Kiruna Municipality

Sweden's northernmost municipality, world-famous for its ice hotel, northern lights and Abisko National Park.

Kiruna Municipality lies in Norrbotten County, Sweden's northernmost county, north of the Arctic Circle and bordering Norway and Finland; it is the largest municipality in Sweden by area. Kiruna grew up around iron ore mining, and the city is being relocated as a whole because of the expansion of the mine. Nearby Jukkasjärvi has the Icehotel, rebuilt from ice and snow every winter, while Abisko National Park is an ideal place to watch the northern lights and the starting point of the Kungsleden trail, and Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest peak, is also within the municipality. Winter is good for northern lights and dog sledding, while summer offers the midnight sun and hiking. The transport gateway is Kiruna Airport, and trains connect to Luleå, Stockholm and Narvik in Norway.

Destinations

• Kiruna & Icehotel
• Abisko

Itineraries

• Swedish Lapland Treehotel, Icehotel & Abisko Aurora Tour – In from Luleå and out from Kiruna, connecting sea ice, Treehotel, Icehotel, and the Abisko Aurora Sky Station.
• Night Train North to Abisko & Kiruna – Take night trains for both ways to see the aurora and the Icehotel inside the Arctic Circle from Stockholm.
• Swedish Icehotel to Narvik: 4-Day Arctic Railway Itinerary – Ride the historic Iron Ore Line across the Sweden-Norway border, connecting the Icehotel, Abisko's auroras, and the Nar…
• Tromsø to Stockholm via the Inlandsbanan – Head south from the Norwegian Arctic in summer via the Ofoten Line, the King's Trail, and the Inlandsbanan