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About 93 miles away
The Arctic's capital, and one of the best places to see the northern lights.
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Abisko National Park
Mountains, canyons and a vast frozen lake, with the Aurora Sky Station on a peak above.
- Open
- Always; the chairlift and sky station keep their own seasons
- Price
- Free; paid for the chairlift
- Time Needed
- A day
- Address
- Abisko Naturum, 981 07 AbiskoDirections
- Getting There
- About 1½ hours by train or car west of Kiruna.
Why Go
Founded in 1909, the park stretches from Lake Torneträsk to the U-shaped valley of Lapporten, the gate to Lapland. The mountains around it keep a patch of sky clear more often than almost anywhere in the region, and a chairlift climbs Mount Nuolja to the Aurora Sky Station for watching the lights. The long Kungsleden trail begins here.
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