Storlien is a village and
ski resortA ski area is a developed recreational facility, usually on a mountain or large hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services. It is common for a ski area to have food, rental equipment, parking facilities and a ski lift system catering to the sports of skiing and snowboarding...
in the
Åre municipalityÅre Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Järpen.The present municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of "old" Åre Municipality with the surrounding municipalities Hallen, Kall, Mörsil and Undersåker...
, in
JämtlandJämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
, Sweden, a kilometer from the Swedish-Norwegian border.
The village has only 78 permanent inhabitants. The work opportunities are based on tourism and shopping. Most tourists are Norweigans or Swedes. Shopping tourists arrive from Norway all the year.
It is a popular resort for
cross-countryCross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and the upper midwest United States...
and
alpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with nordic skiing, in which skiers use free-heel bindings...
, mostly by Norwegian tourists.
Storlien is a village and
ski resortA ski area is a developed recreational facility, usually on a mountain or large hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services. It is common for a ski area to have food, rental equipment, parking facilities and a ski lift system catering to the sports of skiing and snowboarding...
in the
Åre municipalityÅre Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Järpen.The present municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of "old" Åre Municipality with the surrounding municipalities Hallen, Kall, Mörsil and Undersåker...
, in
JämtlandJämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
, Sweden, a kilometer from the Swedish-Norwegian border.
The village has only 78 permanent inhabitants. The work opportunities are based on tourism and shopping. Most tourists are Norweigans or Swedes. Shopping tourists arrive from Norway all the year.
It is a popular resort for
cross-countryCross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and the upper midwest United States...
and
alpine skiingAlpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with nordic skiing, in which skiers use free-heel bindings...
, mostly by Norwegian tourists. The
Swedish royal familyThe Swedish Royal Family consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the King of Sweden. They are entitled to royal titles and style , and some perform official engagements and ceremonial duties of state.-History:Until the 1620s Swedish provinces...
has a house in Storlien, where they usually celebrate
EasterEaster is the most important annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to Christian scripture, Jesus was resurrected from the dead on the third day from his crucifixion...
. Storlien's ski area consists of 9 lifts and 23 slopes. However, despite the name Storlien meaning
the big hill, the fall-height is only 190 meters, and consequently the slopes are quite short, in comparison to nearby Duved and
ÅreÅre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill...
. There are 3 children's areas, and Friday night's evening skiing on a lit
slalomTo slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It can refer to:Sports:*Slalom skiing*Whitewater slalom/kayaking*Freestyle slalom skating*Slalom skateboarding*Slalom water skiing*Slalom ice skating*Slalom windsurfing*Snowboard parallel giant slalom skiing...
slope.
The
Storlien stationStorlien Station is a railway station located at Storlien in Åre municipality, Sweden. It is the border station between Sweden and Norway, located 3.5 kilometers from the border line. The village of Storlien is quite small and is mainly served due to the ski resort located there...
is 600 meters above sea level, from which one can take an overnight train to Göteborg,
Stockholm' is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the Riksdag , and the official residence of the Swedish Monarch as well as the prime minister. The Monarch resides at Drottningholm Palace outside of Stockholm since 1980 and uses the Royal Palace of...
and
MalmöMalmö is the third most populous city in Sweden, situated in its southernmost province of Scania.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County. The administrative entity for most of the city is Malmö Municipality which has 290 007 inhabitants in eight different...
during most of the year. The closest airports are
Trondheim Airport, VærnesTrondheim Airport, Værnes is located in Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, east of Trondheim. This is a regional airport, serving Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties. In addition, it also serves as a hub for the southern part of Nordland county...
, 70 km to the west, across the Norwegian border, and Åre Östersund Airport about 150 km to the east. The
E14European route E 14 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Trondheim, Norway and ends in Sundsvall, Sweden. The road is 461 km in length.The road follows the route Trondheim – Östersund – Sundsvall...
highway passes though Storlien.
Storlien is mentioned in
The Boys From BrazilThe Boys from Brazil is a 1978 thriller film made by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and produced by Stanley O'Toole and Martin Richards with Robert Fryer as executive producer. The screenplay, by Heywood Gould, is based on...
.