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See & Do

Discover our incredibly rich fishing waters, buy a fishing license and see which rules apply.

Spend the morning on a frozen lake fishing and shooting! Enjoy your catch as part of lunch on the lake.

Abborrträsk Natursafari

Abborrträsk Natursafari arranges different types of guided fishing trips adapted to your wishes. Here you fish char, pike, trout, grayling, perch and salmon.

Flyfishing Lapland

With us, you get to experience the feeling of being in the middle of the Wilderness. Experience incredibly good grayling fishing in Piteälven with us as a guide. You fish in waters that are not affected by development and a nature that is outstanding.

Guided fishing trips on Lake Storavan, which is known for good trout fishing and fine waters for pike fishing. Here you can get pike over 1 meter! Equipment included.

Myrkulla Ice fishing

One of Sweden's ʺnational sportsʺ. Try your fishing luck in your own ice hole, which you drilled yourself. In our fish-rich lakes, you can catch perch, pike and other fish species, while relaxing. Afterwards you warm up with a hot cup of coffee.

Pjesker Adventure

Here you can get an overall experience. Rumor has it that they spoil their guests. Fish in legendary char waters during the day, take a relaxing moment in a wood-fired sauna before dinner and then enjoy good food and wine together.

Abborrträsk Fiskecenter

I affären mitt i byn hittar ni Abborrträsk Fiskecenter. Här finns fiskekort och information om 4 olika fiskeområden med 32 sjöar. Även till Byskeälvens övre FVO. Båtar att hyra finns i flera av sjöarna bla. i Abborrträsket mitt i byn med tex. öring och röding. Här finns även handikappanpassad fiskebrygga, båtmotorer att hyra och flytvästar att låna. Lägenhet och rum finns att hyra ovanpå byns affär. Samt ställplatser vid byns poolområde.

Rålund Adventure

We take the sledge behind the snowmobile to the nearby lake. Let your mind wander while ice fishing and enjoy the beauty of nature. You can sit by a frozen lake, drill a hole in the ice and enjoy the silence of the surroundings. It's a great opportunity to appreciate nature and maybe even catch a fish. You can warm up around an open fire, enjoy a hot coffee/tea and lunch and who knows, maybe even cook the freshly caught fish.

Map of dog sledding companies

See where in the municipality you can go dog sledding.

Lappland Nature Dreams - Glommersträsk

Guaranteed a unique vacation and memories to last a lifetime. We offer husky tours from half a day to a week, showing our guests the beauty of Swedish Lapland while focusing on very small groups and enough time to bond with our adorable dogs. In addition to this, we also offer other outdoor, wildlife and photography adventures. In all of this, we strive to teach our guests awareness and practical skills to live in harmony with nature.

Triple X Adventures

At Triple X Adventures you can go dog sledding among one of many fast-paced activities!

Nymånen - Auktsjaur

Join us and our dogs on a sleigh ride in the winter paradise. Our sled dogs take us easily and quickly through the winter landscape in the same way that other Arctic people before us have traveled. Through forests and marshlands, our journey extends. Traces of wilderness inhabitants, the wild animals, are visible on the snow.

Malin Resort - Abborrträsk

Get to know vast winter landscapes in a whole new way while dog sledding: the crystal clear, frosty air; the deep silence; the rustle of the runners as they slide across the icy surface and the panting of the huskies as they enthusiastically pull the sleds through the white wonderland.

Blue eyes white snow - Lauker

Visit and experience Swedish Lapland! We offer tours with sled dogs, kennel visits, ice fishing and hiking. There is also the possibility of an overnight stay.

Laponie Granola Camp - Suddesjaur

Our Swedish base camp, Granola Camp, is located 100 km south of the Arctic Circle near Arvidsjaur, in a small village called Suddesjaur. The place is calm, refreshing, near a lake, the ideal place to propose our stays in Lapland.

Laponie Mush - Dåjom

Laponie Mush is a dog sled company located in Dåjom, only 20 minutes from Storforsen. A perfect place to visit if you want to enjoy the silence and tranquility that Lapland can offer. Several types of activities are offered here, such as dog sledding, fishing, moose safaris and visits to the kennel if you want to meet the dogs. Laponie Mush offers both day trips and multi-day trips with accommodation for a maximum of 4 people.

