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{{Short description|Locality in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden}}
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[[Image:Sjisjka station 1708 2008b.jpg|thumb|Sjisjka Station]]
[[Image:Sjisjka station 1708 2008b.jpg|thumb|Sjisjka Station]]
'''Sjisjka''', (Swedish) also spelt '''Sjiska''' or '''Šišká''' (North Sami), is a locality in [[Kiruna Municipality]], [[Sweden]]. It has a railway station on the [[Iron Ore Line]] 20 km south of Kiruna, between [[Kalixforsbron]] and [[Kaitum]]. The hamlet has eight buildings
'''Sjisjka''', (Swedish) also spelt '''Sjiska''' or '''Šišká''' (North Sami), is a locality in [[Kiruna Municipality]], Sweden. It has a railway station on the [[Iron Ore Line]] 20 km south of Kiruna, between [[Kalixforsbron]] and [[Kaitum]]. The hamlet has eight buildings.


== Nature reserve ==
== Nature reserve ==
Taking the train to Sjisjka is the only way to enter the [[Kaitum Fjällurskog Nature Reserve]] apart from hiking or skiing.<ref>[http://www.bd.lst.se/skydd_gvare/default.aspx?propID=10003030 Välkommen till Kaitum fjällurskogsreservat, Länsstyrelsen i Norrbotten]</ref> A footpath leads west from Sjisjka to [[Tjåurek]] and from there one can go on to [[Nikkaluokta]], [[Laukkuluspa]], [[Holmajärvi]], [[Liettik]] or to Kaitum, which is slightly south of Sjisjka at the railway.<ref>Läntmateriets fjällkarta, skala 1:100.000, December 2006</ref> There is no road to the railway station or the village. The nearest roads are in Kaitum and Kalixforsbron, each about 10&nbsp;km away. About 11&nbsp;km west of Sjisjka railway stop is the Sjisjka-ape mire (also spelt Šiškká-ahpi).<ref name="ape">[http://hem.passagen.se/caprimulgus/gallivare/sjisjka.htm Sjisjka-ape]</ref> A hill with the same name as the railway stop is situated between the mire and the railway station.
Taking the train to Sjisjka is the only way to enter the [[Kaitum Fjällurskog Nature Reserve]] apart from hiking or skiing.<ref>[http://www.bd.lst.se/skydd_gvare/default.aspx?propID=10003030 Välkommen till Kaitum fjällurskogsreservat, Länsstyrelsen i Norrbotten]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A footpath leads west from Sjisjka to [[Tjåurek]] and from there one can go on to [[Nikkaluokta]], [[Laukkuluspa]], [[Holmajärvi]], [[Liettik]] or to Kaitum, which is slightly south of Sjisjka at the railway.<ref>Läntmateriets fjällkarta, skala 1:100.000, December 2006</ref> There is no road to the railway station or the village. The nearest roads are in Kaitum and Kalixforsbron, each about 10&nbsp;km away. About 11&nbsp;km west of Sjisjka railway stop is the Sjisjka-ape mire (also spelt Šiškká-ahpi).<ref name="ape">[http://hem.passagen.se/caprimulgus/gallivare/sjisjka.htm Sjisjka-ape] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103008/http://hem.passagen.se/caprimulgus/gallivare/sjisjka.htm |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> A hill with the same name as the railway stop is situated between the mire and the railway station.


== History ==
== History ==
Sjisjka was the place where [[Sami people|Sami]] [[artist]] [[Nils Nilsson Skum]] lived.<ref>[http://home.earthlink.net/~arran2/archive/nils-skum.htm Árran Archive: Nils Nilsson Skum]</ref> Among the reasons that the [[Swedish State Railways]] built a railway stop there was the fact that the artist lived there. The lack of a road created a need for train access. Another reason was that it was the only place where the railway's initials, ''SJ'', occur twice in the place's name.<ref name="ja5">[http://www.arkeologicentrum.se/PDF/JA5.pdf Vindkraftverk på Sjisjka]</ref>
Sjisjka was the place where [[Sami people|Sami]] artist [[Nils Nilsson Skum]] lived.<ref>[http://home.earthlink.net/~arran2/archive/nils-skum.htm Árran Archive: Nils Nilsson Skum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323071551/http://home.earthlink.net/~arran2/archive/nils-skum.htm |date=March 23, 2008 }}</ref> Among the reasons that the [[Swedish State Railways]] built a railway stop there was the fact that the artist lived there. The lack of a road created a need for train access. Another reason was that it was the only place where the railway's initials, ''SJ'', occur twice in the place's name.<ref name="ja5">[http://www.arkeologicentrum.se/PDF/JA5.pdf Vindkraftverk på Sjisjka] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009164533/http://www.arkeologicentrum.se/PDF/JA5.pdf |date=October 9, 2007 }}</ref>


