Sälen
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Sälen (pronounced [sæːlen]) is a locality situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 652 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Despite its small population, Sälen receives many tourists every winter. Sälen is best known for hosting the start of
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, which opened in December 2019. Mora Airport is 100 kilometers away (regular bus connections from Mora). The nearest international airport is Oslo Airport, 220 kilometers away.
In the media
Popular rock band U2's music video for the song "New Year's Day" was filmed in Sälen on December 15, 1982.[3]
Climate
Sälen has a subarctic climate (Dfc).
| Climate data for Sälen-Högfjället V 1991-2020 (751m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
5.4 (41.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
2.3 (36.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−0.6 (30.8) |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Tandådalen Aut 1991-2020 (830m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.2 (29.9) |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Scandinavian Mountains Airport
- Tourism in Sweden
- List of ski areas and resorts in Europe
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Om oss".
- ^ "U2 Songs". U2 Songs.
- ^ "NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Sälen-Högfjället V". SMHI / NOAA. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Tandådalen Aut". SMHI / NOAA. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
External links
- Sälen Tourist Office - Official site
- Sälen Resorts
- Vasaloppet
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