Lycksele Municipality
Lycksele kommun
Municipality
Monument of the first settlers coming to the Lycksele area
Monument of the first settlers coming to the Lycksele area
Coat of arms of Lycksele Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 64°36′N 18°40′E / 64.600°N 18.667°E / 64.600; 18.667
CountrySweden
CountyVästerbotten County
SeatLycksele
Area
[1]
 • Total5,888.93 km2 (2,273.73 sq mi)
 • Land5,518.49 km2 (2,130.70 sq mi)
 • Water370.44 km2 (143.03 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total12,264
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2481
Websitewww.lycksele.se

Lycksele Municipality (Swedish: Lycksele kommun; Southern Sami: Liksjoe tjïelte; Ume Sami: Liksjuon kommuvdna) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Lycksele and the municipality is located in the southern parts of Swedish Lapland.

The municipality traces its history to Lycksele parish, 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 a market town (köping) in 1929 and city 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, a campus of Umeå University is situated here.

Localities

There are two localities (or urban areas) in Lycksele Municipality:[3]

#LocalityPopulation
1Lycksele8,597
2Kristineberg331

The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Lycksele Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

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.

Transport

There is an airport just south of Lycksele, from which one can reach Stockholm in about 80 minutes.

Previously, the railroad between Umeå and Storuman 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 and Tärnaby. In August 2011, passenger train services between Lycksele and Umeå were re-established.[5]

The European route E12, also known as Blå vägen ("The Blue Road") winds along the Ume River and passes through Lycksele.

Sister cities

Lycksele Municipality has three sister cities:

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
  4. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Lycksele i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tåg - www.lycksele.se". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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