Husky Abenteuer - Rönnliden

Husky Abenteuer is a relatively new dog sled company located in Rönnliden. They currently offer day trips for a maximum of 2 people, but have plans to expand the number of dogs, dog teams and future summer activities. There is also a cozy cottage that can be rented all year round.

Wildact Adventures - Storberg

At Wildact Adventures in Storberg, things never stand still. There are activities here for both summer and winter. The main occupation is dog sledding, which is evident from the 60-odd dogs on the farm, but you can also try snowshoe hiking, husky trekking, pack rafting, canoeing and much, much more. They also have a number of nice cottages and everything is beautifully located next to a lake and right next to the nice nature reserve Vittjåkk-Akkanålke.

Burning Snow - Tjappsåive

We are a small, personal company with many repeat customers who come to us year after year. The main attraction is the amazing dog sledding tours that you can experience every day. We are also happy to take you on snowshoe trips, go ice fishing or organize trips to the Arctic Circle.

Accompanied by a professional driver, you have the opportunity to become a driver for a moment of a holiday and drive your own team. Depending on your wishes, you can also let yourself be guided by the driver and sit comfortably in the sled. Children can also drive or be passengers, depending on age and wishes, we adapt the number of dogs to each participant.

Easily find our hiking trails via Google Maps

Top of Arvidsjaur - Map

Here you will find the various peaks or mountains that you can climb in the municipality.

Vittjåkk-Akkanålke, 9.3 miles

Vittjåkk, 3.1 miles

Vittjåkk, 1.9 miles

The frog spring

Ljusträsk - 7 minute walk

Nasaleden, 43 miles

Byskeälven - Fishing & hiking

Vittjåkksleden - From Gamla Prästgården

Kyrkstigen (The church path)

Prästtjärnsstigen - Start Gamla Prästgården, 1.6 miles

Kulturstigen - Start Gamla Prästgården, 300m

Rich Maja's Cot

Prästberget is a centrally located ski and snowboard slope for slightly more advanced skiers. Open in the evening Tues-Thurs during most of the season, also open on some weekends. A competition is held here every year. It is possible to book the entire slope for groups.

A ski resort within walking distance of the center of Arvidsjaur. The tracks meander over Lillberget and are prepared as soon as the snow arrives. You can find the following trail lengths via signposted combinations:

7.5 km, 6.2 km, 4.5 km illuminated, 2.3 km, 1.5 km, 1.3 km

Kommunspåret/Eljusspåret

Next to the ice rink, a stone's throw from central Arvidsjaur, is the starting point of yet another ski trail that is 6.2 km long and illuminated. The track is usually prepared from mid-February.

Arvidsjaur-Vittjåkk

Currently, the track between Rymmarstadion and Vittjåkk is prepared from the end of February. Then you can cross-country ski all the way up to the ski slope, a distance of about 6 km.

Abborrträsk cross-country track

There is a 1.2 km lighted ski track starting at the football pitch. The lighting is switched on and off at the start. The track is prepared as soon as there is snow.

Glommersträsk cross-country track

The track in Glommersträsk starts at the ice rink and there you can ride the following track lengths:
2.4 km illuminated and 9.6 km

The tracks are prepared every weekend as soon as there is enough snow. Most of the time, the shorter track becomes ridable before Christmas and the long one at the beginning of January.

Moskosel cross-country track

Here there are 2.5 km of lighted ski tracks plus 5 km that can be ridden during the day with a start at the parking lot at the church. The lighting is switched on at the start and is controlled via
timer. The 5km track is easy to ride and goes over beautiful lakes near the village of Moskosel.

Lauker cross-country track

1,3 km belyst skidspår med start vid byastugan. Prepareras från och med att det har snöat 40 cm.

Slagnäs cross-country track

1.9 km illuminated ski track, the lighting is switched on and off with a timer. Start behind the park in Slagnäs. Prepared as soon as snow arrives.

Snowmobile trails

See snowmobile trails in Arvidsjaur municipality

Are you going to drive a snowmobile in the municipality of Arvidsjaur? Here you will find information that may be useful to know, such as prohibited areas, scooter trails and what is and is not permitted.

