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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Sälen
|image_skyline          = Sunset and snow in Sälen.JPG
|image_caption          = Sunset and snow in Sälen
|pushpin_map            = Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
|pushpin_label_position =
|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Malung-Sälen Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Dalarna County]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Dalarna]]
|area_footnotes         = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=Swedish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 1.33
|population_as_of       = 31 December 2010
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=scb />
|population_total       = 652 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
|population_density_km2 = 491
|timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset             = +1
|timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +2
|coordinates            = {{coord|61|09|N|13|16|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website                =
}}
'''Sälen''' ({{IPA|sv|sæːlen|pron}}) is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] situated in [[Malung-Sälen Municipality]], [[Dalarna County]], [[Sweden]] with 652 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb />
Despite its small population, Sälen receives many tourists every winter. Sälen is best known for hosting the start of [[Vasaloppet]], the oldest (since 1922) and largest [[Cross-country skiing (sport)|cross country ski]] race in the world, with over 15,000 participants in the main race alone.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vasaloppet.se/om-oss/ | title=Om oss }}</ref> It is also known for its many [[Alpine skiing|alpine]] [[ski resort]]s, of which there are seven. The oldest resort in Sälen is Högfjällshotellet which was built in 1937 and remains popular for recreation, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. Newer resorts with steeper mountains are Hundfjället and [[Stöten]]. Other resorts are Lindvallen, Näsfjället, Tandådalen, and Kläppen. Today Lindvallen, Högfjället, Tandådalen and Hundfjället are operated by the [[Skistar]] company. Lindvallen and Högfjället are connected with ski lifts, as is Tandådalen with Hundfjället The vertical height is up to 350 m.
==Transport==
The nearest airport is [[Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport|Scandinavian Mountains Airport]], which opened in December 2019. [[Mora–Siljan Airport|Mora Airport]] is 100 kilometers away (regular bus connections from Mora). The nearest international airport is [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo Airport]], 220 kilometers away.
==In the media==
Popular [[rock music|rock band]] [[U2]]'s music video for the song "[[New Year's Day (U2 song)|New Year's Day]]" was filmed in Sälen on December 15, 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.u2songs.com/videos/new_years_day|title=U2 Songs|last=|first=|date=|website=U2 Songs|access-date=}}</ref>
==Climate==
Sälen has a [[subarctic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfc]]).
{{Weather box
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Sälen-Högfjället V 1991-2020 (751m)
|Jan high C = -3.7
|Feb high C = -3.5
|Mar high C = -0.6
|Apr high C = 4.3
|May high C = 10.3
|Jun high C = 14.6
|Jul high C = 17.2
|Aug high C = 15.4
|Sep high C = 10.4
|Oct high C = 4.1
|Nov high C = -0.5
|Dec high C = -2.8
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C= -6.1
|Feb mean C= -6.0
|Mar mean C= -3.4
|Apr mean C= 0.9
|May mean C= 6.1
|Jun mean C= 10.4
|Jul mean C= 13.2
|Aug mean C= 11.5
|Sep mean C= 7.1
|Oct mean C= 1.7
|Nov mean C= -2.5
|Dec mean C= -5.1
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -8.2
|Feb low C = -8.6
|Mar low C = -6.3
|Apr low C = -2.3
|May low C = 2.0
|Jun low C = 6.2
|Jul low C = 9.2
|Aug low C = 8.3
|Sep low C = 4.6
|Oct low C = -0.2
|Nov low C = -4.3
|Dec low C = -8.2
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= NOAA<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Sweden/CSV/Salen_Hogfjallet_V_02311.csv
|title=NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Sälen-Högfjället V
|publisher= SMHI / NOAA
|access-date = 25 August 2023}}</ref>
|date=August 2023
}}
{{Weather box
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Tandådalen Aut 1991-2020 (830m)
|Jan high C = -4.8
|Feb high C = -4.5
|Mar high C = -1.4
|Apr high C = 3.5
|May high C = 9.6
|Jun high C = 14.0
|Jul high C = 16.6
|Aug high C = 14.8
|Sep high C = 9.7
|Oct high C = 3.2
|Nov high C = -1.5
|Dec high C = -3.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C= -6.6
|Feb mean C= -6.5
|Mar mean C= -4.1
|Apr mean C= 0.1
|May mean C= 5.4
|Jun mean C= 9.9
|Jul mean C= 12.9
|Aug mean C= 11.0
|Sep mean C= 6.4
|Oct mean C= 0.8
|Nov mean C= -2.9
|Dec mean C= -5.6
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -8.9
|Feb low C = -9.3
|Mar low C = -7.1
|Apr low C = -3.1
|May low C = 1.2
|Jun low C = 5.7
|Jul low C = 8.9
|Aug low C = 7.9
|Sep low C = 3.9
|Oct low C = -0.9
|Nov low C = -4.9
|Dec low C = -7.8
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= NOAA<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Sweden/CSV/Tandadalen_Aut_02318.csv
|title=NOAA / WMO averages 1991-2020 Tandådalen Aut
|publisher= SMHI / NOAA
|access-date = 25 August 2023}}</ref>
|date=August 2023
}}
==See also==
*[[Scandinavian Mountains Airport]]
*[[Tourism in Sweden]]
*[[List of ski areas and resorts in Europe]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.salen.se/ Sälen Tourist Office] - Official site
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070103190038/http://www.skistar.com/english/index.app Sälen Resorts]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428054854/http://www.vasaloppet.se/wps/VasaCMS/generated/resources.Startsidan/startsidan/en/2.html Vasaloppet]
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[[Category:Populated places in Dalarna County]]
[[Category:Populated places in Malung-Sälen Municipality]]
[[Category:Tourism in Sweden]]
[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in Sweden]]