Things to see and do Nämforsen

A stop at this centre overlooking the river is a must. Open all year round, there is a small museum, information on all the prehistoric sites in this part of the country between Umeå and Östersund, and a very well made film (in English only). Children can dress up as hunters from those ancient times in the reconstructed stone village next door, try their hand at harpoon fishing and pretend they are cavemen!

This is a little known site, but it has the largest concentration of rock engravings in Northern Europe, made between 4000 and 1500 BC. The tribes and groups of hunters and fishermen who populated this valley have left thousands of frescoes, drawings and symbols on the rocks. Characters, elks, footprints, tapered boats... These works can be seen every day from June 15 to August 15, when the water level drops due to the action of dams.