Alpha One offers snowmobile tours with adventure as the main focus, different tour lengths to meet all needs and wishes. Together with an experienced guide, you will explore the untouched nature around Arvidsjaur.

In small groups through the snowy winter landscape of Swedish Lapland, far from the busy regions around Arvidsjaur and Arjeplog, you can experience snowshoeing in its most original form.

Storberg Fjällgård

Join us on a guided tour through the wintry landscapes, over frozen lakes, through deep snow-covered forests, on the mountain ridges towards the sunset, surfing through the deep powder snow - almost without limits.

Pjesker Adventure

A lot of snow falls in Norrbotten. In some places it is several meters, and nature offers many wonderful tours in untouched snow. Our scooters are of the Polaris SKS 800 2017 model and are fantastically powerful. The borders are far beyond our own!

We offer customized packages for unforgettable winter experiences. For every tour we provide the guest with a snowmobile (Yamaha), thermos overall and helmet.

Triple X Adventures

Join a snowmobile safari, where you will carve through the snowy landscapes with our powerful machines.

Map of swimming areas

Here, Arvidsjaur Municipality's indoor and outdoor activities are listed for you!

Centrumbadet - Arvidsjaur

Adventure pool with stream channel, whirlpool, waterslide, 16 meter swimming pool, 4 m high climbing wall, children's corner with waterfall and water-spraying animals and sauna. Kiosk where you can buy coffee, soft drinks, sweets and ice cream.

Feel free to bring your own coffee basket and enjoy it at one of our tables by the pool.

Abborrträsk outdoor pool

Swim for free in the pool in Abborrträsk, which is located near the store, when you get a craving for ice cream!

Glommersträsk outdoor pool

In Glommersträsk there are two pools - one for adults and one for children.

Map of things to see

The interest in plants, colors, memories, history and own creation has shaped Sellebo Idéträdgård. A unique display garden far up in "Northern Sweden" filled with flower hills, flower cakes, vegetable garden, ponds, buildings, greenhouses, and love sofas. A garden café, a shop with its own handicrafts, garden decorations in rust/wrought, perennials and vegetables.

Flygbryggan (airplane jetty)

The view over Lake Arvidsjaur is really nice here. This is a good place for swimming, eating food over an open fire and to see the northern lights in winter. In winter, you can also check out the test driving cars that drive out onto the frozen lake.

Gallejaur Cultural Reserve

Gallejaur is an important cultural reserve where older buildings and landscapes are preserved. The area has a rich history and there are many interesting things to see and learn about.

Hängengården - Glommersträsk Hembygdsmuseum

Hängengården's Homeland Museum has a unique collection of buildings and objects from the 18th century onwards, which mainly show the inland settler era. Around 3000 objects are available for viewing!

Moskosel's Rallar Museum

In Moskosel there is the esteemed and interesting Rallar Museum where it is told about how the inland railway came to be and about all the interesting personalities who were involved in creating this railway. Check before hand that they are open!

Vittjåkk mountain

Vittjåkksfjällen and Akkanålke do not belong to our mountain chain, but are ancient mountains, five times as old as the real mountain chain, which is "only" 430 million years old. In the reserve there are peaks of over 700 m above sea level which provide a magnificent view. What is also unique to the area is that the border of mountain birch that is often found before Calfjällen is missing here. In the old spruce forest there are several endangered species that thrive in old forest with dead wood. Here you can hike in the summer and ski in the winter.

Akkanålke mountain

Vittjåkksfjällen and Akkanålke do not belong to our mountain chain, but are ancient mountains, five times as old as the real mountain chain, which is "only" 430 million years old. In the reserve there are peaks of over 700 m above sea level which provide a magnificent view. What is also unique to the area is that the border of mountain birch that is often found before Calfjällen is missing here. In the old spruce forest there are several endangered species that thrive in old forest with dead wood.

Nyborgstjärn (pond)

Nyborgstjärn runt is a pleasant walk that goes around the lake/pond itself. There are several rest areas around the entire area.

Lillberget (observation tower)

With a nice view of the community and several barbecue areas, Lillberget is the perfect place to visit.

