Hemavan

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 Russian 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


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

In winter

 * Lapplandsleden (below) has one route for hiking, one for skiing, mostly coinciding. No maintained tracks.
 * Lapplandsleden (below) has one route for hiking, one for skiing, mostly coinciding. No maintained tracks.
 * Lapplandsleden (below) has one route for hiking, one for skiing, mostly coinciding. No maintained tracks.

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.