Hällevik
Place in Blekinge, Sweden
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Hällevik is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden, with 1485 inhabitants in 2023.[1]
Hällevik | |
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| Coordinates: 56°01′N 14°42′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Blekinge |
| County | Blekinge County |
| Municipality | Sölvesborg Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 1,485 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
1862 Tragedy in the Baltic
Seven herring fishermen from Hällevik drowned on 17 October 1862. The men, including a father and son, left wives and children. Their names are listed in the Mjällby church archives: Masse Jönsson, Jöns Håkansson, Bengt Håkansson, Hans Jönsson, Sven Pehrsson, Ola Christoffersson, and Sven Christoffersson.[2]
Sport
Mjällby AIF is a Swedish football club founded in 1939. The club has become one of the most notable teams in Swedish football, despite coming from a small community. Remarkably, in 2025 they won the Allsvenskan title, the nation's top tier.[3]
