Älvkarleby

Älvkarleby is a locality situated in Älvkarleby Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,647 inhabitants in 2010. It is not the seat of the municipality, a function held by Skutskär 7 km to the north.

People from Älvkarleby

One of Sweden's most famous authors, Stig Dagerman was born in Älvkarleby on 5 October 1923 and spent his youth there. At the centenary of his birth in 2023, a park in Älvkarleby was named after Stig Dagerman and a statue was placed there.
Finnish ice hockey player Jesse Puljujarvi, currently playing for the Genève-Servette HC, was also born in Älvkarleby.