Storuman Municipality (; ; ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the ...

in northern

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. Its

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is located in

Storuman Storuman (, Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ''Lusspie'') is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County, provinces of Sweden, province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland, Sweden with 2,207 inhabitants in 2 ...

. The

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own. The local government reform of 1971 saw the reunification of Stensele and Tärnaby municipalities, thus forming Storuman Municipality with the name taken from its largest town.

Tärnaby Tärnaby is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Lapland (Sweden), Lapland, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 482 inhabitants in 2010. It is known for its successful alpine skiing, skiers, particularly in the "tech ...

, a small village in the municipality, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiers

Ingemar Stenmark Jan Ingemar Stenmark (; born 18 March 1956) is a Swedish former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. He is regarded as a legendary skier and one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever, having won several Oly ...

Stig Strand Stig Strand (born 25 August 1956) is a Swedish former alpine skier and a sports commentator on alpine skiing.

and

Anja Pärson Anja Sofia Tess Pärson (; born 25 April 1981) is a Swedish former alpine skier. She is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time gold medalist at the World Championships, and two-time overall Alpine Skiing World Cup champion. This included winn ...

Geography

With an area of , the municipality has Sweden's ninth largest area, but is sparsely populated with a

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of less than 1 inhabitant per km².

Localities

There are four

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(or urban areas) in Storuman Municipality: The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Storuman Municipality's electoral districts in the

2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 5,801 residents, including 4,515 Swedish citizens of voting age. 51.2% voted for the left coalition and 48.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Transportation

Storuman Municipality has two major roads, E12 and E45, crossing in Storuman. An international tourist route

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(Norway - Sweden - Finland - Russia) goes through Storuman. There are two railways,

Inlandsbanan The Inland Line () is a railway line between Kristinehamn and Gällivare in Sweden. It runs through the central parts of northern Sweden, and was built between 1908 and 1937. History There were several reasons for constructing the railway. T ...

and the Storuman-Hällnäs Line in Storuman. The former is used for tourist trains in the summer, and both for freight trains. The nearest airport for the eastern part of Storuman Municipality is

Vilhelmina Airport South Lapland Airport also known as Vilhelmina Airport or Vilhelmina Sagadal Airport is an airport in the village of Sagadal outside Vilhelmina, Sweden. History Vilhelmina Airport began regular flights in the early 1970s, initially offering ...

. For the western part,

Hemavan Airport Hemavan Tärnaby Airport is an airport in Hemavan, Sweden. The nearest villages are Hemavan and Tärnaby, both of which are ski resorts. Also many Norwegians from Mo i Rana and surroundings use the airport. It is located in Storuman Municipality ...

is situated near the village centre of Hemavan.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Storuman: *

Viitasaari Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. It is located between the neighbouring municipalities of Pihtipudas to the north and Äänekoski to the south. The town has a population of () and covers an are ...

Central Finland Central Finland (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, North Savo, and Southern Savonia, South S ...

References

External links

Storuman Municipality
- Official site {{authority control Municipalities of Västerbotten County