Sälen
title: "Sälen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-malung-sälen-municipality", "tourism-in-sweden", "ski-areas-and-resorts-in-sweden"] topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sälen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Sälen |
| image_skyline | Sunset and snow in Sälen.JPG |
| image_caption | Sunset and snow in Sälen |
| pushpin_map | Sweden Dalarna#Sweden |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Sweden |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Malung-Sälen Municipality |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Dalarna County |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Dalarna |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.33 |
| population_as_of | 31 December 2010 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 652 |
| population_density_km2 | 491 |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
|official_name = Sälen |image_skyline = Sunset and snow in Sälen.JPG |image_caption = Sunset and snow in Sälen |pushpin_map = Sweden Dalarna#Sweden |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Sweden |subdivision_type3 = Municipality |subdivision_name3 = Malung-Sälen Municipality |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Dalarna County |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Dalarna |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 1.33 |population_as_of = 31 December 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 652 |population_density_km2 = 491 |timezone = CET |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = CEST |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates = |website = Sälen () is a locality situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden 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, 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 alpine ski resorts, 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 Stöten. Other resorts are Lindvallen, Näsfjället, Tandådalen, and Kläppen. Today Lindvallen, Högfjället, Tandådalen and Hundfjället are operated by the 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.
Climate
Sälen has a subarctic climate (Dfc).
|metric first= yes |single line = yes |location = Sälen-Högfjället V 1991-2020 (751m) |Jan high C = -3.7 |Feb high C = -3.5 |Mar high C = -0.6 |Apr high C = 4.3 |May high C = 10.3 |Jun high C = 14.6 |Jul high C = 17.2 |Aug high C = 15.4 |Sep high C = 10.4 |Oct high C = 4.1 |Nov high C = -0.5 |Dec high C = -2.8 |Jan mean C= -6.1 |Feb mean C= -6.0 |Mar mean C= -3.4 |Apr mean C= 0.9 |May mean C= 6.1 |Jun mean C= 10.4 |Jul mean C= 13.2 |Aug mean C= 11.5 |Sep mean C= 7.1 |Oct mean C= 1.7 |Nov mean C= -2.5 |Dec mean C= -5.1 |year mean C= |Jan low C = -8.2 |Feb low C = -8.6 |Mar low C = -6.3 |Apr low C = -2.3 |May low C = 2.0 |Jun low C = 6.2 |Jul low C = 9.2 |Aug low C = 8.3 |Sep low C = 4.6 |Oct low C = -0.2 |Nov low C = -4.3 |Dec low C = -8.2 |source 1= NOAA{{cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Sweden/CSV/Salen_Hogfjallet_V_02311.csv |title=NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Sälen-Högfjället V |publisher= SMHI / NOAA |access-date = 25 August 2023}} |date=August 2023
|metric first= yes |single line = yes |location = Tandådalen Aut 1991-2020 (830m) |Jan high C = -4.8 |Feb high C = -4.5 |Mar high C = -1.4 |Apr high C = 3.5 |May high C = 9.6 |Jun high C = 14.0 |Jul high C = 16.6 |Aug high C = 14.8 |Sep high C = 9.7 |Oct high C = 3.2 |Nov high C = -1.5 |Dec high C = -3.9 |Jan mean C= -6.6 |Feb mean C= -6.5 |Mar mean C= -4.1 |Apr mean C= 0.1 |May mean C= 5.4 |Jun mean C= 9.9 |Jul mean C= 12.9 |Aug mean C= 11.0 |Sep mean C= 6.4 |Oct mean C= 0.8 |Nov mean C= -2.9 |Dec mean C= -5.6 |year mean C= |Jan low C = -8.9 |Feb low C = -9.3 |Mar low C = -7.1 |Apr low C = -3.1 |May low C = 1.2 |Jun low C = 5.7 |Jul low C = 8.9 |Aug low C = 7.9 |Sep low C = 3.9 |Oct low C = -0.9 |Nov low C = -4.9 |Dec low C = -7.8 |source 1= NOAA{{cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Sweden/CSV/Tandadalen_Aut_02318.csv |title=NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Tandådalen Aut |publisher= SMHI / NOAA |access-date = 25 August 2023}} |date=August 2023
References
References
- (14 December 2011). "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010". [[Statistics Sweden]].
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- "U2 Songs".
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