Norrbottens län
In Sarek you’ll find some of our most dramatic scenery: virgin forests with centuries-old pine, birch-forested valleys, delta land, alpine moors and alpine massifs with glaciers and 2000-metre summits. Deep valleys with alpine streams are cutting through al…
Haparanda Skärgård National Park was formed in 1995 and is part of the Norrbotten archipelago near the Finnish border. The largest island in the national park is Sandskär, an island with varied nature and an intriguing history that includes seal hunters and…
Stora Sjöfallet/Stuor Muorkke National Park is a varied mountain landscape featuring everything from virgin pine forest, mountain birch forests and vast mountain moors to barren summits with snowfields and glaciers. When the national park was designated, th…
Majestic mountains frame the beautiful Abiskodalen with its flowering alpine meadows, picturesque rapids and Scandinavia’s largest alpine lake. Abisko National Park is south of Torneträsk lake in Kiruna municipality. You will find the Abiskodalen valley her…
Muddus/Muttos Nationalpark is the land of vast mires and deep old-growth forests. It is known for its waterfalls, deep ravines, low mountains and forests where the trees have seen many generations of people pass by. In the Sámi language the word for large m…
Vadvetjåkka is a small national park in an alpine region north-west of Torneträsk lake by Sweden’s border with Norway. The park is named for Mount Vadvetjåkka, which dominates the area. Come here if you want to experience profund solitude, an abundance of a…
Badjelánnda –the high country –is the Sámi name for the area between the high mountains of Sarek and the Norwegian fjords. The lime rich bedrock, the high precipitation and late melting snow have created vegetation that is not found in many other places in…
Pieljekaise National Park is in the Arjeplog mountains between Jäckvik and Adolfström. The highest mountain, with a summit 1,138 metres above sea level, is Pieljekaise, which also gave the national park its name. In Sami the mountain is called Bieljijgájse,…
