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<div>{{For|the German cargo ship|SS Söderhamn}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
|official_name = Söderhamn<br />
|image_skyline = Soderhamn City Hall 2016.jpg<br />
|image_caption = Söderhamn City Hall in July 2016<br />
|pushpin_map = Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden<br />
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|subdivision_type = [[Country]]<br />
|subdivision_name = [[Sweden]]<br />
|subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]<br />
|subdivision_name3 = [[Söderhamn Municipality]]<br />
|subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]<br />
|subdivision_name2 = [[Gävleborg County]]<br />
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]<br />
|subdivision_name1 = [[Hälsingland]]<br />
|area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2012 }}</ref><br />
|area_total_km2 = 10.53<br />
|population_as_of = 31 December 2010<br />
|population_footnotes = <ref name=scb /><br />
|population_total = 11,761 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). --><br />
|population_density_km2 = 1117<br />
|timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]<br />
|utc_offset = +1<br />
|timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]<br />
|utc_offset_DST = +2<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|61|18|N|17|05|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}<br />
|website = http://www.soderhamn.se/<br />
}}<br />
'''Söderhamn''' is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Söderhamn Municipality]], [[Gävleborg County]], [[Sweden]] with 11,761 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb /><br />
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==Sports==<br />
The biggest local sport is [[bandy]]. [[Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy]] play in the highest division [[Elitserien (bandy)|Elitserien]] and have become [[List of Swedish bandy champions|Swedish champions]] five times. In October 2017 the indoor venue [[Helsingehus Arena]] was inaugurated.<ref>[https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://brobergsoderhamn.se/2017/10/helsingehus-arena/ Helsingehus Arena]</ref> The coach of the national bandy team and members of the [[Federation of International Bandy]] board, such as the current Secretary General Bo Nyman, have come from Söderhamn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Sports/SportsFed.aspx?VrOmOGfi1bwTIDpXiaupQp8keHpbUYds|title=Federation of International Bandy|publisher=Olympic Council of Asia|access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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[[Söderhamns FF]] and [[Stugsunds IK]] are the local football clubs.<br />
{{Further|Söderhamns UIF}}<br />
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==Notable residents==<br />
*[[Safin Taki]], film producer, director and cinematographer who grew up in Söderhamn.<br />
*[[Jan Johansson (jazz musician)|Jan Johansson]], jazz musician and pianist who was born in Söderhamn.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{{Gallery<br />
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|height=170<br />
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|File:Suecia 2-063 ; Söderhamn.png|Söderhamn circa 1700, from ''[[Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna]]''.<br />
|File:Stefan Karlsson.jpg|Stefan Karlsson plays in the Swedish bandy team, and coaches; he is also the [[List of Swedish bandy champions|champion]] for three clubs: local Broberg, [[IF Boltic]] and [[Vetlanda BK]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandysidan.nu/player.php?SpelareID=2971|title = Bandysidan.nu - Stefan Karlsson}}</ref><br />
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|File: Söderhamns kyrka from east.jpg|Söderhamn church<br />
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== References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons}}<br />
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Söderhamn |short=x}}<br />
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{{Localities in Söderhamn Municipality}}<br />
{{Gävleborg County}}<br />
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[[Category:Söderhamn| ]]<br />
[[Category:Municipal seats of Gävleborg County]]<br />
[[Category:Coastal cities and towns in Sweden]]<br />
[[Category:Swedish municipal seats]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places in Söderhamn Municipality]]<br />
[[Category:Hälsingland]]<br />
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