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National Park Attractions In Norrbotten County

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Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast. The name Norrbotten is also used for a province of the same name. Norrbotten province covers only the eastern part of Norrbotten County – the inland mostly belongs to the Swedish Lapland province . The northern part of Norrbotten lies within the Arctic Circle.
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National Park Attractions In Norrbotten County

  • 1. Abisko National Park Abisko
    Abisko National Park is a National Park in Sweden, established in 1909.
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  • 2. Sareks National Park Jokkmokk
    Sarek National Park is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, Lapland in northern Sweden. Established in 1909–1910, the park is one of the oldest national parks in Europe. It is adjacent to two other national parks, namely Stora Sjöfallet and Padjelanta. The shape of Sarek National Park is roughly circular with an average diameter of about 50 km . The most noted features of the national park are six of Sweden's thirteen peaks over 2,000 m located within the park's boundaries. Among these is the second highest mountain in Sweden, Sarektjåkkå, whilst the massif Áhkká is located just outside the park. The park has about 200 peaks over 1,800 m , 82 of which have names. Sarek is also the name of a geographical area which the national park is part of. The Sarek mountain district includ...
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  • 4. Stora sjofallets nationalpark Jokkmokk
    Stora Sjöfallet is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, in Gällivare Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. The national park is 1,278 km2 and the third-largest in Sweden. It is about 20 km above the Arctic Circle by the Norwegian border and lies north and south of the lake system of the Lule River.The area was declared a national park in 1909. The national park is part of the Laponian area, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stora sjöfallet is also a part of Natura 2000, which is a network for protected areas in the European Union.
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  • 5. Haparanda Skargard Nationalpark Haparanda
    The Haparanda archipelago is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The islands are used for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter.
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  • 8. Muddus National Park Gallivare
    Muddus is a national park in northern Sweden. It is situated in the province Lapland, with its largest part in the Gällivare Municipality. Furthermore, it belongs to the largely untouched UNESCO World Heritage classified Laponian area. Natural scenes include the old-growth forest with large trees, large boggy grounds, and deep ravines in between the rocks. Sweden's oldest known pine tree is also located here. It has been estimated to be at least 710 years old, as it was found to have withstood a forest fire in 1413.
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