from the capital. There is one SJ Tåg i Bergslagen, which departs Stockholm at 22:14 and is direct to Sala. The SJ trains that pass through terminate at either Stockholm, Linköping, Falun, Mora (once per day), Uppsala or Västerås. Sala's airfield, Salanda flygfält, is located just east of highway 56, between Norrkivsta and Kumlaby. It is the home of Salaorten Flying Club (Salaorten Flygklubb), which flies Ultralight UL-B aircraft of type Atec Zephyr. Climate Sala has a humid continental climate influenced by both its inland position but also frequent maritime winds reaching the town, moderating winter averages compared to what would be expected for an inland location on its latitude. Sport Sala's football club, Sala FF, play in Division 3 Södra Norrland in Sweden's fifth tier. They were founded in December 1972, when IF Norden and IFK Sala merged. Their former home was Silvervallen, but they now play at the sports fields on Sportfältsgatan. The first floorball club in the world, Sala IBK, was founded in Sala 1979. Notable people The impressionist painter Ivan Aguéli was born in Sala in 1869. There is a small museum and a park dedicated to his memory in the centre of the town. Sala is also the domicile of the former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Deputy Prime Minister Lena Hjelm-Wallén. She held several ministerial posts in the Social Democratic government in the 1980s and 1990s and has, despite her career in politics, remained in Sala and is still active in local life. Ice hockey player Erik Ersberg was born here. British horror and thriller writer Steven Savile lives in Sala. International relations Sala is twinned with: Kristinestad, Finland References External links Sala Allehanda news site Populated places established in 1624 Municipal seats of Västmanland County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Västmanland County Populated places in Sala Municipality 1624 establishments in Sweden