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Mariehem, Umeå — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Mariehem is a residential district in north-eastern Umeå, a city in north-eastern Sweden.
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Where to stay in Mariehem
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Mariehem carries little lodging of its own. A northern residential quarter, it points visitors toward central Umeå on the Umeälven, where the hotels cluster, with Mariehem and neighbouring Ersboda lying a short ride out past Mariakyrkan on the city's northern side. Sleep in the centre.
The river edge holds the beds.
Few places to stay in Mariehem — most visitors book in Umeå nearby.
About Mariehem
What are the main landmarks in Mariehem?
Mariehem is a place to live, not to tour. Its parish church Mariakyrkan stands among the housing, while the museums and main draws of Umeå keep to the centre by the Umeälven to the south, leaving Mariehem and adjacent Ersboda with their schools, shops and quiet streets. Sightseeing means going downtown.
One church marks the district.
What is the history of Mariehem?
Mariehem took shape as Umeå expanded northward. Built out in the era of large-scale housing as the city spread away from the Umeälven, the district filled with apartment blocks and was given Mariakyrkan as its parish church, with Ersboda following alongside on the same northern flank. Mariehem was built out in successive phases.
The flats went up quickly.
Where is Mariehem?
Mariehem lies north of central Umeå. Its blocks of flats and terraced streets fill a level tract between the older core down by the Umeälven and the outer northern quarter of Ersboda, set within Umeå kommun and a short way back from the river that threads the city in north-eastern Sweden. Trees ring the housing.
Ersboda adjoins it.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Mariehem?
Central Umeå: Mariehem visitors wanting Umeå's hotels and the Umeälven waterfront a tram-stop from the door.
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Updated July 2026