| Official Name: | Sälen |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Dalarna#Sweden |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Malung-Sälen Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dalarna County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dalarna |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.33 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
| Population Total: | 652 |
| Population Density Km2: | 491 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 61.15°N 29°W |
Sälen (pronounced as /sv/) is a locality situated in Malung-Sälen Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 652 inhabitants in 2010.
Despite its small population, Sälen receives many tourists every winter. Sälen is best known for hosting the start of Vasaloppet, the oldest (since 1922) and largest cross country ski race in the world, with over 15,000 participants in the main race alone.[2] It is also known for its many alpine ski resorts, of which there are seven. The oldest resort in Sälen is Högfjällshotellet which was built in 1937 and remains popular for recreation, cross-country skiing and downhill skiing. Newer resorts with steeper mountains are Hundfjället and Stöten. Other resorts are Lindvallen, Näsfjället, Tandådalen, and Kläppen. Today Lindvallen, Högfjället, Tandådalen and Hundfjället are operated by the Skistar company. Lindvallen and Högfjället are connected with ski lifts, as is Tandådalen with Hundfjället The vertical height is up to 350 m.
The nearest airport is Scandinavian Mountains Airport, which opened in December 2019. Mora Airport is 100 kilometers away (regular bus connections from Mora). The nearest international airport is Oslo Airport, 220 kilometers away.
Popular rock band U2's music video for the song "New Year's Day" was filmed in Sälen on December 15, 1982.[3]
Sälen has a subarctic climate (Dfc).