Hiking

Kiruna in Swedish Lapland is Sweden’s largest municipality to the surface with a rich natural and cultural landscape with a fascinating biological diversity. Here you will find Sweden’s highest mountain massif Kebnekaise, the easily accessible Abisko National Park and the well-photographed Lapporten. From the drama of the high mountain areas, two national parks, large protected areas of primeval forest, exciting fauna and two of the country’s largest unregulated rivers, there are almost endless opportunities for hiking. In the city of Kiruna, which is one of Sweden’s high-tech hubs on the border of the tundra landscape, you will find the shopping needed to supplement your equipment and provisions before you embark on your adventure.

High mountains and deep valleys

Here are large natural areas that are untouched and are unique in a European perspective. Leave behind everyday life, stress and life in the cities and head out into roadless country. Choose between hiking on iconic trails such as the King’s trail to long distances in solitude along Nordalsleden. Or why not make a pilgrimage in the eastern part of the destination? You can hike along marked trails or with more experience head out into pathless land. No matter where you walk, you are in one of Europe’s last wildernesses, which is also an old cultural landscape with a rich history and which the Sámi today, among other things, conduct reindeer husbandry. Walk day and night, as summer is a period without nights that bathe in the light of the midnight sun.

Majestic, ever-changing scenery

Wherever you choose to hike, you’ll find clear lakes, rivers and streams with clean water that you can fill your cup with to drink or take a dip in. In summer, the high mountains still have snow on their peaks and welcome both hikers seeking fantastic views and animals looking for relief from the summer heat and shelter from the mosquitoes. The valleys are filled with mountain flowers, grazing reindeer and eagles soaring high above you. Hike alone, enjoying the adventure, the still-untouched areas and the stunning nature, or join like-minded explorers and perhaps you’ll make new friends on your journey. A great joy is to enjoy the fresh mountain air; it transforms stress into calm, tranquillity, creativity and inspiration for everyday life, which awaits you when returning home.