Tärnaby is a locality

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

 situated in Storuman Municipality

Storuman Municipality

Storuman Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman.The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own...

, Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 with 533 inhabitants in 2005.

It is known for its successful skiers

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...

, particularly in the "technical" disciplines: Slalom and Giant Slalom: Ingemar Stenmark

Ingemar Stenmark

Jan Ingemar Stenmark is a Swedish former skier, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish sportsmen, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed for Fjällvinden Tärnaby.Stenmark was born in the province of Lappland...

, Anja Pärson

Anja Pärson

Anja Sofia Tess Pärson is a Swedish-Sámi alpine skier, the winner of seven World Championships gold medals and two Overall Alpine Skiing World Cup titles. She has won a total of 42 World cup races.-Biography:...

, Bengt Fjällberg

Bengt Fjällberg

Bengt Fjällberg is a Swedish former alpine skier. His greatest achievement is the slalom bronze in the 1982 World Championships in Schladming. He was trained by Hermann Nogler. Fjällberg and Ingemar Stenmark are cousins.-References:...

, Stig Strand

Stig Strand

Stig Strand is a Swedish former alpine skier and sports commentator. He is known for being sports commentator for SVT during many years after his career, and still 2010...

 and Jens Byggmark

Jens Byggmark

Jens Byggmark is a Swedish alpine skier, who specialises in slalom and giant slalom.Byggmark was born in Örebro but was raised in Tärnaby. He races for Tärna IK Fjällvinden, the world's most successful ski club...

. 18 km further north in the Parish of Tärnaby is the village Hemavan

Hemavan

Hemavan is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 216 inhabitants in 2005.It is located on European route E12 between Storuman and Mo i Rana. Hemavan is most famous for being a family-friendly ski resort...

, a ski resort, with an airport

Hemavan Airport

Hemavan Airport is an airport in Hemavan, Sweden. The nearest villages are Hemavan and Tärnaby, both of which are ski resorts. It is located in Storuman Municipality , the only municipality in Sweden with two airports operating scheduled flights...

 and start point of the Kungsleden

Kungsleden

Kungsleden is a hiking trail in northern Sweden, approximately long, between Abisko in the north and Hemavan in the south. It passes through one of Europe's largest remaining wilderness areas.-The trail:...

trail.

By winter Tärnaby is transformed into one of Sweden's best ski resorts and is the home town of many of Sweden's top international skiers such as Ingemar Stenmark, Anja Pärson, Bengt Fjällberg, Stig Strand and Jens Byggmark. By summer the beautiful Laponian lakes and mountains provide opportunities for many activities including excellent fishing, canoeing, hiking and mountain biking.

External links

• Tärnaby