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Place in Lapland, Sweden
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Hemavan is a secluded ski resort in Swedish Västerbotten. It is the southern trailhead for the Kungsleden trail. The nature reserve of the Vindelfjällen fell area is close.
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Fjällbotaniska trädgården
Naturum Vindelfjällen
Including off-pist heliskiing.
The most famous hiking trail in Sweden, 440 km, to the north through the Laponia national park system and ending in Abisko, close to Kebnekaise.
10 km hiking trail to Laisaliden.
Came by Kungsleden and want some more fell hiking? Lapplandsleden, inaugurated in the 2020s, leads southward to Borgafjäll at the southern border of Swedish Lappland, in Dorotea. Although there are a few cabins on the 190 km, a tent is needed, as are adequate skills. At the lean-to shelters overnighting and using the firewood is allowed only in emergencies.
The Vindelfjällen visitor centre arranges tours and excursions. Check dates.
Some of the ski lifts can be used for bikes in the summer season.
By car
Hemavan is at the Blue Highway between Russian Petrozavodsk and Mo i Rana in Norway.
By bus
nu.se. There are no public buses to Norway from Hemavan.
By plane
The airports in Mo i Rana, Vilhelmina and Umeå are other options.
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