Sälen () is a

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situated in

Malung-Sälen Municipality Malung-Sälen Municipality (''Malung-Sälens kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Malung. ''Malung Municipality'' was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of "old" Malung with the adj ...

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 Hedmark ...

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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 ( Swedish for 'the Vasa-race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in t ...

, the oldest (since 1922) and largest

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race in the world, with over 15,000 participants in the main race alone. It is also known for its many

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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. Other resorts are Lindvallen, Näsfjället, Tandådalen, and Kläppen. Today Lindvallen, Högfjället, Tandådalen and Hundfjället are operated by the

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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 is 100 km away (regular bus connections from Mora). The nearest international airport is

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, 220 km away.

In the media

Popular

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U2's music video for the song "

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" was filmed in Sälen on December 15, 1982.

References

External links

Sälen Tourist Office
- Official site
Sälen Resorts
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salen Populated places in Dalarna County Populated places in Malung-Sälen Municipality Tourism in Sweden Ski areas and resorts in Sweden

Transport

In the media

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