Hemavan - urban area in Storuman Municipality, Sweden

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.

Understand

The fell area around Hemavan is an important destination, with the nature reserve of Vindelfjällen to the north and east the largest in Sweden, at .

The ski resorts of Hemavan and Tärnaby (20 km away) form the biggest centre for downhill skiing in Sweden. The pists have among the biggest height differences in Sweden. The highest fell, Norra Storfjället, reaches . Most tourist facilities are owned by a single company, Hemavan Alpint.

Hemavan itself is in the lowlands in the valley of the Ume river, by the lake Ahasjön. The area is a nationally important cultural landscape. Hemavan and its surroundings belong to the municipality Storuman. The Norwegian border is some 40 km away.

The first tourists came in the 1930s, as the road along the Ume river, continuing to Norway, was improved. The first ski lift was built 1954.

Get in

The Tärnaby ski resort is 20 km to the south-east. The municipal centre Storuman is 150 km to the south-east, Mo i Rana in Norway 100 km to the north-west.

By car

Hemavan is at the Blue Highway between Russia Petrozavodsk and Mo i Rana in Norway.

By bus

Buses go between Umeå (which has fast trains) at the Swedish coast and Hemavan . There is also an overnight bus from Stockholm . There are no public buses to Norway from Hemavan.

By plane

• Hemavan Tärnaby Airport (IATA: HMV), 65.806111°, 15.082778°. Closed in summer. A small airport, with flights from Stockholm. 2020-01-17

The airports in Mo i Rana, Vilhelmina and Umeå are other options.

Get around

See

• Botanic garden of alpine plants (Fjällbotaniska trädgården). 2017-06-10
• Vindelfjällen visitor centre (Naturum Vindelfjällen). 2017-06-10
• Hemavan church. 2017-06-10

Do

In winter

• Downhill skiing. Including off-pist heliskiing. 2017-06-10
• Cross-country skiing. 2017-06-10

In summer

• Hiking. 2017-06-10
  • Kungsleden. 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. 2017-06-10
  • Drottningleden. 10 km hiking trail to Laisaliden. 2017-06-10
• Vindelfjällen. 2020-04-29
• Tours and excursions. The Vindelfjällen visitor centre arranges tours and excursions. Check dates. 2017-06-10
• Mountain biking. Some of the ski lifts can be used for bikes in the summer season. 2017-06-10

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

There are hotels, cabins etc. in Hemavan. There are wilderness huts in Vindelfjällen, although a tent gives you more freedom to choose your routes.

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