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Norrland

Norrland is one of three major regions in Sweden. Norrland encompasses two-thirds of the country's surface and about one-sixth of its population. Most of the major national parks in Sweden are located in the Northern parts of Norrland. The region is characterized by forests, mountains, rivers, mines, a harsh winter climate, long distances, left-wing attitudes, as well as university towns with young populations.

Regions

Cities

Other destinations

  • Esrange, a rocket launching facility near Kiruna.
  • The Icehotel [1] in the village Jukkasjärvi - A hotel built from snow and ice, which melts in spring and gets re-built every winter.
  • Kebnekaise - Sweden's highest mountain surrounded by vast wilderness areas and a popular trail to Abisko National Park.
  • Kungsleden - a marked well-known hiking trail that runs through Norrland.

Culture and History

Talk

As in other parts of Sweden, everyone speaks a very decent English, as well as Swedish. Due to the proximity of the border, some people also speak Finnish.

Travel to Norrland & Visa Requirements

By train

Connex [2] runs daily trains between Göteborg and Narvik, Norway with several stops, including Stockholm, Uppsala and many along Norrland. Sleeper accommodation is available. Reservations are required to use the Eurail Pass. Price for the full trip was around 450SEK on a simple seat as of 2006, and the journey took more than 24h. Stockholm - Abisko (for starting Kungsleden) was about 17h.

Flights and airtickets to Norrland

The city of Kiruna can be accessed by plane and is located close to the Kungsleden trail.

Tours & Getting around Norrland

Norrland attractions and sightseeing

The Lapland region is famous for its nature and the Kungsleden hiking trail.

Itineraries

Norrland city tours

Norrland Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Norrland nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Stay safe

Get out

This page was last edited at 12:50, on 5 October 2008 by Wikitravel user Vidimian. Based on work by Jim Nicholson, Ulf Harnhammar, Colin Jensen, David, Ryan Holliday, Evan Prodromou, Andreas Bergstrom and Paul N. Richter, Wikitravel user(s) Nattfodd, Episteme, Jelse, Ronline and Akubra and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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