Kiruna Tourist Guide The four “Must See and Do’s” when visiting Kiruna Kiruna Church Esrange Space Center LKAB InfoMine Experience the nature. Municipality Facts 01 Population 24 000 Area 20 000 km² Regional Center Kiruna County Norrbotten More Information 02 Internet www.kiruna.se Newspapers Norrländska Socialdemokrate Norrbottens-Kuriren www.kuriren.nu When you are here, take the opportunity to visit the world’s largest underground iron ore mine, LKAB InfoMine. Photo: LKAB Tourist Bureaus Kiruna Lappland Tourist Bureau Welcome to Kiruna, Sweden’s The Tourist Office is open six days a week, all year round and from June to largest Municipality by Area! August, seven days a week. Folkets hus, Lars Janssonsgatan 17, From late May to mid-July you can experience walk through the roadless land or fish in one Kiruna the unique midnight sun, there are 50 days of of the world’s best fishing waters. There are +46 980–188 80 light without darkness. Bring your family and more than 6,000 lakes and six pristine rivers [email protected] try gold panning, see the cute sled dogs, ride offerng excitement and challenges from early www.lappland.se Icelandic horses, fish, crawl in caves, or play spring to late autumn. golf. After a full day of activities, you can relax at one of the nearby restaurants and have a Anyone who wants to can climb Kebnekaise, Notes 03 culinary experience of real Lappish cuisine. Sweden’s highest mountain. If it is to high, then Swedenäs highest mountain station, Emergency 112 Kiruna is a place filled with unique opportunities Låktatjåkko (1228 m), is another option. You Police 114 14 to experience and adventure, it is sometimes can choose to hike along Kungsleden (The Country Code +46 called the last wilderness. As a visitor, King’s Trail) for days or weeks, or maybe Area Code 0980 you’ll experience the magnificent scenery you’d rather take a half day trip to Kärkevagge everywhere, so take the opportunity to take a and see the fantastic Lake Trollsjön! Eurotourism Media Group AB: Box 55157 504 04 Borås Sweden Tel +46 33-233220 Fax +46 33-233222 [email protected] Copyright © 2010 Eurotourism Media Group AB Protected by international law; any violation will be prosecuted. 1 An Independent Tourist Information Company Tourist Guide Kiruna See and Do Don’t miss some of the wonders in Central Kiruna: visit the world’s largest underground iron ore mine, LKAB InfoMine; visit Hjalmar Lundbohmsgården and learn more about the man who founded the city, do not forget the country’s most beautiful building of all time, the Kiruna church. The City Hall, with its strange bell tower and an extensive art collection, is also well worth a visit. Just outside central Kiruna you will find Jukkasjärvi, where you can find Lapland’s oldest wooden from 1607, and you can meet Sami’s and reindeer at Nuttis Sami camp. The Icehotel is also based here. You can also take a guided tour of Esrange, Europe’s only civilian space port, which is located 45 kilometers from the center of Kiruna. If you want to see moose up close go to Vittangi Moose Park, 70 km from Kiruna, and from there it’s just an hour’s drive up to Karesuando and Treriksröset. Whatever you choose to do in Kiruna, there is plenty of room! City About the City The huge iron ore deposits at Kiruna were Kärkevagge (Stone Valley). Photo: Thomas Lahtinen known already in the 1600s, but it was not until the late 1800s that it began producing iron ore on a large scale. With mining and in 1963 and was named Sweden’s most also has an interesting treasure of pictures. the construction of the railway line between beautiful public building the following year. Luleå and Narvik, the city of Kiruna was Today, the City Hall is considered a classic born. Plans for the city were approved by of Swedish architecture. The church and the Oscar II in 1900, but the first real building Town Hall has a unique outer appearance. Other was built in 1890. The Town Hall also houses the municipalities www.bokatag.se extensive art collection. www.sas.se The city is character is not only the nature www.norwegian.se but also the two mining mountains, Kiruna also has several residential Luossavaara and Kiirunavaara, located on neighborhoods of architectural interest: for How can you get to Kiruna? each side of the city. Kiruna city also marked example, Kvarteret Ortdrivaren by Ralph the first manager of mining and also the Erskine; Upper Thule area, decorated by You could probably bicycle the 1300 city’s founder, Hjalmar Lundbohm. He took Pierre Olofsson; the industrial area with kilometers from Stockholm, but this gives it upon himself to make it a model of the city its wooden houses, designed by Gustav you good reason to look at other options. SJ and