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Place in Lapland, Sweden
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Lycksele is a town in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden with 8,500 inhabitants. Lycksele municipality, Lycksele kommun, contains large tracts of sparsely populated nature, with 12,000 inhabitants in total.
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Lycksele Djurpark
An open-air museum.
This is a hostel which is very much appreciated and it has by most the best Northern feeling to offer.
A major hotel and conference center with great views over the river.
By train and bus
There are three daily trains and up to ten regional express buses from Umeå on weekdays.
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Lycksele · Regional · LYC
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