Trollforsen (rapids)

Trollforsen is a beautiful stretch of rapids that also forms Trollholmen by dividing the rapids. Holmen is just under four kilometers long and at most 700 meters wide. On both sides, Trollholmen is surrounded by rapids. In several places, the southern arm has sharply cut down and formed ravines. A series of rapids and falls here form a mighty stair case. The forests on both sides of the river are old, here there are e.g. 4-500 year old pines.

Camp Gielas beach

Outdoor pool with nice beach. There is also a children's park and mini golf course, as well as a restaurant where you can buy yourself a cooling ice cream. Perfect for warm and lazy days.

Gamla Prästgården (old vicarage/parsonage)

A variety of old local items to discover and see. Here you can find needlework, home-baked fika bread and, of course, the home village museum. Also nice hiking trails where you can learn about the surrounding nature.

Lappstaden (old Sami town)

Lappstaden is Sweden's largest preserved Sami church town. in the Lappstaden there are over 80 kåts and hæbren from the end of the 18th century which are still owned by Sami families. On the last weekend in August every year, Lappstaden is used for real during the Great Spirit Weekend, a Sami church holiday.

The church was inaugurated in 1903 and is the fifth church in Arvidsjaur. In the past, many of Arvidsjaur's churches were away at the roundabout at the E45, but as the ground was full of stones and surrounded by bogs, it was difficult to cultivate in the ground, which is why the current location for the new church was chosen. It was also closer to where the inhabitants lived due to the poor soil.

Grodkällan (frog spring)

Out on Slengmyran is the artesian/"boiling" spring, Grodkällan. Here, the turquoise water bubbles up from the ground under high pressure. Appointed Source of the Year 2019, by the Källakademin.

The moose family

The wooden moose family has been included in many visitors' selfies. You will find them outside Medborgarhuset and opposite the municipal hall.

Hembygdsgården / Gamla Prästgården

Visit our museum Gamla Prästgården, which takes you back to 17th-century Arvidsjaur. The farm itself was built in 1891 and was inhabited during the first decades by priest families, and since the 1970s has been a museum.

Rallar Museum - Moskosel

The rally museum is located in the village of Moskosel in the old station building. North of Moskosel in the village of Kåbdalis, the Inlandsbanan was joined in 1936 and built with sweat, muscle, skewers, shovels and wheelbarrows of rice and tree trunks. More about the hard life and work of the rallies around the Inlandsbanan can be found at the museum, where you can also get guided tours.

House of berries - Glommersträsk

At Bärens Hus, you can both see how the berries were picked and processed in the past, as well as see what happens when new products are made in Glommersbär's factory, which is housed on the floor below. We also have a creative corner for our youngest visitors. Book your visit!

Hängengården, Glommersträsk

Glommersträsk local museum "Hängengården" is located in the middle of the village and offers a unique 19th-century environment. The farm building dates from 1804 and was moved to its current location in 1810. Three more buildings belong to the original farm formation, while the others have been moved here since the farm became a homestead in 1937.

Tennis court - Camp Gielas

At Camp Gielas there is a tennis court, free for the campsite's guests.

Have you tried playing golf in the forest Samiland? Here you can enjoy nature on a lovely round of golf around the course or shoot a few balls on the range.

Frisbee golf - Arvidsjaur

In Arvidsjaur, we can offer free disc golf on the nine-hole course in Marklundsparken, centrally located in the community.

Frisbee golf - Utterliden

In Utterliden you will find a disco golf course out in the forest. Can you avoid hitting the trees?

At Nyborgstjärn there is a nice outdoor gym for those who want fresh air while pumping.

Padel hall - indoors

The hall offers 2 doubles courts and 2 singles courts. You can find our available times for each course on the link below. Changing rooms and shop are still under construction but are expected to open in the spring.

Padel hall - outdoor

In the summer, Hotell Laponia's outdoor track opens. Entrance from Västlundavägen (entrance Karlavagnen). Plenty of parking, walking distance to everything.

The gym - Exercise Gym & Fitness

Exercise Gym & Fitness is located in Giela's sports hall. Here you can choose to train with weights, machines both for fitness and strength as well as group training such as Boxing, Crossfit, Cycling etc.

Tennis court - Nyborgsområdet

Bring a ball, racket and a friend and play on this free court.

Ice rink (Ringelhallen)

During the winter months, the ice rink is open for public skating. Certain weekends and evenings may differ when ice hockey matches are played.

