Hemavan

Also known as Bierke

Hemavan (South Sami: Bïerke) is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County (Lapland), Sweden with 222 inhabitants in 2010.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Hemavan
Settlement.image_skyline: Hemavan.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The Hemavan Valley, viewed from the ski resort, just after noon a few days before the winter solstice in December 2007
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Storuman Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västerbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1

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Hemavan (South Sami: Bïerke) is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County (Lapland), Sweden with 222 inhabitants in 2010.

It is located on European route E12. During the winter months Hemavan caters to many tourists as a ski resort, mainly from Sweden and the neighbouring countries of Norway and Finland.