Sorsele

Sorsele lies on the Vindel River, whose branches flow around the island where its church stands. Long before Swedish settlers arrived, Sámi people used the surrounding country for hunting, fishing and reindeer herding. In the seventeenth century, as the Swedish state strengthened its presence in Lapland and encouraged settlement, the priest Henrik Lyckselius established himself here. Sorsele developed as a place of worship and trade for the inhabitants of the river country.