Platanthera obtusata. Platanthera Orchid, Blunt-leaved the as well as Diver flies ackling between small lakes. lakes. small between ackling flies Diver Against the blue sky above, a Golden Eagle soars. Eagle Golden a above, sky blue the Against common species include Arctic Lygnis and Alpine Arnica, Arnica, Alpine and Lygnis Arctic include species common Whimbrel and Common Greenshank. The Red Throated Throated Red The Greenshank. Common and Whimbrel and the Golden Plover’s fluting. Plover’s Golden the and The air is filled with the gurgling of a stream stream a of gurgling the with filled is air The Rosebay, Arctic White Heather and Moss Campion. Less Less Campion. Moss and Heather White Arctic Rosebay, we can hear the calls of waders such as Wood Sandpiper, Sandpiper, Wood as such waders of calls the hear can we surrounded by flowering Mountain Avens. Avens. Mountain flowering by surrounded or lime-loving, plants such as Mountain Avens, Lapland Lapland Avens, Mountain as such plants lime-loving, or Plover and Dotterel. During spring nights on the wetlands wetlands the on nights spring During Dotterel. and Plover to lie down to rest on the mountain moor, mountain the on rest to down lie to and the slopes of Mount Njullá are rich in calciphile, calciphile, in rich are Njullá Mount of slopes the and the osiers, the Bluethroat, and on mountain moors Golden Golden moors mountain on and Bluethroat, the osiers, the Happiness is, satisfied and tired, tired, and satisfied is, Happiness mountain plants. In particular the Abiskojåkka canyon canyon Abiskojåkka the particular In plants. mountain Common Red Poll, Willow Warbler and Brambling; among among Brambling; and Warbler Willow Poll, Red Common bsoi nw o t l a flo its for known is Abisko , and here you can find most find can you here and , the mountain. Other birds in the birch forest include the the include forest birch the in birds Other mountain. the MOUNTAIN IN BLOOM BLOOM IN MOUNTAIN Rough-legged Buzzard and Gyrfalcon all like to hunt on on hunt to like all Gyrfalcon and Buzzard Rough-legged formed a delta that teems with birdlife. birdlife. with teems that delta a formed slopes of Njullá. The Golden Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Golden The Njullá. of slopes Where the stream empties into Lake Torneträsk it has has it Torneträsk Lake into empties stream the Where area. Some years, the rare Arctic Warbler may sing on the the on sing may Warbler Arctic rare the years, Some area. Over 200 bird species bird 200 Over between steep cliffs of ha d shale and Dolomite lime. lime. Dolomite and shale d ha of cliffs steep between have been observed in the Abisko Abisko the in observed been have Mountain Avens Mountain winter garb winter stream gushes along, finally plunging i to a canyon canyon a i to plunging finally along, gushes stream Lemming in Ermine has been formed by the inland ice cap. Here, Abiskojåkka Abiskojåkka Here, cap. ice inland the by formed been has lemming. lemming. The mountain valley in which the national park lies park national the which in valley mountain The are easier to glimpse include moose, hare, ermine and and ermine hare, moose, include glimpse to easier are you may see their tracks in the snow. Other mammals that that mammals Other snow. the in tracks their see may you on the east side ends up in the rain shadow. shadow. rain the in up ends side east the on the area, but it is difficult o catch sight of them. In winter winter In them. of sight catch o difficult is it but area, the Occasionally lynxes and wolverines move around move wolverines and lynxes Occasionally on the west side of Njullá mountain, and the national park park national the and mountain, Njullá of side west the on in in This is because moist air from the Atlantic drops its rain rain its drops Atlantic the from air moist because is This annual precipitation is among the lowest in Sweden. Sweden. in lowest the among is precipitation annual Abisko Valley. Valley. Abisko The weather is often sunny often is weather The , and at Abisko the average average the Abisko at and , plenty of room for birds and wild animals in the the in animals wild and birds for room of plenty provided by the national park, there is today today is there park, national the by provided Thanks to careful stewardship and the protection protection the and stewardship careful to Thanks There is a good deal to discover here. discover to deal good a is There way, with the King’s Trail running straight through it. it. through straight running Trail King’s the with way, WILDLIFE WILDLIFE Abisko National Park is easily accessible, near a rail- a near accessible, easily is Park National Abisko Brambling Lynx WELCOME TO ABISKO TO WELCOME environmental research. environmental cornerstone in Swedish and international mountain and and mountain