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✈️How to get to House of Metal Festival
Planning your trip to House of Metal Festival? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Umeå Airport (UME), about 4 km from the venue.
- Allow about 6 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Umeå or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️House of Metal Festival 2026 accommodation: hotels near Umeå Folkets Hus
House of Metal Festival 2026 takes place in Umeå Folkets Hus from November 6 to November 7. Arrival night: November 6. The map below is prefilled for Nov 6–8 and shows how far each hotel, apartment or rental is from the site.
Also consider staying around Umeå, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Umeå.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️House of Metal Festival 2026 weather
Weather in Umeå Folkets Hus in November 2026?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 33% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 3° / -1° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Overcast | 8° / 2° | no rainy days |
| 2023 | Heavy snow | 2° / -1° | 2 rainy days |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
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🗺️Things to do near House of Metal Festival
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around House of Metal Festival. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Umeå and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
<a href="https://festt.io/en/festivals/house-of-metal-festival-2026">House of Metal Festival</a> 2026 takes over Umeå Folkets Hus in Sweden on November 6-7 for a weekend of extreme metal. This autumn edition features <a href="https://festt.io/en/artists/the-crown">The Crown</a>, Swedish veterans of <a href="https://festt.io/en/genres/death-metal">death metal</a> and <a href="https://festt.io/en/genres/melodic-death-metal">melodic death metal</a>, whose brutal <a href="https://festt.io/en/genres/thrash-metal">thrash metal</a> has shaped the Scandinavian scene since 1990. Intensity rises with <a href="https://festt.io/en/artists/firespawn">FIRESPAWN</a>, a death metal supergroup formed by members of legendary bands, delivering a devastating performance. Germany's <a href="https://festt.io/en/artists/thron">THRON</a> completes the bill with their explosive fusion of <a href="https://festt.io/en/genres/black-metal">black metal</a> and <a href="https://festt.io/en/genres/grindcore">grindcore</a>, bringing intense darkness to the event. In the dark atmosphere of Nordic November, House of Metal Festival offers total immersion in extreme metal, celebrating the Scandinavian roots of the genre with an uncompromising lineup that will delight fans of devastating riffs and relentless blast beats in the university city of Umeå.
