There are two theatres and various musical venues. There is also a small guitar festival and a larger heavy metal festival every autumn called Nordfest. Sundsvall is also home to the unique festival Musikschlaget, which is a song contest for groups around Sweden with disabilities. Transport Its airport is Sundsvall-Timrå Airport, also called Midlanda. Sport Alnö IF, association football GIF Sundsvall, association football IF Sundsvall Hockey, ice hockey IFK Sundsvall, association football Sundsvalls AIK (sv), wrestling (https://www.sundsvallsaik.se/) Sundsvalls DFF, association football Kovlands IF, multi-sport alliance club Kovlands Ishockeyförening, ice hockey Selånger SK, multi-sport alliance club Selånger FK, association football Selånger SK Bandy, bandy Sidsjö-Böle IF, association football Sund IF, association football Sundsvall Dragons, basketball Sundsvall Flames, American football Notable people Otto Wallin, boxer Garmarna, folk band The Same, punk band Sigrid Hjertén (1885–1948), painter Vilma Abrahamsson (1999–), football player Harry Ahlin (1900–1969), actor Per Arne Collinder (1890–1975), astronomer (born in Sundsvall) Gina Dirawi (1990–), television presenter, host of Melodifestivalen 2012 and 2013 Elin Ek (1976–), TV and radio personality (as Grynet), singer Fredrik Ericsson (1975–2010), extreme skier Jessica Falk (1973–), singer-songwriter and musician Anders Abraham Grafström (1790–1870), poet Anders Graneheim (1962–), bodybuilder Stan Hasselgård (1922–1948), musician Bengt Lindström (1925–2008), artist Kjell Lönnå (1936–), musician Fredrik Modin (1974–), ice hockey player Max Magnus Norman (1973–), artist Erik Ringmar (1960–), political scientist and author Helen Sjöholm (1970–), singer, actress and musical theater performer Hanna Glas (1993–), football player Carl Strandlund (1899–1974), Swedish-American inventor and entrepreneur Henrik Zetterberg (1980–), ice hockey player Yohio (1995–), singer and guitarist Kevin Walker (1989–) football player and winner of Idol 2013 Charlotte Kalla (1987–) cross-country skier Carl-Herman Tillhagen (1906~2002), folklorist Emil Forsberg (1991–), football player Elias Pettersson (1998–), ice hockey player and 2019 Calder Trophy winner MyAnna Buring (1979–), actress (born in Sundsvall) Gallery Climate Sundsvall has a climate which is on the border between subarctic (Dfc) and cold humid continental (Dfb), leaning towards the latter in recent years. Temperatures are made significantly milder and regulated by the influence from the Gulf Stream. The weather station is located to the north and somewhat further inland near Timrå, which renders that Sundsvall's urban centre is likely milder in terms of low temperatures by some degree. References External links Sundsvall – Official site article Sundsvall from Nordisk Familjebok (1918) sundsvallturism.com – Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. Sundsvalltown.se – The alternative guide to Sundsvall. sundsvallsbilder.com – Blog with photos from Sundsvall.