Haga is one of the oldest residential areas in Umeå, established in the late 19th century.

From being an area sparsely populated by a few farmers, the relocation of the Västerbotten Regiment to Umeå (1893), and the first link to the national railroad network (1896), raised the need for central housing.

Railroad workers and officers began to move into what then was perceived as Umeå's first suburb.

Defined by a majority of buildings from the 1940s and 1950s, the district still has a small town aura, not so common in later built areas of Umeå.

The soccer stadium Gammliavallen built 1925 has since been rebuilt and is now accompanied by a pair of sport venues – for archery, basketball, combat sports, floorball, team handball, wrestling and more – and a public bath.