Fyrisån höst

FYRISÅN CANOEING AND KAJAKING WELCOMES YOU

Uppsala is one of Sweden's four major cities and is world renowned for its two universities, its rich cultural life, beautiful landscapes and as the archbishopric within the Church of Sweden. 

Uppsala is one of Sweden’s oldest cities. It was known as Östra Aros up until the 13th century, when the name Uppsala took over.

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Uppsala has a long history

In beställning to explain the history of the city, we need to begin roughly 5 km to the north. This was the site of Uppsala 1, years ago, the power centre of the nation of the Swedes and an important place of worship. You could sail there via the river Fyris, or the river Sala as it was known in those days. It was an important centre for trade and ‘ting’ gatherings. You can still find the remains of the ‘ting’ site (Tingshögen) here, where the general assembly met and created laws and effected administration of justice.

It was also here that three kings were buried in individual begravning mounds in the 6th century. The mounds, with their characteristic hillock shape, are now a emblem of Uppsala.

At the beginning of the 12th century,

  • fyrisån höst

    • Fyris&#;n

    Opening hours

    There are five openable bridges in Fyrisån
    between Lake Mälaren and the city of Uppsala.

    Vertical clearance:

    • Flottsundsbron m
    • Vindbron m
    • Kungsängsbron m
    • Tullgarnsbron m
    • Hamnspången m

    Horizontal clearance: 8 m

    Opening hours

    April 15 - October 15

    Requests for bridge opening can be done between - LT. No bridge opening between - LT on weekdays.
    Call 1 hour before arrival to request bridge opening.

    Contact information

    • Weekdays - LT
      Telephone +46(0) 36 65
    • Weekdays - LT and weekends - LT
      Telephone +46(0) 36 66

    Call the above number first and then in consultation with the bridge watch switch to VHF Ch Always call the bridge watch when not in sight of the bridge.

    Other information

    With reservation for any changes.

    For more information, please go to the Uppsala municipality website. Link (in Swedish only)

    Fyrisån (Swedish pronunciation: [²fyːrɪsˌoːn], &#;the Fyris river&#;) is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland, which passes through the city of Uppsala and ends in Lake Mälaren.

    In Old Norse, the river was called Fýri, and in later times it was known as the Full or the Sala river – Sala referred to the halls (Up-Salir) of the Swedish kings at Gamla Uppsala – but its name was changed in the 17th century in memory of the Fyrisvellir, marshy plains which had long since been turned to agriculture, but were famous from Norse mythology and as the site of the Battle of Fýrisvellir in the late 10th century.

    Boats can sail up the river from Lake Mälaren all the way to central Uppsala where two weirs make further progress impossible. In the summer of the construction of a fish ladder was started,[2] in order to make it possible for the asp, an endangered and potamodromous fish, to pass the weirs and reach its spawning waters. On the last day of April every year, students attempt to navigate the weirs on homemade rafts with predictable results.

    This tour is guided by Klas. Read more about our guide Klas here.