Lappland & the Far North - Sweden - page 649

Sleeping
5 Camp Ripan D1
6 Hotel Arctic Eden B1
7 Hotel Vinterpalatset A2
8 STF Vandrarhem & Hotell City C3
Eating
9 Café Safari B3
Camp Ripan Restaurang D1
10 Landströms Kök & Bar B2
11 Thai Kitchen B2
Shopping
12 Ateljé Nord B2
Sights & Activities
LKAB Iron-Ore Mine MINE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; adult/student Skr295/195)
Kiruna owes its existence to the world's largest iron-ore deposit, 4km into the ground, and
the action happens 914m below the surface. A visit to the depths of the LKAB iron-ore
mine consists of being bussed to the InfoMine - a closed-off section of a mine tunnel,
where you can hear mind-blowing stats and view jaw-droppingly large mining equipment,
such as the mills used to crush ore. Tours leave daily from the tourist office between June
and August.
Kiruna Kyrka CHURCH
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Gruvvägen 2; 11am-5pm)
Kiruna kyrka, built to look like a huge Sami kåta (hut), is particularly pretty against a
snowy backdrop (it was voted Sweden's most beautiful building in 2001).