Virisen
The lake is 20 km long and has also given its name to the village. The village was in roadless country until the road reached there in 1990-91. Virisen’s earliest inhabitant, Noak Abrahamsson, was a settler and medicine man to the mountain folk. He came to Virisen in the 1830s, fascinated by the vast riches of the countryside - the cloudberries in the swamplands, the lake fish, the abundance of wildlife. All this made it possible to dwell and survive up in the north.
Attributes
- The Mountain guide
Attributes
- The Mountain guide
Directions
Virisen lies about 50 km southeast of Tärnaby. Drive along the E12 and turn in Västansjö towards Björkvattnet and Ängesdal. You can drive both north and south around the lake Björkvattnet on your way to Virisen.