Running track (Ringelvallen Idrottsplats)

At Ringelvallen Sports Center you will find an athletics facility with, among other things, a running track.

Swimming pool (Centrumbadet)

At Centrumbadet you can swim in our 16 meter swimming pool. There will be a new swimming and sports hall in 2025.

At the stables you can rent a horse and ride into the forest. Check the website for contact details.

Gielas sport hall

Book Giela's sports hall for your own activities such as badminton, volleyball, football, handball, floorball and more.

Football courts (Ringelvallens Idrottsplats)

At Ringelvallen Sports Center you will find several football pitches and goals to practice football on: an 11-man pitch with artificial grass and one with natural grass.

Miniature golf - Camp Gielas

At Camp Gielas you can rent a golf club, ball and scoreboard. The tracks are located next to the reception.

Rent a boat in Stenträsket

Beautiful Stenträsket offers fishing and nice views. Rent a boat and buy a fishing license at the Wildlife Center in Arvidsjaur's community.

Canoeing Moskosel-Lomträsket

Canoeing Storberg - Sjöträsk

Canoeing Trolleden

Canoeing Åbyälven

Malin Resort - Kayak Tour

Do you want to glide comfortably across the water in a kayak? You can find all sorts of things worth seeing on our tours. The kayak tours are guided by Malin Resort.

Abborrträsk Fiskecenter

Här finns det båtar att hyra i flera av sjöarna bla. i Abborrträsket mitt i byn med bla. öring och röding att fiska. Här finns även handikappanpassad fiskebrygga, båtmotorer att hyra och flytvästar att låna.

Storberg Fjällgård - Canoeing & fishing

Lakes, rivers, still water, white water. There are still many places with preserved and untouched nature here. Try your luck and fish from a canoe. Fishing in Lapland is very exciting. Here you can fish for pike, perch, trout and more.

Abborrträsk Natursafari - Canoeing & fishing

Abborrträsk Natursafari arranges different types of fishing trips adapted to your wishes, everything from 1 hour trips to several weeks long trips. In this part of Lapland there are over 4000 lakes and many are still unexplored.

Myrkulla - Kayak tour

Discover Lapland's almost endless waterscape, consisting of countless partially interconnected lakes and rivers of varying difficulty. With one of our rental kayaks, you can start a journey of discovery from Myrkulla or paddle the nearby rivers and lakes with your own kayak/canoe.

Get ready for a guided hike over the lake, through forest and untouched nature with our snowshoes.

It is both beautiful and relaxing to enjoy a snow shoe hiking trip through the snowy winter wonder land. You can either plan the hiking tours by yourselves or book a guided tour with us.

Rålund Adventure

Explore the calm and beauty of the winter landscape with us. Hike through deep snow, enjoy the fresh air and maybe even spot wild animals. Afterwards, enjoy a hot tea/coffee with homemade cake by the open fireplace in our Tentipi.

This activity requires no prior knowledge. We hike to Lillberget where we drink hot drinks. The activity can be done during the day or evening. In good weather there are opportunities to see the Northern Lights.

Laplands hus och natur

Without aids, it is very difficult to move in deep snow. What is not fun or impossible "without" becomes a special experience with snowshoes. Discover Lapland's wonderful landscape on one of our snowshoe tours. We design the tour individually according to your wishes.

A snowshoe hike through deep, untouched powder. Here you hear no other sounds than your own breathing, the crunch of the snow and the wind. Maybe even a polar night and with a bit of luck also the northern lights. Every holidaymaker in Lapland should experience this at least once.

Drifting on land or ice with our ice buggies - both are extremely fun and an adrenaline filled experience!

Triple X Adventures

An adrenaline-packed experience: drive on ice with a car, go kart or ice buggy!

A true pleasure awaits you on our ice parcour! Test and improve your driving without the risks found in other traffic. You are welcome to use your own car, but also our robust ʺice fleasʺ, which do not directly cause damage if you ʺhappenʺ to end up off the track.

Try driving on the frozen lakes of Lapland with an Audi TT Quattro with 179 or 224 BHP. Or why not one of their rear wheel drive race converted cars.

Visit in Pjesker

Only for big groups. If you book through the European Speed Club, you can drive Porsches and other luxury cars on the lake in Pjesker.

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