Nature experiences
In the Swedish Lapland region you will find the most dramatic, spectacular and vast untamed wilderness areas in Europe. Much of it is, however, within easy access for visitors, who come here from all over the world to experience the tranquil grandeur of the Arctic landscape. The more remote areas of the Swedish Lapland wilderness can only be reached by experienced hikers and adventurers.
Experience the top of Europe!
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Kiruna Snow Festival
It's time again for the 23rd Kiruna Snow Festival, one of the mightiest snow events in Europe. The town of Kiruna invites you to a "world full of snow, ice and cold" with a "hot" daily program.
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Dog-sledding in Swedish Lapland
An 8-day dog-sledding tour through the mountains, plains, forest, lakes and glaciers of Swedish Lapland. This land of legends and of wending rivers, high mountain plateaus and fairytale forests is the ancestral home of the Sami, the indigenous people of this area.
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Culture
The Sami people are Europe´s only indigenous people, living in the far north of the Scandinavian peninsula. Reideer herding, the Sami language and Sami handicrafts are part of the rich, traditional Sami culture.
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Midnight Sun & Northern Lights
The extreme northern latitude, above the Arctic Circle, has blessed Lapland in the far north of Sweden with some equally extreme, world-famous light phenomena, attracting travellers from all around the globe.
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World Heritage Sites
Northern Sweden has three sites included on Unesco´s World Heritage List of sites regarded as especially invaluable to all of humanity. Two of these sites are included on the list mainly for their unique nature, the third for its cultural values.
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Brochures
The Sweden 2008 brochure and a number of other publications can now be ordered or downloaded as a PDF.
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