Laponia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Sweden
About Laponia
Laponiais the Latinized form ofLappland. The area is shared betweenGällivare,JokkmokkandArjeplogmunicipalities, near the border toNorway. Most of the area is wilderness, although since ages inhabited bySámi, who continue traditional livelihoods in the area, such as reindeer husbandry and fishing. The heritage site consists of the four national parksSarek,Stora Sjöfallet,MuddusandPadjelanta, the nature reservesSjaunjaandStubbaand other areas atSulitelma,TjuoltadalenandRapadalen. The area became a UNESCO world heritage site 1996. Most of the area had some kind of protected status much earlier. The landscape of such a huge area includes many types of nature, such as the old-growth forests of Muddus, many kinds of wetlands including the largest one in Sweden, rounded low fells and treeless hig
Where to Stay in Laponia
- 🏨Akka
- 🏨Aktse
- 🏨Árasluokta
- 🏨Darreluoppal
- 🏨Duottar
- 🏨Gisuris
Laponia Travel Guide Sections
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