Sälen () is a
locality situated in
Malung-Sälen Municipality,
Dalarna County
Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden ( Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hed ...
,
Sweden with 652 inhabitants in 2010.
Despite its small population, Sälen receives many tourists every winter. Sälen is best known for hosting the start of
Vasaloppet, the oldest (since 1922) and largest
cross country ski race in the world, with over 15,000 participants in the main race alone. It is also known for its many
alpine ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In N ...
s, of which there are seven. The oldest resort in Sälen is Högfjällshotellet which was built in 1937 remains popular for recreation, cross country skiing and downhill skiing. Newer resorts with steeper mountains are
Hundfjället and
Stöten
''Rififi in Stockholm'' ( sv, Stöten) also titled Blueprint for a Million is a 1961 Swedish drama crime film directed by Hasse Ekman.
Cast
*Gunnar Hellström as Erik "Jerka", robber
* Maude Adelson as Mona Hansson
*Tor Isedal as Janne, robber
...
. Other resorts are
Lindvallen,
Näsfjället,
Tandådalen, and
Kläppen. Today Lindvallen, Högfjället, Tandådalen and Hundfjället are operated by the
Skistar company. Lindvallen and Högfjället are connected with ski lifts, as is Tandådalen with Hundfjället The vertical height is up to 350 m.
Transport
The nearest airport is
Scandinavian Mountains Airport, opened in December 2019.
Mora Airport
Mora may refer to:
People
* Mora (surname)
Places Sweden
* Mora, Säter, Sweden
* Mora, Sweden, the seat of Mora Municipality
* Mora Municipality, Sweden
United States
* Mora, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
* Mora, Minnesota, a city
* Mo ...
is 100 km away (regular bus connections from Mora). The nearest international airport is
Oslo Airport, 220 km away.
In the media
Popular
rock band
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U2's music video for the song "
New Year's Day
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" was filmed in Sälen on December 15, 1982.
See also
*
Scandinavian Mountains Airport
*
Tourism in Sweden
*
List of ski areas and resorts in Europe
References
External links
Sälen Tourist Office- Official site
Sälen Resorts
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Populated places in Dalarna County
Populated places in Malung-Sälen Municipality
Tourism in Sweden
Ski areas and resorts in Sweden