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wall painting (similar to folk art styles found in Dalarna), that's well worth a peek. It
now houses the local
library
(Mon & Wed 11am-4pm, Tues & Thurs 11am-7pm, Fri
11am-3pm).
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Utsikten tower
If you find yourself at a loose end whilst waiting for buses or trains, one diversion is the
worthwhile short walk signed “Utsikten” from the main square, which leads up to a
wooden
tower
from where there are fantastic views out over the surrounding lakes and
forest towards the mountains which mark the border with Norway; it's around a 2km
uphill walk to the platform from the town centre.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE STORUMAN
Just over an hour by the Inlandsbanan from Vilhelmina, Storuman is a
transport hub
for this part of southern Lapland.
From here,
buses
run northwest up the E12, skirting the Tärnafjällen mountains to Tärnaby and Hemavan, before
wriggling through to Mo-i-Rana in Norway; in the opposite direction, the road leads down to Umeå via Lycksele, from
where there are also train connections to Umeå.
By train
The
train station is on Järnvägsgatan, along with
the bus station.
Destinations
Arvidsjaur (summer 1 daily; 3hr); Gällivare
(summer 1 daily; 9hr); Jokkmokk (summer 1 daily; 6hr
30min); Östersund (summer 1-2 daily; 5hr); Vilhelmina
(summer 1-2 daily; 1hr 30min).
By bus
Services from Vilhelmina (
W
tabussen.nu) stop
behind the train station building. A direct bus,
Lapplandspilen (
W
lapplandspilen.se), links Storuman
with Stockholm.
Destinations
Gällivare (1 daily; 6hr); Mo-i-Rana, Norway
(2 daily; 4hr 15min); Stockholm (2 weekly; 12hr); Tärnaby
(5 daily; 1hr 45min); Östersund (2 daily; 4hr 45min); Umeå
(6 daily; 3hr 30min); Vilhelmina (4 daily; 1hr).
ACCOMMODATION
Luspen
Järnvägsgatan 13
T
0951 333 70,
W
hotelluspen.se.
Housed in SJ's former railway offices,
this pleasant hotel beside the rail tracks has individually
decorated rooms with private facilities. Guests also have
access to a kitchen including microwave,
cooker and fr
idge.
Also has youth hostel doubles for 400kr.
750kr/850kr
Storumans Bad & Camping
Lokgränd 3
T
0951 143
00,
E
storumanscamping@storuman.se.
Lakeside
campsite with on-site saunas for guest use, as well as a
church built in the style of a
kåta
, a traditional
Sámi
hut;
there are
also cab
ins her
e for re
nt. Open mid-June to mid-
Aug. Tents
140kr
, cabins
680kr
Toppen
Blå Vägen 238
T
0951 777 00,
W
hotelltoppen
.se.
With pine and birchwood rooms, this hotel is altogether
more luxurious and correspondingly expensive than
anything else Storuman has to offer. Cheaper simpler
rooms with shared facilities (300kr) and kitchens are in the
annexe next
door. To get h
ere, walk up Stationsgatan from
the station.
850kr/1295kr
EATING AND DRINKING
Café Akkan
Skolgatan 23
T
070 536 62 77.
Attached to
the library, this is a good place for coffee, cakes and
sandwiches and also serves light lunches including quiches
and salads.
Mon 10am-4pm, Tues-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat
11am-4pm.
Kita's Krog
Järnvägsgatan 20C
T
0951 260 30.
Opposite the train station, this welcome Thai restaurant,
run by a Swedish man and his Thai wife, has a wide range of
southeast Asian mains, such as a tasty red chicken curry, for
around 124kr.
Mon-Thurs & Sun 11am-8pm, Fri & Sat
11am-10pm.
Toppen
Blå Vägen 238
T
0951 777 00, whotelltoppen
.se.
Serving locally sourced produce and with a good range
of traditional fare such as reindeer and elk, the hotel
restaurant here serves the finest food in Storuman. There's
also a good lunch menu on weekdays.
Mon-Thurs
11am-8.30pm, Fri 11am-7.30pm, Sat noon-6.30pm,
Sun noon-5.30pm.
Tärnaby and around
TÄRNABY
, 125km northwest of Storuman along the E12, is the birthplace of
Sweden's greatest skier,
Ingemar Stenmark
. A double Olympic gold medallist, he
occasionally spiced up his training here with a spot of tightrope walking and
monocycling. It's a pretty place: yellow flower-decked meadows run to the edge of
