Attraction
Bygdsiljumsbacken
Go for downhill bike trails in summer and 13 ski runs in winter.
Bygdsiljum
The best things to do in Västerbotten: outdoors
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The best things to do in Västerbotten: outdoors
Attraction
Kågegården
See a Västerbotten farmhouse arranged to show how a family lived in 1904.
Skellefteå
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Storklinta Skidcenter
It offers skiing and snowboarding on seven downhill runs, with separate child slopes.
Jörn
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Västanträskskidan
Go to see the place where a millennium-old ski was found and a full-sized replica of it.
Bygdsiljum
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Vitbergsbacken
It offers a ski slope with a children’s area and a fun park just 2km from central Skellefteå.
Skellefteåkr kr
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Updated 3 November 2026
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