in the Junior, Senior and Ladies category in the Piteå Kanalsimmet 2018 which takes place every year on Valborgsmässoafton. Other sports clubs located in Piteå include Storfors AIK, MSSK and the northern paintball team 'Team X-rated'. People from Piteå Christopher Jacob Boström Nils Edén Tomas Holmström — NHL player with the Detroit Red Wings Lars Lindgren — retired former NHL player Nils Lundqvist — defenseman with the Dallas Stars Liza Marklund Peter Mattei — Swedish baritone opera singer Mattias Öhlund — NHL player with the Vancouver Canucks Mikael Renberg — retired former NHL player Anna Magnusson — Swedish biathlete Daniel Solander — Explorer International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Piteå is twinned with: Kandalaksha, Russia Grindavík, Iceland Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, France References External links Official website of Piteå Piteå in the 1915 Nordisk familjebok, with images on following page Populated places in Piteå Municipality Norrbotten Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Municipal seats of Norrbotten County Swedish municipal seats Populated places established in 1621 1621 establishments in Sweden Cities in Norrbotten County