Tärna

Tärna lies in the mountain country of western Lapland, near the long lake Gäutan. Sámi families had used these mountains for reindeer herding for centuries before farms were established in the district. A chapel was built on the shore of Gäuta in 1762 for the Sámi inhabitants of the area. Settlement by farming newcomers followed slowly; one of the oldest farms in the Tärnaby district was established at Lövlund in 1824.