==Rail traffic==
==Rail traffic==
In recent years, the operator [[Norrtåg]] has taken over the service between Luleå/Boden and Kiruna from [[SJ AB|SJ]]. Only two trains a day stop at the station, one in the morning going south towards Boden and one in the evening going north towards Kiruna.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-02-07|title=Timetable 30|url=https://tagtidtabeller.resrobot.se/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
The railway traffic between Luleå/Boden and Kiruna is now run by [[SJ AB|SJ]]. Out of the three passenger trains passing Sjisjka each day in each direction, only one stops in each direction: the first morning train in the southerly direction and the last evening train in the northerly direction.<ref>[http://www.connex.se/uploadConnex/ConnexSweden/Resenarsportaler/Norrlandstaget/Svenska/Utskriftsvanligt/TidtabellerNorrlandstaget/tidtabell%2030-40.pdf tidtabell], Connex</ref>


==Wind park==
==Wind park==
In 2004, the energy company ''Vindkompaniet i Kiruna'' (wind company in Kiruna) filed a request to build 30&nbsp;[[wind turbine]]s on the Sjisjka hill near the railway stop.
In 2004, the energy company ''Vindkompaniet i Kiruna'' (wind company in Kiruna) filed a request to build 30&nbsp;[[wind turbine]]s on the Sjisjka hill near the railway stop.


The company ''Vindkompaniet i Kiruna'' wants to build windmills on a hill immediately west of Sjisjka.<ref name="ja5" /> Originally, the plan was to build a road track from Kaitum to Sjisjka, parallel to the railway line, but this plan faced considerable criticism.<ref>[http://www.nsd.se/artikel.aspx?artid=19776&cat=15&pageIndex=0&arkiv=False&city=7 Ny ansökan om vindkraft på Sjisjka]</ref> In the new plan, the windmills are to be transported to [[Lappberg]], and the length of the road is much smaller. This plan was approved by ''Miljödomstolen'' in 2007;<ref>[http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/norrbotten/nyheter/artikel.asp?Artikel=1285853 Miljödomstolen säger ja till vindkraft på Sjisjka]</ref>
The company ''Vindkompaniet i Kiruna'' wants to build windmills on a hill immediately west of Sjisjka.<ref name="ja5" /> Originally, the plan was to build a road track from Kaitum to Sjisjka, parallel to the railway line, but this plan faced considerable criticism.<ref>[http://www.nsd.se/artikel.aspx?artid=19776&cat=15&pageIndex=0&arkiv=False&city=7 Ny ansökan om vindkraft på Sjisjka]</ref> In the new plan, the windmills are to be transported to [[Lappberg]], and the length of the road is much smaller. This plan was approved by ''Miljödomstolen'' in 2007;<ref>[https://archive.today/20120525171451/http://www.sr.se/cgi-bin/norrbotten/nyheter/artikel.asp?Artikel=1285853 Miljödomstolen säger ja till vindkraft på Sjisjka]</ref>
the final decision to build it was taken in December 2007.<ref>[http://www.nsd.se/artikel.aspx?artid=79286&cat=16&pageIndex=0&arkiv=False Ja till rekordhöga vindkraftverk]</ref> They were built during 2012,<ref>[http://www.o2.se/Upload/File/Projektbeskrivningar%20pdf/Projektbeskrivning%20Sjisjka%20110211.pdf Projektbeskrivning Vindkraft på Sjisjka]</ref> and were opened for usage in October 2012<ref>[http://www.mentoronline.se/iuware.aspx?pageid=132580&ssoid=159834 Fjällvindpark invigd]</ref>
the final decision to build it was taken in December 2007.<ref>[http://www.nsd.se/artikel.aspx?artid=79286&cat=16&pageIndex=0&arkiv=False Ja till rekordhöga vindkraftverk]</ref> They were built during 2012,<ref>[http://www.o2.se/Upload/File/Projektbeskrivningar%20pdf/Projektbeskrivning%20Sjisjka%20110211.pdf Projektbeskrivning Vindkraft på Sjisjka] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322182706/http://www.o2.se/Upload/File/Projektbeskrivningar%20pdf/Projektbeskrivning%20Sjisjka%20110211.pdf |date=March 22, 2012 }}</ref> and were opened for usage in October 2012<ref>[https://archive.today/20130418091223/http://www.mentoronline.se/iuware.aspx?pageid=132580&ssoid=159834 Fjällvindpark invigd]</ref>


[[Image:Ala Lombolo and Šišká.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Šišká as seen from Kiruna. Šišká is the hill at the horizon on the right side of the photograph.]]
[[Image:Ala Lombolo and Šišká.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Šišká as seen from Kiruna. Šišká is the hill at the horizon on the right side of the photograph.]]


