Number 1Museum
Bure Arkiv
Go to see how Bureå’s sawmill and pulp industries are presented through their records, machinery and preserved company office.
Bureå
The best museums in Västerbotten: summer
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The best museums in Västerbotten: summer
Number 1
Number 2Museum
Finnfors kraftverksmuseum
See the station’s original machinery and trace how water entered through its hand-riveted inlet pipe.
Boliden
Museum
Holmöns båtmuseum
Go to see how clinker-built boats and the demands of fishing, seal hunting and farming shaped life on Holmön.
Holmön
Museum
Skellefteå museum
Go to follow the history of Skellefteå and the surrounding area from the Ice Age to the present through objects, images and stories.
Skellefteå
Number 5Museum
Olofsfors Bruksmuseum
Visit to see a preserved ironworks site dating to 1762 and its museum, galleries and event spaces. [1][2]
Nordmaling
Number 6Museum
Skogs- och samemuseet i Lycksele
Go to see how the region’s forest history and Sami culture are presented alongside the historic meeting place at Gammplatsen.
Lycksele
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Updated 3 November 2026
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