -2.2 |year low C = 3.2 |Jan record low C = -31.4 |Feb record low C = -33.1 |Mar record low C = -26.5 |Apr record low C = -15.3 |May record low C = -4.5 |Jun record low C = -0.1 |Jul record low C = 4.5 |Aug record low C = 2.1 |Sep record low C = -4.0 |Oct record low C = -10.2 |Nov record low C = -13.8 |Dec record low C = -25.8 |year record low C = -33.1 |Jan precipitation mm = 42.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 30.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 32.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 36.0 |May precipitation mm = 43.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 45.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 67.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 49.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 59.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 45.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 53.1 |Dec precipitation mm = 50.8 |year precipitation mm = 559.5 |source 1 = SMHI{{cite web | url =http://data.smhi.se/met/climate/time_series/month_year/normal_1961_1990/SMHI_month_year_normal_61_90_precipitation_mm.txt | title=Precipitation Normals 1961-1990 | publisher =Swedish Metereological and Hydrological Institute (Västervik code 7647) | language = sv}} |source 2 = SMHI Monthly Data 2002-2015{{cite web |url = http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240 |title = Yearly and Monthly Statistics |language = sv |publisher = SMHI |date = March 31, 2016 |access-date = March 31, 2016 |archive-date = February 20, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150220041045/http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240 |url-status = dead
Economy
The city still bases much of its industry on its harbour, and on the industries that were established as a result of it in the late 19th century. Västervik has suffered the closure of certain factories, notably Electrolux, with associated job losses. Just outside Västervik, there is the static inverter of HVDC Gotland and Fårhultsmasten, a 335 m guyed mast used for FM/TV-transmission, which shares with three other masts the title of Sweden's tallest structure.
Culture
Every year since 1966 there is a folk music festival in Västervik, at the ruins of the Stegeholm castle. The area has artistic talent by artists, potters, craft people and painters.
Sport and recreation
Being a summer town popular with yachtspeople, campers, daytrippers, and returning former residents, Västervik experiences an annual revival in July.
Västervik offers an outdoor life of climbing, canoeing and sailing or islands to visit and stay at. Björn Ulvaeus, a member of the internationally successful pop group ABBA who grew up in Västervik, is building a complex consisting of hotel, restaurant, and apartments in the bay near Stegeholm castle, which will be a tourist attraction for Västervik.
On the north western outskirts on the Stora Infartsvägen road, there is a speedway stadium known as the Ljungheden, where the Västervik Speedway team compete.
Other uses
Västervik is also the name of a small village 8 km north of Vaasa, Finland. The name just means "western bay", so there could be more minor localities by that name.
People
- Ellen Key, author and feminist
- Gottfrid Emanuel Lundberg, Swedish-American engraver
- Björn Ulvaeus, one of the four members of the pop group ABBA
- Alice Babs, singer
- John F. Carlson, Swedish-born American Impressionist artist
- Stefan Edberg, tennis player
- Ulf Grenander, statistician, probabilist, and computer scientist.
- Gösta Bernhard, actor and film director
- Magnus Härenstam, comedian, actor and TV host
- Hansi Schwarz, musician, band member of Hootenanny Singers, manager of the annual music festival in Västervik
- Ola Källenius, chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars in Stuttgart, Germany
- Carl Rosenblad, racing driver
- Yngve Holm, sailor, 1920 Olympic gold medalist
- Pehr Olsson, Swedish statesman and Speaker of the Riksdag
- Erik Bladstrom, canoer and Olympian
- Sven Johannson, canoer and Olympian
References
References
- (14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].
- "Welcome to Hejla Arena".
- "Home".
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