The majority are, however, grave mounds from the late Iron Age and are located in seven grave-fields.

When the medieval church was demolished in 1795 a runestone later designated as runic inscription Gs 19 was found bricked up in the foundations.

The runestone shows motifs from the Sigurd Fafnesbane-tale and was one of the most image-rich rune stones on the Swedish mainland.

Ockelbo is primarily known for its basketball team, the annual summer and winter market, and the rose gardens in Wij Trädgårdar.

Ockelbo is also where Prince Daniel of Sweden, the husband of Crown Princess Victoria, grew up.

Another Ockelbo native is Svante Stockselius, the executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest.