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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Riksgränsen
is the last
Låktajåkka Abisko T o r n e t r ä s k station on the Practical Information
Kärsavagge Malmbanan Lappland. E12 to Hemavan, E10
Abiskojaure line and a to Kiruna and Abisko. n Kiruna
skier’s paradise Tourist Office, 0980-188 80,
Unna Allakas with lifts often Abisko Tourist Station, 0980-402
operating until 00, Tärnaby Tourist Office, 0954-
Alesjaure as late as 104 50. 8 guided tours in some
Midsummer. parts. ∑ stfturist.se
Tjäktja Transport
Nallo ~ Storuman or Kiruna, then bus.
Vistas
Sälka Tarfala £ to Kiruna and Abisko. @
Hukejaure Kebnekaise
Singi Nikkaluokta
Situsjaure
Kaitumjaure
Vaisaluokta Ritsem Stora
Sjöfallets Teusajaure
National Park
Akka
Vakkotavare
A k k a - j a u r e
Kisuris
Sjöfallsstugan
Arasluokta
Saltoluokta
Sarek
National Park Nikkaluokta is the end of the Abisko
Sitojaure road. It is a 19-km (12-mile) Thanks to the E10 and its own
train station, the STF tourist
walk to the STF mountain facility at Torneträsk in Abisko
Tarraluoppal station at Kebnekaise; 7 km national park is a natural starting
(4 miles) can be cut by
Såmmarlappa point for mountain walkers.
Aktse catching the lake ferry.
Pårte
Tarrekaise
Njunjes
Kvikkjokk
S a g g a t Kebnekaise
Topping the Kebnekaise
massif is Sweden’s highest
peak at 2,016 m (6,614 ft).
Below the summit, the STF
station in Ladtjodalen, 690 m
(2,264 ft), is a good starting
point for tackling the range.
Vuonatjviken
Laponia World Heritage Site
Jäkkvik The mountainous region of Lappland was designated a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 1996. Laponia has been home to the Sami since
prehistoric times and provides the
ideal conditions for their traditional
nomadic reindeer herding, governed
by the seasons. It is also Europe’s
largest single wilderness area,
home to brown bears and alpine
flora, as well as being geologically
important. These factors
contributed to its inclusion on
Stora Sjöfallet UNESCO’s list. The region includes
This area is impressive for the the four national parks Padjelanta,
mountains and glaciers of Sarek, Stora Sjöfallet and Muddus,
Akka and the primeval pine as well as the wetlands of Sjaunja
forests, but the waterfall is dry with their rich birdlife. Sjaunja National Park’s extensive wetlands
due to hydro-electric schemes.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p289 and p301

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