Jukkasjärvi

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Jukkasjärvi
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Jukkasjärvi
Jukkasjärvi
Localization of Norrbotten in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap): Lapland
Municipality  : Kiruna
Coordinates : 67 ° 51 ′  N , 20 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 67 ° 51 ′  N , 20 ° 37 ′  E
SCB code : 8632
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 607 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 1.36 km²
Population density : 446 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Norrbotten County

Jukkasjärvi is a place ( Tatort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historical province of Lapland .

The place is in the municipality of Kiruna at an altitude of 321 meters, about 200 km north of the Arctic Circle .

Jukkasjärvi was first permanently settled in the 17th century. At first only a pastor and a bell ringer lived in the village with their families for a long time, but towards the end of the 18th century Meänkieli- speaking Swedes also moved there.

The most famous tourist attraction is the world's first ice hotel .

  • Jukkasjärvi

  • The church in Jukkasjärvi

Web links

Commons : Jukkasjärvi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)