Arvidsjaur Hotels Laponia Hotell

Winters can be cold, very cold in Arvidsjaur. This is one of the reasons why the oldest 'church town' in Sweden's Norrland, Lappstaden, is nearly deserted in winter. A 'church town' (Sw. 'kyrkstad') is a village consisting of small huts near the churches in north Sweden, owned by people who had to move long distances from their ordinary homes to visit the church. Although it is mainly an open-air museum these days where you can see the original lapp-huts, some Laplanders still go there to spend some days during summer.