Vilhelmina

The old church quarter in Vilhelmina looks like a Swedish town from a picture book. The area goes all the way back to 1792. In 1921 seventy five wooden houses were consumed in a great fire. Today, in around twenty remaining colourful little houses, there are shops and a gallery for Sami art. The regional cultural museum can be found in the town hall of the church quarter.

In this town with its magnificent view over the ångermanälven, there are very good shops and a lot of nice restaurants, pubs and hotels. In 'Folkets Hus' there is a swimming pool and a bowling alley, and also a cinema and a library.

The municipality of Vilhelmina stretches 160 kilometres along the ångermanälven, from the Norwegian border towards the south east. It is roughly half the size of Wales. The whole area is filled with countless lakes and extensive marshlands. The highest mountain in the area is the 1598 high Marsfjäll.

More information: www.vilhelmina.se