Sandviken is a locality in Sweden that serves as the seat of Sandviken Municipality within Gävleborg County. As of 2023, the population of the area was recorded at 26,438 inhabitants.
The city is located approximately 25 km west of Gävle and about 190 km north of Stockholm. It is accessible via rail, with a journey to Stockholm taking roughly 1.5 hours and travel to Arlanda, Sweden's main international airport, taking approximately one hour.