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Nature 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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  • 2. Abisko National Park Abisko
    Abisko National Park is a National Park in Sweden, established in 1909.
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  • 5. 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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  • 6. Riksgransen Norrbotten County
    Riksgränsen, The National Border in Swedish, is a ski-resort in Kiruna Municipality, Lappland, Sweden, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. The skiing season is from February to June. From end of May the lifts operate under the midnight sun. Riksgränsen is a popular location for the winter testing of pre-production cars by various European manufacturers. Photo-snipers are prevalent, attempting to get the first spy-shots of new models, though their activities are frowned upon by local hoteliers who value the custom of the manufacturers. The same manufacturers frequently use the location for winter launches, bringing journalists from across the world to drive the new cars on snow-covered roads and on courses specially prepared on frozen lakes.
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  • 7. 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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  • 9. 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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  • 12. Lycksele Djurpark Lycksele
    Lycksele Zoo is a zoological garden located in the town of Lycksele in Northern Sweden. The zoo was founded by Holger Lithner in 1959 and displays 25 species of Scandinavian animals. In November 2014, the zoo was criticized because a lynx managed to escape from the zoo. It also drew attention in December 2014 after a tourist train driver was discovered to be under the influence of alcohol while driving passengers.
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