Is a region, not a country. Lapland
covers a large area of northern Sweden, Finland, Norway
and part of Russia’s Kola
Peninsula.
Covers 300,000 km² (115,000 square miles)
Is home to 900,000 people including 66,000 indigenous Sami
Has its own Sami news national television carries a short
daily bulletin of Sami news
Swedish Lapland...
Borders Norway and Finland 200km above the Arctic Circle
Is larger than the whole of the UK covering 109,702 km²
Is home to 250,000 people including 20,000 indigenous Sami,
120,000 reindeer and 65,000 snow mobiles!
Is home to Sweden’s… most northern town (Kiruna); highest
mountain (Kebnekaise) and deepest lake (Hornavan)
Has the last remaining expanse of wilderness in northern
Europe including stunning forests, crystal clear rivers and
spectacular mountains
Has a town which is moving on the map Kiruna is on the move
- over the next 10-15 years Kiruna is being relocated, building
by building, a few kilometres up the road. Why? The LKAB iron
ore mine, the largest in the world is expanding.
Is the best place to view the northern lights Abisko National
Park is regarded as one of the best places in the world to
observe the northern lights due to its prevailing winds which
means that cloud rarely forms, keeping the skies clear – ideal
conditions for viewing the aurora borealis.
The word Guovsahas is… the Sami word for the northern lights
Is the location for extreme recyclers! The ICEHOTEL is an
example of recycling in the extreme - each year it is built
out of snow and ice and in spring it simply melts back into
the Torne River. The ICEHOTEL aims to be carbon negative by
2015 – this means it will produce more renewable energy than
it uses!
featuring ICEHOTEL
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