Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 8,513 (31 Dec 2010) | Municipality Lycksele Municipality Area 8.53 km² Local time Wednesday 1:17 PM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 52% Humidity Points of interest Lycksele Zoo, Skogsmuseet i Lycksele AB, Hedlundavägens Grillplats | ||
Lycksele (Southern Sami: Liksjoe, Ume Sami: Likssjuo) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010.
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Map of Lycksele, Sweden
History
Lycksele is the oldest lasting Sami settlement in Swedish Lappland. The first Swedish Sami school, Skytteanska skolan, was built here in 1634.
Lycksele was the first place in Swedish Lappland to be designated a city in 1946, hence its nickname "Lapp-Stockholm". Lycksele is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still called a city (stad).
Sports
The following sports clubs are based in Lycksele:
Notable people
Climate
Lycksele has a subarctic climate with short cool summers and long cold and snowy winters. Despite its extremely northern latitude, the climate is relatively mild compared to other places at similar latitude because of the Gulf Stream.