Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County. The city was originally built in the 1890s to serve the Kiruna Mine.
An Iore-hauled train passing Vassijaure
The old Kiruna City Hall in summer
Population development in Kiruna town
Aurora taken from the suburbs of Kiruna
Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland, is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten, Norway and Finland. Nearly a quarter of Sweden's land area is in Lappland.
The Lapporten mountain pass
Abiskojåkka river and Torneträsk lake