Lycksele Municipality

Lycksele Municipality (Swedish: Lycksele kommun; Southern Sami: Liksjoe tjïelte; Ume Sami: Liksjuon kommuvdna) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden.

The municipality traces its history to Lycksele parish, which was in effect during the 19th century with very similar borders and size (5,000-5,500 km²).

The whole rural municipality Lycksele became a market town (köping) in 1929 and city in 1946.

Previously, the railroad between Umeå and Storuman was the main means of transportation, but its significance has diminished and passenger traffic was discontinued.

[5] The European route E12, also known as Blå vägen ("The Blue Road") winds along the Ume River and passes through Lycksele.