Anniversary opening

Programme Saturday, February 28

10:00–11:00 Guided tour of the World Heritage Site Gammelstad Church Town – Visitor Center. (In Swedish only)
Use the discount code GAMMELSTAD30 when booking and receive a 30% discount. The tour must be booked online, see: Guidad visning av världsarvet Gammelstads kyrkstad - Gammelstad External link. Address: Kyrktorget 1.

10:00–12:00 Saturday breakfast with lecture – Petrigården. (In Swedish only)
“The Emergence of a Town – Gammelstad between the years 1300 and 1600”.
Roine Viklund, PhD in History of Technology at Luleå University of Technology. Cost: SEK 70. Registration no later than February 23 via this form. External link.
Address: Församlingsvägen 12.

11:00–15:00 Step into a real church cottage – Exhibition Cottage
Free admission!
The Nederluleå Local Heritage Association invites you to visit their exhibition cottage. Address: Church cottage numbers 253–254 (along Framlänningsvägen).

12:00–16:00 Visitor Center open – exhibition, play corner and more
Free admission!
Explore the exhibition “Gammelstad – A Church Town of World Heritage Class”. It includes interactive elements, a children’s play corner, and a model of a church cottage that you can step inside.

13:00–14:00 Grand Jubilee Opening – Nederluleå Church
Free admission! (In Swedish only).
Speeches by Municipal Commissioner Carina Sammeli and the matinee performance “The Magical Key and the Shadow of the Past”. An exciting journey through time for children and curious minds of all ages. Cultural historian and Gammelstad expert Lisa Lång, along with local choirs and performers, take part. Afterwards, the parish invites everyone for coffee and refreshments.

Extra!
To mark the occasion, the new walking tour “The Struggle for the Church Town – The Road to World Heritage Status” is released in the Visit Gammelstad app. The app can be downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play. External link.

Did you know that Gammelstad Church Town is celebrating 30 years as a World Heritage Site? Stay up to date with the jubilee year 2026 at visitgammelstad.se/jubileum

We look forward to welcoming you to your, my, and the whole world’s World Heritage Site!

Organisers: Nederluleå Parish and the Municipality of Luleå / World Heritage Site Gammelstad Church Town.

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