Destination governance has emerged as a very important issue in local and regional development in Sweden. The article investigates the pattern in which local tourism governance operates based on a single case study of the ski resort of Hemavan and Tärnaby, and evaluates the effectiveness of this governance pattern on local tourism development according to a six-measurement criteria scale. A semi-structured interview approach with open-ended questions was used in this paper. Ten respondents were interviewed in Hemavan and Tärnaby, and they are representatives from both private and public sector. In the concluding section, the results are developed into an evaluation and analysis concerning how the characteristics of the local DMO matter in terms of its governance effectiveness. The results indicate that overall the DMO is an effective form by organizing various actors with mutual resource dependencies. However, the uneven balance of power between Tärnaby and Hemavan, as well as between various network participants, is hard to reconcile, which may strongly influence their governance effectiveness. / Managing Heritage Assets as Tourism Products - The case of the World Heritage of the Falun Copper Mine

Mountain tourism (fjällturism) dates all the way back to the late 1800s in places like Åredalen. This segment has varied in popularity over the years with low points during recessions and war times. The last few years mountain tourism has increased in popularity and a lot of ski-resorts are growing rapidly. These resorts usually have a big impact on the village they are situated within in both positive and negative ways, they have historically been driving development of the local community, sometimes to a fault.  As the climate is changing, ski-resorts are and will get more challenging winters that will shorten the season and in many cases cause ski-resorts to close. This will inevitably affect the villages in proximity to these resorts as many of the businesses are dependent on the tourists. This change will cause disadvantages for some locations while advantages for others. In the north the ski-resorts are in general less developed but  more resilient to climate changes which could provide them with an opportunity in the future. That is also the topic of research in this thesis project - could the ski-resort in Tärnaby, Sweden emerge as one of the last snow reliable ski-resorts in Sweden and therefore have a more positive projection for the future compared to other southernly located resorts like Åre and Sälen.  Because of Tärnabys history of being the home of many great skiers through history (Ingemar Stenmark, Anja Persson etc.) the resort has always been known as a resort for more experienced riders and this is an image that the resort wants to uphold. This is the architectural challenge for this thesis project, to develop a proposal that handles the complex site of the mountain and materializes the spirit and history of the resort into a building that houses the future needs for the resort.

<p>Studien handlar om en destination i den svenska fjällvärlden som består av två närbelägna orter. Aktörerna är flera och av olika storlekar, destinationsmarknads-föringen har därigenom flera utmaningar att hantera och beakta då värderingar och intressen är åtskilda. De två orterna är olika till karaktären och medan den ena orten utvecklas gör den andra orten inte det lika starkt. Orterna tillsammans sänder ut en rad olika budskap genom olika marknadsföringsinsatser som sammantaget inger en diffus bild av destinationen och de olika avsändarna.</p><p>En destination som inte gemensamt samarbetar och koordinerar sina marknadsföringsinsatser sänder ut en diffus bild till både besökare och investerare. En destination som består av flera aktörer är i stort behov av såväl samarbete som konkurrens – på ett positivt och inte destruktivt sätt. För att kunna ta ansvar för situationen som fallstudien påvisar krävs gemensamma insatser av de tre stora aktörerna vilket bör kännetecknas av; samverkan, organisering, identitetsskapande och en gemensam och tydlig destinationsmarknadsföring.</p> / <p>This research study is about a destination in the Swedish world of mountains that consists of two resorts close to each other. The operators’ sizes vary and the destination has thereby many challenges to handle and to take into consideration when values and interests are separate. The two resorts are not alike and while one place is developing the other one does not in the same fast way. Together the two resorts are sending different messages in marketing which all together creates a diffuse image to visitors and investors.</p><p>A destination that does not cooperate internally or coordinates their marketing efforts communicates a diffuse image to visitors as well as potential investors. A destination that consists of many operators is in great need of cooperation, but also competition – in a positive and not destructive way. To take responsibility for the situation that this case study points out common efforts by the three large operators of the destination are needed. The efforts should be distinguished by collaboration, organizational work, identity work and clear destination marketing.</p>

Studien handlar om en destination i den svenska fjällvärlden som består av två närbelägna orter. Aktörerna är flera och av olika storlekar, destinationsmarknads-föringen har därigenom flera utmaningar att hantera och beakta då värderingar och intressen är åtskilda. De två orterna är olika till karaktären och medan den ena orten utvecklas gör den andra orten inte det lika starkt. Orterna tillsammans sänder ut en rad olika budskap genom olika marknadsföringsinsatser som sammantaget inger en diffus bild av destinationen och de olika avsändarna. En destination som inte gemensamt samarbetar och koordinerar sina marknadsföringsinsatser sänder ut en diffus bild till både besökare och investerare. En destination som består av flera aktörer är i stort behov av såväl samarbete som konkurrens – på ett positivt och inte destruktivt sätt. För att kunna ta ansvar för situationen som fallstudien påvisar krävs gemensamma insatser av de tre stora aktörerna vilket bör kännetecknas av; samverkan, organisering, identitetsskapande och en gemensam och tydlig destinationsmarknadsföring. / This research study is about a destination in the Swedish world of mountains that consists of two resorts close to each other. The operators’ sizes vary and the destination has thereby many challenges to handle and to take into consideration when values and interests are separate. The two resorts are not alike and while one place is developing the other one does not in the same fast way. Together the two resorts are sending different messages in marketing which all together creates a diffuse image to visitors and investors. A destination that does not cooperate internally or coordinates their marketing efforts communicates a diffuse image to visitors as well as potential investors. A destination that consists of many operators is in great need of cooperation, but also competition – in a positive and not destructive way. To take responsibility for the situation that this case study points out common efforts by the three large operators of the destination are needed. The efforts should be distinguished by collaboration, organizational work, identity work and clear destination marketing.

The purpose of this essay is to investigate two different cases of reburial of Sámi human remains in Sweden, these being the reburial of Soejvengeele “the shadow man” in Tärnaby 2002, whose grave was excavated in 1950 by ethnologist Ernst Manker. The second case consist of the reburial in Lycksele 2019 of human remains of about 25 individuals which were excavated in 1950-51 by Västerbottens museum under the guidance of Karl Cajmatz. The essay aims to recognize the differences and similarities in how the cases have been handled by the authorities, museums and organisations involved. Another aim of this paper is to navigate the discourse regarding questions of ethical research of indigenous human remains, and what role archaeology has played in the historical context of power imbalance between the Sámi indigenous society and the Swedish State.