# Nordanstig Municipality > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nordanstig_Municipality > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nordanstig_Municipality.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordanstig_Municipality > Source revision: 1347076169 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden Nordanstig Municipality Nordanstigs kommun Municipality Coat of arms Coordinates: 61°59′N 17°04′E / 61.983°N 17.067°E / 61.983; 17.067 Country Sweden County Gävleborg County Seat Bergsjö Area [1] • Total 2,525.99 km2 (975.29 sq mi) • Land 1,370.64 km2 (529.21 sq mi) • Water 1,155.35 km2 (446.08 sq mi) Area as of 1 January 2014. Population (30 June 2025)[2] • Total 9,288 • Density 6.776/km2 (17.55/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) ISO 3166 code SE Province Hälsingland Municipal code 2132 Website www.nordanstig.se **Nordanstig Municipality** ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language): *Nordanstigs kommun*) is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Sweden) in [Gävleborg County](/source/G%C3%A4vleborg_County), east central [Sweden](/source/Sweden). The municipal seat is located in [Bergsjö](/source/Bergsj%C3%B6). The municipality was created in 1974 when *Bergsjö*, *Gnarp*, *Hassela* and *Harmånger* were amalgamated. The name chosen for the new municipality was taken from a corresponding ecclesiastical entity, *Nordanstigs kontrakt*, which got this name in 1916 on the initiative of [Nathan Söderblom](/source/Nathan_S%C3%B6derblom), the [archbishop of Uppsala](/source/Archbishop_of_Uppsala). The current municipal arms was designed in the mid 80s. It depicts: A horse to symbolize the forest and agricultural industry; the net symbolizes fishing and six net [mesh](/source/Mesh) to symbolize the six municipal parishes (Hassela, Bergsjö, Ilsbo, Gnarp, Jättendal and Harmånger). Olympic gold medalist in slalom from 2018 PyongChang, [André Myhrer](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Myhrer), is born in Bergsjö, Nordanstig municipality. ## Localities - [Bergsjö](/source/Bergsj%C3%B6) (seat) - [Hassela](/source/Hassela) - [Harmånger](/source/Harm%C3%A5nger) - [Gnarp](/source/Gnarp) - [Ilsbo](/source/Ilsbo) - [Jättendal](/source/J%C3%A4ttendal) - [Stocka](/source/Stocka) - [Strömsbruk](/source/Str%C3%B6msbruk) ## Demographics This is a demographic table based on Nordanstig Municipality's electoral districts in the [2022 Swedish general election](/source/2022_Swedish_general_election) sourced from [SVT](/source/Swedish_Television)'s election platform, in turn taken from [SCB](/source/Statistiska_Centralbyr%C3%A5n) official statistics.[3] In total there were 9,475 inhabitants, with 7,393 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.8% voted for the left coalition and 50.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. Location Residents Citizen adults Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish parents Foreign heritage Income SEK Degree % % Bergsjö 2,293 1,770 46.8 51.5 79 86 14 23,024 30 Gnarp 2,267 1,749 45.6 52.7 81 93 7 22,288 27 Harmånger-Ilsbo 1,975 1,495 44.3 54.9 81 90 10 22,291 25 Hassela-Älgered 1,228 998 53.7 45.0 79 89 11 21,835 24 Jättendal-Stocka 1,712 1,381 52.1 46.5 79 90 10 23,018 28 Source: SVT[3] ## Islands - [Gran](/source/Gran_(island)) ## Economy The manufacturing industry provides 25% of the employment; [service](/source/Service_industry) and [communications](/source/Communication) 14%; [agriculture](/source/Agriculture), [forest](/source/Forest_industry) and [fishing](/source/Fishing) industries 6%; [education](/source/Education) and [research](/source/Research) 9%. Largest private employers were (2004):[4] 1. Strömsbruksfabriken - 150 employees 1. Trima AB - 125 employees 1. Plyfa AB - 80 employees 1. SMP Parts - 50 employees 1. Hassela utbildningscenter - 40 employees 1. Tjärnviks Trä AB - 40 employees ## Sister city Nordanstig has one [sister city](/source/Sister_city): - [Holeby](/source/Holeby), Denmark ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SCB_2014-01-01_1-0)** ["Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160927135502/http://www.scb.se/sv_/Hitta-statistik/Statistik-efter-amne/Miljo/Markanvandning/Land--och-vattenarealer/12838/12845/73231/) (in Swedish). [Statistics Sweden](/source/Statistics_Sweden). 2014-01-01. Archived from [the original](http://www.scb.se/sv_/Hitta-statistik/Statistik-efter-amne/Miljo/Markanvandning/Land--och-vattenarealer/12838/12845/73231/) ([Microsoft Excel](/source/Microsoft_Excel)) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SCB_2025-06-30_2-0)** ["Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 2, 2025"](https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning-och-levnadsforhallanden/befolkningens-sammansattning-och-utveckling/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---manad-kvartal-och-halvar/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---kvartal-2-2025/) (in Swedish). [Statistics Sweden](/source/Statistics_Sweden). 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NordanstigVal2022_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NordanstigVal2022_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-NordanstigVal2022_3-2) ["Valresultat 2022 för Nordanstig i riksdagsvalet"](https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2132-nordanstig.html) (in Swedish). [SVT](/source/Swedish_Television). 11 September 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Näringslivsfakta"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050829115108/http://www.nordanstig.se/net/Nordanstig/N%e4ringsliv/N%e4ringslivsfakta). Archived from [the original](http://www.nordanstig.se/net/Nordanstig/N%e4ringsliv/N%e4ringslivsfakta) on 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2005-09-26. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Nordanstig Municipality](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nordanstig_Municipality). - [Nordanstig](http://www.nordanstig.se) - Official site Places adjacent to Nordanstig Municipality Ånge (Västernorrland) Sundsvall (Västernorrland) Ljusdal Hudiksvall Nordanstig Bothnian Sea Hudiksvall v t e Municipalities and seats of Gävleborg County Municipalities Bollnäs Gävle Hofors Hudiksvall Ljusdal Nordanstig Ockelbo Ovanåker Sandviken Söderhamn Municipal seats Bergsjö Bollnäs Edsbyn Gävle Hofors Hudiksvall Ljusdal Ockelbo Sandviken Söderhamn Counties of Sweden Sweden v t e Localities in Nordanstig Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden Localities Bergsjö (seat) Gnarp Harmånger Hassela Ilsbo Jättendal Stocka Strömsbruk Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF National United States Sweden Israel Geographic MusicBrainz area --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nordanstig Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordanstig_Municipality) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordanstig_Municipality?action=history)). 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