Welcome to Dorotea!

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Welcome to Dorotea!

See Europe's last wilderness! We are extremely proud of our beautiful and unique forests, lakes and mountain terrain. Here you can ski in the winter, pick berries and mushrooms in the autumn and go hiking during summers.

Don't miss our fine churches and chapels with their beautiful architecture and rich history. Visit Sami camps and learn more about their fascinating culture. The Caravan Museum and Dorotea Hunting and Fishing Museum also can show you a part of our culture.

See and Do

Family Activities

Winter Activities

Borgafjällsområdet (Mountain area)
The area is also called "An El Dorado for Alpine Sports" and offers many different winter activities. Here are many carefully planned and clearly marked jogging tracks and ski leads.

The hills and tracks are both lighted. Even many runs, lifts, snowmobile trails, rest cottage entrances and break areas are lighted.

Fishing

Doroteas Excellent Fishing Waters

In Dorotea, there are fish to suit everyone! Opportunities for fly fishing, spinning, angling and ice fishing. What can you catch? There are natural populations of trout, grayling, char and whitefish. There also has been stocks of trout, char and rainbow trout in many waters. We even have many lakes with perch and pike.

In Dorotea Municipality, we have 16 fishing areas that our fishing waters have been divided into. There are also opportunities for winter fishing, which begins when the first ice has settled in the fall until it melts in the spring.

Museum

Caravan Museum

Polarvagnens Caravan Museum is probably the first mobile home museum in the world. See this unique exhibition about the caravan's history with old examples and stuff typical during the time.
www.polarvagnen.se

Dorotea Hunting and Fishing Museum

At Dorotea Hunting and Fishing Museum, you can see the history about the areas fishing and hunting. Don't miss seeing Nils Nilsson's gear factory in its authentic setting. See old weapons, tackle and fishing gear, everything the old-time hunter needed for survival over the centuries.

In connection to the museum, there is also a nature room - see the natural environment, animals and fish in our stream water aquarium.
Storgatan 46, Dorotea
+46 942-140 63
tourist@dorotea.se

Nature

A Different Nature

In Dorotea, you can discover a beautiful and unique nature. Don't miss the unique and legendary Vittertrappan near Granåsbyn, on the road from Svanabyn or Stenbitshöjden, where there are breathtaking views over the powerful cutting steep cliffs.

At Månsberget in Ormsjö, you will find many interesting plants. The mountain is a so-called "sydväxtberg" which means that due to the protection from the northern winds and with the extra heat from the sun to the South, the plants are confused and many from the south grow here.

Blaikfjället Nature Reserve in Sagatun is a great area for picking mushrooms, cloudberry and other fruits.

Fanstastic Hiking Trails

Take the opportunity to experience our beautiful nature and go for a walk along one of our trails. Here are forest trails and mountain hiking trails.

Some good hiking trails are:
Sutme to Klimpfjäll via Slipsiksstugan
Borgafjäll to Saxnäs
Rissjöarna in Risbäck to Lill Månkesvallen/Hjortronstigen
Mountain Tunavägen upstream Fjällån to Sagatun.

Worth Seeing

Churches and Chapels

Dorotea Church
Dorotea Church was built in 1934 when the old wooden church burned down. The church was restored in 1984. Among the Church's sights, you'll find a substantial amount of art. Sculptures by the world-famous artist Carl Milles and Björn Martinius sculpture group called "Holy".

Risbäcks Church
Risbäcks Church was built in 1859. The church is located in a beautiful area at Lake Arksjön.

Avasjökapellet Chapel
Avasjökapellet Chapel is in Borgafjäll and was completed in 1950. Ralph Erskine was the architect that gave the chapel its unique appearance.

Other Chapels:
More chapels can be found in Western Ormsjö, Svanabyn and Högland.

Sami Culture

The Sami culture still remains in Dorotea. Since ancient times the area has been known as Sami country. Here you can still enjoy the fantastic spectable of reindeer herding and visit the "lappläger." (Sami Camp) A typical Sami camp is about 200 years old. Even Storvikens camp and Lappvallen are unique camps and well worth a visit.