Lycksele Municipality

Lycksele is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västerbotten County and the historic province of Lapland. The main town of the municipality is Lycksele.

Other towns are Hedlunda, Kristine Berg, Rusksele etc. Through the village the road leads Europe 12 ( Blå Vägen ) and the regional roads 353, 360, 363 and 365 through the community also carries the railway line Hällnäs - Storuman.

Geography

The town is located in the foothills of the Scandinavian mountain range, extends about 140 kilometers from north to south. Through the community of Ume flows älv, which was also the main town lies.

Economy

Forestry is an important industry. Companies such as SCA Skog AB and Holmen Skog AB have offices in Lycksele. Even mining companies such as Lapland Gold Miners AB and Boliden Mineral AB for Kristine Berg are a traditional industry.

Attractions

  • In Kristine mountain, 65 kilometers north of Lycksele, an underground church is in the local pit 90 feet below the ground.
  • Forestry Museum Skogsmuseet
  • Djurpark: Sweden's northernmost zoo
  • A newly constructed ice tower annually with up to 50 m height in the middle of the river bed
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