Sälen () is a

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situated in

Malung-Sälen Municipality Malung-Sälen Municipality () 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 adjacent entities Lima and T ...

Dalarna County Dalarna County () 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 and Trøndelag to ...

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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 language, Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of :sv:Berga, Malung-Sälens kommun, Berga, jus ...

, the oldest (since 1922) and largest cross country ski 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 and remains popular for recreation, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. Newer resorts with steeper mountains are Hundfjället and

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

Skistar SkiStar AB (marketed as skistar) is a Swedish leisure, tourism, property and retail company, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The core business is alpine skiing in Sweden and Norway, and the associated accommodation, ski schools and rent ...

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

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, which opened in December 2019. Mora Airport is 100 kilometers away (regular bus connections from Mora). The nearest international airport is

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, 220 kilometers away.

In the media

Popular

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" was filmed in Sälen on December 15, 1982.

Climate

Sälen has a

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( Dfc).

References

External links

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

Transport

In the media

Climate

See also

References

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