Amongst the many popular tourist attractions in the municipality, the following merit special mention: the attractive old, carefully restored industrial villages in Gysinge and Högbo Bruk with their forges and smithies, handicraft, manor houses and possibilities they offer for outdoor recreation.

During the winter months the downhill skiing facilities and the Snowpark at Kungsberget attract many visitors.

Their Jernvallen stadium was a venue of the 1958 FIFA World Cup, making Sandviken the northernmost city to host the tournament.

Sandviken is the birthplace of footballer Kim Källström and alpine ski racer Sara Hector.

The city extends to the south along Route 272 until it meets Storsjön, where the road creates a causeway across the lake.