Arvidsjaur is a center for the European car industry. During the winter months, major car-manufacturers perform arctic trials in the Arvidsjaur Municipality. The town also fosters tourism by offering snowmobile tours, trekking, skiing, fishing and dogsled rides.
History
Arvidsjaur is a Swedish adaptation of the Ume Sámi word árviesjávrrie, derived from árvies (“generous” or “one who gives abundantly”) and jávrrie (“lake”), referring to the fishing in the nearby lake of the same name. Aruens järff by was the Swedishized name of the Sámi village where the Arvidsjaur Church was built in 1607. In the Place Name Register, the variants *Arfwids Jerfwi by (1606) and Arfwids Järfwi (1607) are documented.[3]
Arvidsjaur has established rail and road networks, and also has an airport, with daily flights to Stockholm, and seasonal ones to destinations in Germany. The railway Inlandsbanan has only tourist trains in the summer. There are buses to Gällivare, Östersund, Skellefteå, Piteå, Luleå and more local places.
Climate
Arvidsjaur has a subarctic climate that is dominated by the long winters and briefly interrupted by moderately warm but very bright summers due to its northerly latitude.
Climate data for Arvidsjaur (2002–2022 averages); extremes since 1996