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.sjk.se/stnbild/stn_s/sjisjka_2001_jpg.htm Pictures] {{Dead link|date=January 2012}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051125141606/http://www.sjk.se/stnbild/stn_s/sjisjka_2001_jpg.htm Pictures]
*[http://www.sjk.se/stnbild/stn_s/sjisjska_2001a_jpg.htm Pictures] {{Dead link|date=January 2012}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050829030431/http://www.sjk.se/stnbild/stn_s/sjisjska_2001a_jpg.htm Pictures]
*{{PDFlink|[http://www.arkeologicentrum.se/PDF/JA5.pdf Maps]|2.62&nbsp;[[Mebibyte|MiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 2755174 bytes -->}} {{Dead link|date=January 2012}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.arkeologicentrum.se/PDF/JA5.pdf |title=Maps |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009164533/http://www.arkeologicentrum.se/PDF/JA5.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2007 }}&nbsp;{{small|(2.62&nbsp;[[Mebibyte|MiB]])}}
*[http://hem.passagen.se/caprimulgus/gallivare/sjisjka.htm Sketch and images of the surroundings] {{Dead link|date=January 2012}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929103008/http://hem.passagen.se/caprimulgus/gallivare/sjisjka.htm Sketch and images of the surroundings]
*[http://www.sjisjka.se/foton_byggnader.html 69 pictures from Sjisjka surroundings year 2007 by Patrik Hansson]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100827181153/http://www.sjisjka.se/foton_byggnader.html 69 pictures from Sjisjka surroundings year 2007 by Patrik Hansson]
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 26 September 2023

Sjisjka Station

Sjisjka, (Swedish) also spelt Sjiska or Šišká (North Sami), is a locality in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. It has a railway station on the Iron Ore Line 20 km south of Kiruna, between Kalixforsbron and Kaitum. The hamlet has eight buildings.

Nature reserve[edit]

Taking the train to Sjisjka is the only way to enter the Kaitum Fjällurskog Nature Reserve apart from hiking or skiing.[1] A footpath leads west from Sjisjka to Tjåurek and from there one can go on to Nikkaluokta, Laukkuluspa, Holmajärvi, Liettik or to Kaitum, which is slightly south of Sjisjka at the railway.[2] There is no road to the railway station or the village. The nearest roads are in Kaitum and Kalixforsbron, each about 10 km away. About 11 km west of Sjisjka railway stop is the Sjisjka-ape mire (also spelt Šiškká-ahpi).[3] A hill with the same name as the railway stop is situated between the mire and the railway station.

History[edit]

Sjisjka was the place where Sami artist Nils Nilsson Skum lived.[4] Among the reasons that the Swedish State Railways built a railway stop there was the fact that the artist lived there. The lack of a road created a need for train access. Another reason was that it was the only place where the railway's initials, SJ, occur twice in the place's name.[5]

Rail traffic[edit]

In recent years, the operator Norrtåg has taken over the service between Luleå/Boden and Kiruna from SJ. Only two trains a day stop at the station, one in the morning going south towards Boden and one in the evening going north towards Kiruna.[6]

Wind park[edit]

In 2004, the energy company Vindkompaniet i Kiruna (wind company in Kiruna) filed a request to build 30 wind turbines on the Sjisjka hill near the railway stop.

The company Vindkompaniet i Kiruna wants to build windmills on a hill immediately west of Sjisjka.[5] Originally, the plan was to build a road track from Kaitum to Sjisjka, parallel to the railway line, but this plan faced considerable criticism.[7] In the new plan, the windmills are to be transported to Lappberg, and the length of the road is much smaller. This plan was approved by Miljödomstolen in 2007;[8] the final decision to build it was taken in December 2007.[9] They were built during 2012,[10] and were opened for usage in October 2012[11]

Šišká as seen from Kiruna. Šišká is the hill at the horizon on the right side of the photograph.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Välkommen till Kaitum fjällurskogsreservat, Länsstyrelsen i Norrbotten[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Läntmateriets fjällkarta, skala 1:100.000, December 2006
  3. ^ Sjisjka-ape Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Árran Archive: Nils Nilsson Skum Archived March 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Vindkraftverk på Sjisjka Archived October 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Timetable 30". February 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Ny ansökan om vindkraft på Sjisjka
  8. ^ Miljödomstolen säger ja till vindkraft på Sjisjka
  9. ^ Ja till rekordhöga vindkraftverk
  10. ^ Projektbeskrivning Vindkraft på Sjisjka Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Fjällvindpark invigd

External links[edit]

67°37′00″N 20°14′0″E / 67.61667°N 20.23333°E / 67.61667; 20.23333

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