international and Swedish in cornerstone mountains. Abisko Scientific esearch Station is today a a today is Station esearch Scientific Abisko mountains. mountain (moor and pastureland). pastureland). and (moor mountain Hikers come here, as do many others, to experience the the experience to others, many do as here, come Hikers Approximately a third of the national park is bare bare is park national the of third a Approximately Abisko has a long tradition of mountain tourism. mountain of tradition long a has Abisko forest, meadow, wetland, lakes and streams. streams. and lakes wetland, meadow, forest, : Mountain moor, mountain birch birch mountain moor, Mountain : TYPES TURE NA • : Gabna. : COMMUNITY SÁMI • judgement and do not disturb the foraging reindeer. reindeer. foraging the disturb not do and judgement the EU network Natura 2000. Natura network EU the Sámi community. It is important that visitors use their their use visitors that important is It community. Sámi : The national park is part of of part is park national The : 2000 TURA NA • • are used to feed domesticated reindeer belonging to Gabna Gabna to belonging reindeer domesticated feed to used are : Lapland : PROVINCE • the hunting of wild reindeer. Today the foraging grounds grounds foraging the Today reindeer. wild of hunting the : Norrbotten : COUNTY • around Torneträsk. Ancient trapping pits bear witness to to witness bear pits trapping Ancient Torneträsk. around : Kiruna, 100 km 100 Kiruna, : COMMUNITY CLOSEST • For centuries, the Sámi people Sámi the centuries, For have been using the area area the using been have : 1909 : INAUGURATED YEAR • : 77 square kilometres square 77 : AREA • more visitors began to discover Abisko. Abisko. discover to began visitors more THE NATIONAL PARK IN BRIEF IN PARK NATIONAL THE railway was built around the year 1900, more and and more 1900, year the around built was railway people have long been herding reindeer. After the the After reindeer. herding been long have people Abisko National Park is a cultural landscape where where landscape cultural a is Park National Abisko 12 % % 12 % 13 % 24 % 51 Water Water Pasture Moor Forest MANKIND’S LAND LAND MANKIND’S Gabna Sámi community. Sámi Gabna Calf marking under the midnight sun, sun, midnight the under marking Calf FIVE THINGS A YEAR IN ABISKO NOT TO BE MISSED Spring begins with spring-winter, when there is still enough snow for skiing. When the snow has melted, the streams begin to fl w and 11. VADVETJÅKKA – Sweden’s northernmost national park is a vegetation sprouts up. The reindeer give birth mountain with deep caves. to their calves on patches of snowless ground. 12. BLÅ JUNGFRUN – An island of Here are fi e tips – gems in legends, with smooth rocks, deciduous trees and beautiful views. the national park which you Summer is a time for hiking. The birds sing 13. NORRA KVILL – One of the few should not miss. during spring-summer, later rearing their young. ABISKO old growth type woodlands in Mountain birch forest and moors turn green and southern Sweden. teem with life. 14. TÖFSINGDALEN – Valley with NATIONAL PARK ancient pine woodlands, rich in boulders and rushing waters. Many count autumn as their favourite time 15. MUDDUS / MUTTOS – The land MOUNTAINS AND of vast wetlands and old growth for hiking. Now you can also pick berries and woodlands. mushrooms. The mosquitoes have gone and the 16. PADJELANTA / BADJELÁNNDA ABISKO CANYON autumn colours set nature ablaze. VALLEYS TO ENJOY Rolling mountain heaths and big lakes, far from the nearest road. Here, Abiskojåkka stream gushes 17. STORE MOSSE – The largest between high cliff aces. Wheel- Winter is the darkest time of year, but features wetland area in Sweden south of the Northern Lights as a magic display. The fir t Lapland. chair accessible as far as the snow comes in autumn-winter, and Lake Torne- 18. TIVEDEN – A wooded landscape national park. with a sense of wilderness. träsk freezes over. 19. SKULESKOGEN – Coast with magnifi ent views and the world’s highest isostatic lift. EXPLORER POINTS 20. STENSHUVUD – Coastal hills, broadleaved woodlands, inviting Discover things around you, heathlands and beaches. both great and small, at our nine 21. BJÖRNLANDET – Mountains, cliffs and oodlands with traces of nearby Explorer Points. REGULATIONS old woodland fi es. 22. DJURÖ – Archipelago in western Europe’s biggest inland sea. You must not: 1. ABISKO – An easily accessible 23. TYRESTA – Pristine woodland mountain valley with unusually rich just south of Stockholm. NATURUM ABISKO pitch a tent, except on the campgrounds at the STF flo a. 24. HAPARANDA SKÄRGÅRD mountain station, Nissonjohka and the Abiskojaure cabins. 2. STORA SJÖFALLET / STUOR Archipelago with sandy beaches and Here you find xhibitions, a shop shallow waters. MUORKKE – Impressive peaks, and a library.