Vännäs Municipality

Vännäs is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västerbotten County and the counties of Västerbotten and Ångermanland. The main town of the municipality is Vännäs.

Through the community lead the European Route 12 and the national route 92

Geography

The municipality is located in the foothills of the Scandinavian Mountains and is characterized by a hilly landscape. The municipal area is dominated by the valleys of the rivers Ume älv and Vindelälven, which unite at Vännäsby.

Economy

Forestry, wood-processing industry and hydropower generation are important industries. A portion of the working population commutes to the neighboring coastal communities, especially to Umea.

Attractions

• Vännforsens Nature Reserve
• Bråsjöns Nature Reserve

Museums

• In Pengsjö, 12 kilometers south of Vännäs, is a museum with more than 18,000 objects that document the life of the settlers in the period of cultivation in the region.
• Vännäs Motor Museum: cars, motorcycles, fire and train in an old hangar
• Open-air museum in Vännäsby