Most storytelling rests upon experiences made in the storyteller’s childhood. The region of Skellefteå hosts a truly impressive cluster of authers. Why this phenomenon occurs in here in Skellefteå is not easy to say, but it might be something about the northern landscape. Dense forests, wild rivers and of course the sparsely populated area where people still holds a genuine passion for storytelling might be some part of the explanation.

Take the rural village of Hjoggböle for example. Here the world known P O Enquist grew up, along with the siblings Kurt and Anita Salomonsson. Today with a population of 200 household.

Visit Hjöggböle and Författarbyn

A visitors center has established in the old chapel, right next to the house P O Enquist once lived. Visit Hjoggböle and visit a remarkable place for northern storrytelling

Outside open hours, request on demand.