Glommersbygden
Glommersbygden is an area in Arvidsjaur municipality, Swedish Lapland, with Glommersträsk as its central point. Here there are both lively villages with active associations and annually events, as well as the more individual spot with the edge of the forest as the nearest neighbor. Although it is a small countryside area, there is a growing business community, a rich range of leisure activities and a safe and pleasant place to live at. The village has a long history of wood industries, which still exist to a large extent. But the village is probably best known for the spirit of forward-thinking and the drive to develop that exists in the area.
Glommersträsk
Glommersträsk is the largest village in Arvidsjaur municipality, with several smaller villages around it. In Glommersträsk there are many different kinds of services and a rich association and business life, which makes the village so lively and amazing. Road 95 runs through the village, which means good travel routes regardless of which direction you want to go. About 230 people live in the village, and a few hundred more in the surrounding areas. In the village there are also: cabin for baking bread, air BnB, hunting team, fire department, free church assembly, ice rink, sports hall, beach volleyball court, football field both gravel and grass, wood industries, skating companies and much more. Did you know that Glommersträsk is the centerpiece of author Stina Jackson's successful novel "Silvervägen"? But there we are referred to as... Glimmersträsk! Here you can go to the Facebook page of Glommersträsk
Grocery store
Finnbergs you can find in the middle of the village next to road 95, here is also the village café.
Fuel
Next to the store you find "Skellefteåbränslen", a brand new gas station.
School
Here you have preschool and elementary school up to grade 6
Church
The areas big wooden church with rental possibilities, for wedding, concerts and so on.
Food
The local inn serves lunch, a la carte and every second Friday also pizza.
pool
In Glommersträsk there is no lake but summertime we instead have an outdoor pool.
Svedjan
Svedjan is basically just next to Glommersträsk and is a bit like the central village itself, but with a different name and a little more on the side, more in the countryside, you could say. Here you'll find sheep, bees, crops and now and then you might catch a glimpse of a moose. Here you will also find one of the village's talented carpenters who also work with timber.
Photo: Linus Lindblom
Country life
Here you can find sheep, bees, crops and rural farms.
Hunting team
Here there are hunting team for moose hunt
Moräng
Moräng is a village located only about 5 minutes from Glommersträsk. Moräng is the so-called Lappträsk, which in the early 1900s became the L in GLIF, Glommersträsk Lappträsk IF. Today they organize annual midsummer celebrations and Moräng also has it's own hunting team. The old school is open so you can take a look at what the old school looked like. In the village there is the company NITO Last AB, there is also the sled-dog company Lappland Nature dreams that offers memorable experiences. Not far from the village runs Lappträskån where you can fish, also Byskeälven is within a relatively close distance.
old school
The old school is used as a meeting place and as a showroom of the old school hall
Sled dog tours
The Lapland Nature Dreams offers dog sledding and other wonderful experiences.
Hunting team
Here there are hunting team for moose hunt
Click here to get to Mooring's Facebook group
Missenträsk
Missenträsk is about 8 minutes from Glommersträsk and is located in Västerbotten County. In Missenträsk you can find "Sara in the village", which is an exhibition about Sara Lidman's life and authorship. In the 1950's, Missenträsk had about 35 small farms and about 200 inhabitants. Today, the village is smaller but it is a beautiful place where you also have a nice view of the mountain "vithatten". The village also has an active hunting team and there is air BnB accommodation in the village.
School/ village house
Here you can find Sara in the village but you can also rent it for different occasions. .
Prayer house / church
The old prayer house is standing recently renovated and available for use and renting
Hunting team
In Missenträsk you can find hunting team for moose hunt
Cklick here to come to MIssenträsk's Facebook group
Järvträsk
Järvträsk is a village about 10 minutes from Glommersträsk. Here you will find a large and beautiful lake and the village is partly located along the lake on the south side. Here you are also close to Gallejaur village and the nature reserve with various attractions and hiking trails. Every summer, Järvträsk village association organizes the Kvarnfesten, which recently celebrated 50 years. Fishing in Järvträsk requires a fishing license, but children can fish for free. If you come to Järvträsk during the winter months, you can also take a trip to Arne-backen to go on bobbing or similar.
Lake
here you can swim, go fishing, go by boat or just enjoy the mirror-like lake
Old school
Here you have an old school available for renting
Air BnB
In the village there are Air BnB houses available
Baking cabin
n the village there are a baking cabin for renting
Click here to come to Järvträsk's Facebook group
Södra Sandträsk
Södra Sandträsk is about 20 minutes from Glommersträsk. The village is a bit on the side of the lake but some households have lakefront property. In the village, the old school is available for rent, for events but also for overnight stays as the upstairs is equipped with beds and a living room. There is also a sauna, kitchen, toilet and shower. Every summer, the villagers burn charcoal in a coal pit and then sell this Sandträsk charcoal of extremely high quality, a tradition that has lived on for many years. A hunting lodge has also been built in the same area. There are good fishing waters, but you also need a fishing license here. Once in Sandträsk you are close to Skellefteåälven where there are many summer cottage areas and further fishing opportunities.
Lake
here you can swim, go fishing, go by boat or just enjoy the mirror-like lake
Old school
Here you can rent for events or for over night stay.
coal pit
Ebery year the village lights a coal pit and the local coal is selled
Hunting team
Here there are hunting team for moose hunt
Click here to come to Sandträsk's Facebook page
Utterliden
Utterliden ligger ca 25 min från Glommersträsk och ligger lite längre bort än Sandträsk. I Utterliden har man väldigt nyligt satt upp en dicgolfbana som är öppen 24/7 så länge det är snöfritt ute. Det finns en byastuga att hyra och om du tar dig en promenad mot Sandträsksjön så hittar du den så kallade ”Sönnersmyrsand” där du kan sitta och grilla eller kanske bada och njuta av sjöns vackra spegel.
Near the lake
Utterliden is not so far from Sandträsk and you can reach the lake from here
Old school
Here you also have a village house for rent to different events
Disc-golf
Utterliden's village associations have put up a 9-whole sort for disc-golf, open 24/7
Hunting team
Here there are hunting team for moose hunt
Click here to come to Utterliden's Facebook page
Said about Glommersbygden
Illien family moved to Moräng
Yvonne and Raphael have always enjoyed the outdoors, and met in 2015 in Finland, when they were both working with sled dogs. They then followed each other around, working in Norway and Kiruna, before spending a year in Germany in 2019 while Yvonne was pregnant.
- When Joël was four months old, we started moving up again. We would travel around for a couple of months, meeting friends and looking at different areas because we wanted to start our own business," says Yvonne.
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