The primeval forest and peaks of Björnlandet National Park in southern Lapland near the small town of Fredrika is the scene that met the pioneers that moved here a couple of hundred years ago.
Björnlandet National Park is a very special place indeed. It is a preserved piece of natural history, evidenced now by the charcoaled tree stumps left behind in the maelstrom of giant forest fires, the last one in 1831. No dwellings were found in its wake, just traces of tree feeling and log driving. Björnlandet is a living, dynamic eco-system marked by the vagaries of nature. You’ll see this in the many rocky outcrops, giant rocks and boulders strewn around the park.
The 1,100 hectares of Björnlandet National Park takes in undulating hill and mountainscapes, primeval forest, rocky precipices and ravines and forest wetlands. Due to the harsh climate here, wildlife is sparse.
While here, do take the new trail through the primeval forest to the top of Björn mountain. You won’t regret it.