Hemavan

Hemavan
The Hemavan Valley, viewed from the ski resort, just after noon a few days before the winter solstice in December 2007
The Hemavan Valley, viewed from the ski resort, just after noon a few days before the winter solstice in December 2007
Hemavan is located in Västerbotten
Hemavan
Hemavan
Hemavan is located in Sweden
Hemavan
Hemavan
Coordinates: 65°50′N 15°05′E / 65.833°N 15.083°E / 65.833; 15.083
CountrySweden
ProvinceLapland
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalityStoruman Municipality
Area
 • Total
0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
222
 • Density245/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hemavan (South Sami: Bïerke) is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County (Lapland), Sweden with 222 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It is located on European route E12. During the winter months Hemavan caters to many tourists as a ski resort, mainly from Sweden and the neighbouring countries of Norway and Finland.

Hemavan also has the Hemavan Airport, with one flight per day 6 days of the week to and from Stockholm-Arlanda.[citation needed]

Hemavan is the starting point of the Kungsleden trail.

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

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