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{{other uses|Husum (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Husum
|image_skyline          = 
|image_caption          = 
|pushpin_map            = Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden
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|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Örnsköldsvik Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Västernorrland County]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Ångermanland]]
|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=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archivedate=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 3.99
|population_as_of       = 31 December 2010
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|population_total       = 1,647 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
|population_density_km2 = 413
|timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset             = +1
|timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +2
|coordinates            = {{coord|63|20|N|19|10|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website                = 
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'''Husum''' is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] situated in [[Örnsköldsvik Municipality]], [[Västernorrland County]], [[Sweden]] with 1,647 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb />

It is located close to the northern entrance to the [[Höga Kusten|High Coast]]. It has an active sports club in [[Husums IF]] (ice hockey, soccer, wrestling, ski jumping, cross-country skiing, orienteering, etc.), and a very active entrepreneurial spirit with many small local businesses, including a famous bakery. The ''Husum Big Band'', a wind instrument orchestra that dates back to the early 1900s, is still active - playing in concerts both locally and regionally. The ''Grundsunda Framtidsgrupp'' is an association formed in 1995 to promote the interests of the local inhabitants.

The Husum [[Paper mill]] and [[pulp mill|Sulphate pulp mill]] is the main employer in the area, and has been a significant influence on the municipality since it was founded in 1919 by [[Mo och Domsjö AB]] ("Modo" for short, see also [[Modo Hockey]]).  [[Metsä Board]] of [[Finland]] (previously known as M-Real and Metsä-Serla) acquired the mill in 2000.

Situated close to both the sea and the mountains, Husum has two rivers (Husån and Gideälven) flowing into the municipality. It was a perfect location for a sawmill, bringing timber to the mill by floating them downstream. This sawmill was the origin of the current paper and pulp mill. Husum is very close to the regional airport at Gideå, and a station for the new rail line [[Botniabanan]] has just been built close to the center of municipality.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.husum-if.nu Husums IF]
*[http://www.m-real.com M-real Corporation]
*[http://www.gfg.se Grundsunda Framtidsgrupp]
*[http://www.brandt.info.se  Ulf Brandt] (Local knifemaker and [[Scrimshaw|scrimshander]])
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070812144427/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/grundsunda/main3.html Grundsunda Parish]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=husum+sweden&om=1&ll=63.349819,19.1605&spn=16.34796,59.765625&z=4 Google Map of Husum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070817204919/http://www.lfv.se/templates/LFV_InfoSida_70_30____1928.aspx Örnsköldsvik Airport]

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