The international airport at Skellefteå has become a gateway to Swedish Lapland. It stands about ten miles south of the town itself, in a flat area between lakes, surrounded by farmland and forests. This busy single-runway airfield has a humble terminal and no direct main roads so drivers who hire a car at Skellefteå Airport need to plan their route away. The main E4 coastal highway is about three miles to the east. Nevertheless there is free Wi-Fi at the airport and there are various parking options at the site, which is becoming known as a centre for low-cost airlines.
Drivers with a hire car from Skellefteå Airport will find that the main E4 road heads through Skellefteå on its way north to Finland. The town is high up on Sweden's eastern coast, at the head of a fjord leading to the Gulf of Bothnia. In the town itself, look out for the old quarter of Bonnstan. It's a picturesque sight, complete with 19th-century wooden houses and a church to take in the history of the area. The riverside Nordanå Park includes performance spaces, a restaurant, playgrounds, and the acclaimed art and history collection of Skellefteå Museum, which is housed in a restored country mansion.
