Lycksele Municipality Lycksele kommun | |
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 Monument of the first settlers coming to the Lycksele area | |
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| Coordinates:64°36′N18°40′E / 64.600°N 18.667°E /64.600; 18.667 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Seat | Lycksele |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,888.93 km2 (2,273.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5,518.49 km2 (2,130.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 370.44 km2 (143.03 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 12,135 |
| • Density | 2.1990/km2 (5.6953/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Lapland |
| Municipal code | 2481 |
| Website | www.lycksele.se |
Lycksele Municipality (Swedish:Lycksele kommun;Southern Sami:Liksjoe tjïelte;Ume Sami:Liksjuon kommuvdna) is amunicipality inVästerbotten County in northernSweden. Itsseat is located inLycksele and the municipality is located in the southern parts of SwedishLapland.
The municipality traces its history to Lyckseleparish, which was in effect during the 19th century with very similar borders and size (5,000-5,500 km2). The whole rural municipality Lycksele became amarket town (köping) in 1929 andcity in 1946. In 1971 it was amalgamated with Örträsk Municipality.
Generally the northern municipalities, already sparsely populated, have population decreases, but various supporting projects also exist. For instance, acampus ofUmeå University is situated here.
There are twolocalities (or urban areas) in Lycksele Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Lycksele | 8,597 |
| 2 | Kristineberg | 331 |
The municipal seat inbold
This is a demographic table based on Lycksele Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general election sourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCB official statistics.[4]
In total there were 12,255 residents, including 9,233 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 53.2% voted for the left coalition and 46.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Björksele | 795 | 571 | 52.0 | 47.3 | 82 | 85 | 15 | 23,272 | 29 |
| Forsdala | 1,757 | 1,300 | 48.1 | 51.6 | 89 | 91 | 9 | 27,840 | 37 |
| Kattisavan | 548 | 431 | 45.8 | 51.0 | 81 | 94 | 6 | 22,334 | 33 |
| Knaften | 874 | 696 | 47.4 | 52.1 | 87 | 96 | 4 | 24,064 | 31 |
| Lycksele | 2,186 | 1,627 | 54.2 | 44.9 | 77 | 76 | 24 | 20,700 | 27 |
| Norrmalm | 2,059 | 1,532 | 54.8 | 44.2 | 89 | 94 | 6 | 27,352 | 36 |
| Södermalm | 1,702 | 1,296 | 58.6 | 40.9 | 79 | 81 | 19 | 22,691 | 30 |
| Villaryd | 2,334 | 1,780 | 56.3 | 42.9 | 81 | 86 | 14 | 23,861 | 32 |
| Source:SVT[4] | |||||||||
There is anairport just south of Lycksele, from which one can reachStockholm in about 80 minutes.
Previously, therailroad betweenUmeå andStoruman was the main means of transportation, but its significance has diminished and passenger traffic was discontinued. There are now daily buses to towns like Umeå, Storuman andTärnaby. In August 2011, passenger train services between Lycksele and Umeå were re-established.[5]
TheEuropean route E12, also known asBlå vägen ("The Blue Road") winds along theUme River and passes through Lycksele.
Lycksele Municipality has threesister cities:
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