Lycksele

Lycksele
Late 1970s in Lycksele
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Coordinates: 64°36′N 18°40′E / 64.600°N 18.667°E / 64.600; 18.667Coordinates: 64°36′N 18°40′E / 64.600°N 18.667°E / 64.600; 18.667
Country	Sweden
Province	Lapland
County	Västerbotten County
Municipality	Lycksele Municipality
Area
• Total	8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	8,513
• Density	998/km2 (2,580/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Lycksele (Southern Sami: Liksjoe, Ume Sami: Likssjuo) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010.

Lycksele is the oldest lasting Sami settlement in Swedish Lappland. The first Swedish Sami school, Skytteanska skolan, was built here in 1634.

Lycksele was the first place in Swedish Lappland to be designated a city in 1946, hence its nickname "Lapp-Stockholm". Lycksele is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still called a city (stad).

The following sports clubs are based in Lycksele:

Lycksele has a subarctic climate with short cool summers and long cold and snowy winters. Despite its extremely northern latitude, the climate is relatively mild compared to other places at similar latitude because of the Gulf Stream.