Västerbottens län
The arboretum in Baggböle is one of the world's northernmost plant collections and the goal is to be able to showcase the vast majority of the earth's tree and shrub species that have a chance of surviving at our latitudes. You can cycle from central Umeå t…
In 1899, a power plant was started on the Ume River in a village called Klabböle near the city of Umeå. The power plant building housed large machines that converted water power into electricity. The Umeå Energy Center and the Klabböle Power Plant Museum ar…
At the end of the 19th century, Mo och Domsjö AB built an entire sawmill community on Norrbyskär. The managing director at the time, Frans Kempe, was given the task of planning and building a new modern steam sawmill. Kempe wanted to create a community that…
Olofsfors mill has the structure that could be seen in all mills in Sweden. The economic core is located by the rapids where the water was dammed: forges and a smithy. A short distance from the river, along the mill street, are the workers' dwellings. Beyon…
Not far from the slopes in Hemavan, a unique environment has been created - a mountain botanical garden with over 400 species living together in an area of just over four hectares. Here, in one place, you can see the variety and richness of species that cha…
Try to imagine what it would be like to live and work in this place. High up on the ridge, above Gautsträsk, is the now abandoned mountain apartment Örnbo. Towards the end of the 1860s, the settler Anders Jonsson and his family came here. Together they buil…
The natural harbor in the strait, a prerequisite for the shipping of the time, was the basis for Ratan's place in Swedish history. An inn for seafarers was built on Rataskär in the 1690s. Almost 80 years later, a customs house was built, where all goods tra…
The lighthouse was built in 1859, and it was manned until 1970. The lighthouse keeper also took care of the weather observations that could be heard every day since 1924 in the radio's sea report: "Skagsudde, Järnäsklubb, Holmögadd, Bjuröklubb, Pite-Rönnskä…
The first settlers arrived in Ammarnäs in the mid-1820s. In order to grow crops, it was important to avoid frost. Because the hill faces south, it acts as a heat reservoir. The people of Ammarnäs have grown potatoes on the hill for more than 150 years. The…
The current huts and sheds in the Gausjosjön Sámi settlement were built by Sámi forced to move from Norrbotten in the 1930s. These North Sámi huts are built with a different construction than the original South Sámi huts. The North Sami hut is more spacious…
Holmön is actually an island group consisting of two larger islands; Holmön and the larger Ängesön, as well as a large number of islets and skerries. The islets have been inhabited since the 15th century. However, archaeological finds show that the islands…
In 1915, Tomas Klementsson, the administrator of the Vapsten Sami village, settled at Atoklinten on the old hunting ground. Around 1925 he built a cabin, which was a major event. According to the 1917 Reindeer Grazing Act, it was forbidden for a nomadic Sam…
Only ten years after the cottage church was put into use, it was time for a new church building, known as the "Capellet". The chapel was probably built in 1791 on the site of today's cemetery. When the first settlers came to Kultsjödalen in the 1820s, the c…
The Torvsjö mills are one of northern Europe's still functioning water-powered plants. The mill was built and operated by Torvsjö residents in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Through ingenious inventions, the farmers of Torvsjö managed to utilize the wat…
The Finnforsen power station, the first power station on the Skellefte River, was built in 1906-1908. The very well-preserved facility is today a museum and open to visitors in the summer. In the village that grew up around the power station lived at most a…
