Hemavan
Encyclopedia
Hemavan is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality
, Västerbotten County
, Sweden
with 216 inhabitants in 2005.
It is located on European route E12
between Storuman and Mo i Rana
. Hemavan is most famous for being a family-friendly ski resort. During the winter months Hemavan caters to many tourists, mainly from Sweden and the neighbouring countries of Norway
and Finland
.
Hemavan also has the Hemavan Airport
, with one flight per day 6 days of the week to and from Stockholm-Arlanda
.
Hemavan is the starting point of the Kungsleden
trail.
Storuman Municipality
Storuman Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman.The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own...
, Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 216 inhabitants in 2005.
It is located on European route E12
European route E12
European route E 12 is a road that is part of the International E-road network. It begins in Mo i Rana, Norway, tranverses Sweden and ends in Helsinki, Finland, with a ferry line between Sweden and Finland. The part within Finland is Finnish national highway 3...
between Storuman and Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Nordland, Norway, located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the region Helgeland. The town is called "Mo i Rana" to distinquish it from other places named Mo - most notably the town of Mosjøen, also in Helgeland - though locally the town is...
. Hemavan is most famous for being a family-friendly ski resort. During the winter months Hemavan caters to many tourists, mainly from Sweden and the neighbouring countries of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Hemavan also has the Hemavan Airport
Hemavan Airport
Hemavan Airport is an airport in Hemavan, Sweden. The nearest villages are Hemavan and Tärnaby, both of which are ski resorts. It is located in Storuman Municipality , the only municipality in Sweden with two airports operating scheduled flights...
, with one flight per day 6 days of the week to and from Stockholm-Arlanda
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly , by road, south-east of Uppsala....
.
Hemavan is the starting point of the Kungsleden
Kungsleden
Kungsleden is a hiking trail in northern Sweden, approximately long, between Abisko in the north and Hemavan in the south. It passes through one of Europe's largest remaining wilderness areas.-The trail:...
trail.