focused on the culture and architecture. Wickman. Kiruna’s emergence from the and Veolia have trains to Kiruna. The train beginning of the last century has been from Stockholm to Kiruna, takes about 17 Anyone who wants to see art and architecture thoroughly documented photographically, hours. Flying is a bit faster of course, and will be richly rewarded in Kiruna. Here is one especially by the photographer Borg both SAS and Norwegian fly from Arlanda of Sweden’s most popular buildings, the Mesch. Much of his pictures are on display Airport. It is also excellent to drive to Kiruna Kiruna Church. A wooden church in Falun at Hjalmar Lundbohmsgården, which is with well maintained roads and beautiful red paint and opened in 1912. The architect, also one of the oldest buildings in Kiruna scenery along the way. There are many Gustav Wickman, used a Sami tepee for a and where the mine manager, Hjalmar interesting places to rest at on the way! model. Here is the Town Hall, which opened Lundbohm lived. The Municipality’s archive www.sj.se Eurotourism Media Group AB: Box 55157 504 04 Borås Sweden Tel +46 33-233220 Fax +46 33-233222 [email protected] 2 Copyright © 2010 Eurotourism Media Group AB Protected by international law; any violation will be prosecuted. An Independent Tourist Information Company Tourist Guide Kiruna See and Do The world’s northernmost outdoor swimming pool. Photo: Camp Ripan Lapporten (Mountain) and Malmbanan (The Ore Rail). Photo: Thomas Lahtinen The Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi. Photo: Kiruna Lappland Summer at the ICEHOTEL Arena small and large groups to make reservations Swimming for dinners, conferences, etc. Outdoor Swimming Visit the Ice Factory! Come inside where the Icehotel is produced, the Ice Factory, where LKAB InfoMine Summer at Tvättjärnsbadet: take a dip in next winter’s Icehotel lurks in the form of The bus goes directly from the tourist the world’s northernmost outdoor swimming thousands of crystal clear ice blocks. Ddaily office straight into the mountain and pool! If you dare, take a down the water guided tours for you as guests during the down 540-meters to view the mine LKAB slide, “Fjälljokken”. It is located at Ripan summer. This is a fascinating journey InfoMine. Tour guides assist you through an Camping. For information contact Ripan through the story of the Icehotel. We must authentic mining environment where there Camping. also mention there are many activities are exhibitions, slide shows and multimedia +46 980-630 00 during the summer. Don’t forget the Icehotel about mining and the manufacturing of iron www.ripan.se then opens its doors for guests in early and steel. The Mining Museum tells of the December every year, and stays open until mine’s 100-year history, and the mining the sun begins to claim the ice and snow in techniques developed over the years. An Family Activities late April. experience not to be missed! Reservations +46 980- 668 00 and information at the Kiruna Lappland There is plentyfor the family in and around www.icehotel.com Tourist Office. Kiruna! Kiruna Lappland, in conjunction with +46 980-188 80 Destination Narvik, again offer this summer, www.lappland.se “CHILD FREE ENTRY”. Participating Museum companies offer children up to 15 years, Hjalmar Lundbohmsgården free accommodation, food and activities Nature (with an adult). We want to make our The first LKAB Manager’s Official Kiruna Mountains northernmost region vacations accessible Residence. One of Kiruna’s oldest buildings, to everyone, especially families. For more now includes a museum and cafe. Take a The mountains are very near in Kiruna - one information, visit or call the Kiruna Lappland guided tour that goes back 100 years in can quickly out and up in the mountains, Tourist Office. time, get to know the “King of Lapland” and most easily by car, bus or train along one +46 980-188 80 see the interesting photographic exhibition of the grandiose routes. Most cities are www.lappland.se by Borg Mesch. There are opportunities for near, however, you can actually walk to Eurotourism Media Group AB: Box 55157 504 04 Borås Sweden Tel +46 33-233220 Fax +46 33-233222 [email protected] Copyright © 2010 Eurotourism Media Group AB Protected by international law; any violation will be prosecuted. 3 An Independent Tourist Information Company Tourist Guide Kiruna See and Do Nikkaluokta. Photo: Kiruna Lappland Luossavaara from the center of Kiruna. with pleasant café on a large veranda. If we actually have the northern lights year- You have both open spaces and views, and your out in the evening, you can enjoy the round and round the clock, regardless of the best views are of the midnight sun. By wonders of the midnight sun.