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250 years of mining history.
The Gällivare municipality
stretches to the Norwegian
border, covering parts of the
Laponia UNESCO World
Heritage Site (see p279). The
Dundret nature reserve offers
a number of good cross-
country skiing facilities.

t Jokkmokk
Muddus National Park, part of the Laponia UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lappland. Road 97 & 45. * 3,500.
£ @ n Stortorget 4, 0971-222 50. E Ájtte, Svenskt Fjäll- och
_ Jokkmokk Market (1st Thu–Sat Feb), Samemuseum 1800s. It is now a museum with
Folk Music Festival in Saltoluokta (end Kyrkogatan 3. Tel 0971-170 70. 12 old buildings and around
Jun). ∑ destinationjokkmokk.se 3,000 items of interest.
Open Jun–Aug: daily; other times: In the summer a steam train
Tue–Sat. & 0 = 7 ∑ ajtte.com
The town of Jokkmokk is best- operates on the Inlandsbanan
known for its winter market. E Porjus Expo line to the Rallarmuseet in
For a few days in February, Porjus. 40 km (25 miles) N of Moskosel, which tells of the
snow, darkness and cold give Jokkmokk, road 45. Tel 070-131 87 38. pioneers who built the railway.
way to light, warmth and Open mid-Jun–mid-Aug; daily; other
sparkling colours, when more times by appointment. & 8 E Rallarmuseet
than 30,000 people arrive to E Vuollerim 6000 År Moskosel, 40 km (25 miles) N of
browse among the 500 market Vuollerim. 42 km (26 miles) SW of Arvidsjaur, road Rv 45. Tel 0960-175
stalls and join in the festivities. Jokkmokk, road 97. Tel 0976-101 65. 00. Open mid-Jun–mid-Aug: daily.
The annual reindeer race Open Jul–Aug: daily. & 8 = 7 - 7 limited access.
through the town often causes ∑ vuollerim6000.se E Hängengården
chaos, but things are even faster Glommersträsk, 45 km (28 miles) SE of
at the reindeer race on the Arvidsjaur, road Rv 95. Tel 0960-202
frozen Lake Talvatissjön. y Arvidsjaur 91. Open early Jun–mid-Aug: call for
The life of the Sami and the Lappland. Road 94 & 45. * 4,700. opening times. -
pioneering Swedish settlers is £ to Jörn, then bus. @ ~
depicted in Ájtte, Svenskt n Östra Skolgatan 18C, 0960-155 00.
Fjäll- och Samemuseum. _ A-smällen (1st weekend in Jul), u Arjeplog
Unfortunately in 1972 the Sami Sami Festival (last weekend in Aug). Lappland. Road 95. * 3,100.
church built in 1753 burned ∑ arvidsjaur.se ~ Arvidsjaur. @ n Torget 1, 0961-
down. The exterior of the new 145 20. _ Winter Market (1st week in
church replicates the original, This community in central Mar), Sami Culture Week (1st week in
but it has a modern interior. Lapland was founded in the Oct). ∑ polcirkeln.nu
early 17th century when King
Environs Karl IX set up a church here to On the “Silver Road” between
The municipality includes the bring Christianity to the Sami. Hornavan and Uddjaur lies
magnificent national parks of Arvidsjaur’s Sami church Arjeplog, home to the Silver-
Padjelanta, Sarek, Stora Sjöfallet village contains 80 huts and museet. It was created by the
and a section of Muddus, which cabins from the 18th century. “Lappland doctor” Einar Wallquist,
is part of the Laponia UNESCO Located in Glommersträsk, whose home Doktorsgården
World Heritage Site (see p279). a small village southeast of is open to the public in July.
Porjus, 40 km (25 miles) north Arvidsjaur, is Hängengården, In addition to 16th-century
of Jokkmokk, was Sweden’s first a homestead dating from the Sami silverwork, the museum
major hydro electric power looks at the life of
station (1910–15). Its story is the Sami and the
related in Porjus Expo which pioneering incomers.
has a power station museum The area has much
50 m (164 ft) underground. to offer hunting and
In Vuollerim, 43 km (26 miles) fishing enthusiasts.
south of Jokkmokk, Stone
Age settlements have been E Silvermuseeet
uncovered on the Stora Luleälv Torget. Tel Tourist Office,
river. The museum Vuollerim 0961-145 20. Open Jun–
6000 År gives visitors the mid-Aug: daily; other
chance to experience Stone Traditional huts and log cabins in Arvidsjaur’s 18th-century times: Mon–Sat. & 8
Age life. Sami church village = 7 limited access.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p289 and p301

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