Vilhelmina
Marsfjället’s extensive nature reserve is home to both mountain and coniferous forest animals. Species such as the Arctic fox and the snowy owl thrive in particular in years when there is a healthy lemming population. Exciting wetland birds such as the broa…
A threatened ancient forest has been saved here for future generations. Following an intense nature conservation debate, Njakafjäll was set aside as a nature reserve in 2000. The king among fungi The name Njaka comes from the Sami work “njakka”, meaning ina…
Stöttingfjället is exactly what you would expect of Southern Lapland’s interior. Long uphill sections, non-existent downhill sections! But once you reach the top of the hill, the spruce forests and mires open up into an extensive landscape of mountains, spr…
Gitsfjället nature reserve begins west of Gransjövägen road and includes everything from Gitsfjället mountain itself to virgin spruce forests and the jewel of the wetlands: Rapksvuome. Rapksvuome’s bird-life Rapksvuome, the mountain depression within Gitsfj…
In Södra Gardfjället Nature Reserve, you don't have to go far to be greeted by magnificent mountain views. The reserve is well worth a visit all year round. There are many interesting places to visit in the reserve. The beautiful U-valley Grantonsskalet can…
Björnberget is a hilly, almost untouched area that is home to virgin spruce forest. Tall plants thrive on the mineral-rich bedrock. Alum shale can be found in the lower parts of the reserve, which supports rich vegetation. A thick, tall, virgin spruce fores…
Reservatet omfattar den barrskogsklädda södra sidan av dalgången Skalmodal i vars botten Vapstälven rinner. Älven är svenska fjällkedjans enda större vattendrag som rinner mot Atlanten.
Satsfjället with its mountain peaks, rushing streams, blazing autumn colors and sparkling spring-winter snow has inspired many artists. Take a look inside artist Folke Ricklund's mountain studio south of Satsfjället. Hikers and skiers along the Lapland Trai…
The main attraction in Dainan is the Dainanäs building monument. The log cabins and outbuildings are beautifully surrounded by old hay meadows in roadless country. The buildings, all with high cultural-historical values, and the land area around Dainanäs is…
Tallsjöbergen consists of several small mountains surrounded by moorland. The spruce forest is old and adorned with hanging lichens. There are also leafy areas and here and there are old gnarled pines.
Large parts of the forests in Krutsjöberget are completely unaffected by forestry. The reserve is home to several rare and red-listed species that depend on old natural forests. A road runs through the reserve and makes it possible to get here quite easily.…
The area is located on Stöttingfjället in Vilhelmina municipality on the top of a ridge. The height above sea level is around 600 meters. Risträskskogen consists of a sparse old spruce forest of fresh rice type with elements of glass birch. The village of R…
The forest in Aspsjökullen is largely undisturbed across large areas and so is referred to as natural forest. There are also areas that are completely undisturbed, and these are known as virgin forest. On the eastern slope of the mountain and in the norther…
The reserve consists of two separate sub-areas, Gråtanberget and Gråtansjö. Both are located within the boundary of the mountain forest and the cultivation boundary runs between them.
The area is largely covered with primeval, low-productive spruce forest with elements of birch. In the south-eastern part of the area there is a large amount of wetland. The bogs consist mainly of open string bogs and string marshes. They are completely una…
