Karesuando

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Karesuando
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Karesuando
Karesuando
Localization of Norrbotten in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap): Lapland
Municipality  : Kiruna
Coordinates : 68 ° 26 '  N , 22 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 68 ° 26 '  N , 22 ° 29'  E
SCB code : 8664
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 280 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 0.74 km²
Population density : 378 inhabitants / km²
Height : 331  m above sea level
List of perpetrators in Norrbotten County

Karesuando ( Finnish : Karesuvanto , Sami : Gárasavvon ) is a place ( tätort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province of Lapland . It is located about 300 km north of the Arctic Circle in the municipality of Kiruna .

The small town is located directly on the Muonio River , which also forms a natural border with Finland . The Swedish part of Karesuando is connected to the Finnish part of Karesuvanto (140 inhabitants, 450 together) on the opposite side of the river via a bridge. In Karesuando - Sweden's northernmost crime scene - the European route 45 begins , Sweden's longest trunk road, which connects to the European route 8 in the neighboring Finnish municipality .

Sweden's northernmost church is in Karesuando. It was built in 1816, almost completely collapsed in 1866 and was rebuilt in 1905. The church was last renovated in 1953–1954.

  • The church

  • Tourist information

  • Border crossing to Finland

Climate table

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Karesuando
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) −11.2 −9.7 −4.8 0.8 7.4 14.7 17.3 14.6 8.8 1.5 −5.3 −9.0 O 2.2
Min. Temperature (° C) −21.2 −19.8 −15.6 −8.7 −0.7 6.2 8.4 6.3 1.4 −4.8 −13.3 −18.9 O −6.7
Precipitation ( mm ) 23 19th 23 23 28 42 75 63 45 44 34 24 Σ 443
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 0.2 2.2 4.5 6.1 7.5 8.9 7.8 5.1 3.7 2.2 0.6 0.0 O 4.1
Rainy days ( d ) 7th 6th 7th 6th 6th 8th 12 11 9 10 9 7th Σ 98
Humidity ( % ) 87 85 81 77 71 65 69 76 80 86 89 88 O 79.5
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p
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−11.2
−21.2
−9.7
−19.8
−4.8
−15.6
0.8
−8.7
7.4
−0.7
14.7
6.2
17.3
8.4
14.6
6.3
8.8
1.4
1.5
−4.8
−5.3
−13.3
−9.0
−18.9
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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23
23
28
42
75
63
45
44
34
24
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

Personalities

Web links

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

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