Lapland Ståget
From 2008 to 2010, Lapplandståget was the name given to one of the longest continuous train journeys in Europe. The connection was operated by Veolia Transport .
The train started in Malmö and Gothenburg , and went via Stockholm , Boden and Kiruna to Narvik . On the trip all of Sweden was crossed, the end station Narvik was in Norway . The distance between Malmö and Narvik was 2,147 kilometers, which was covered in around 28 hours (northwards 28 hours 20 minutes, southwards 27 hours 52 minutes). The train only ran in midsummer, most recently between July 2 and August 15, 2010, once a week between Malmö and Narvik and between Gothenburg and Narvik.
After a break of 20 years, the route was used continuously again in June 2008. In the meantime, the train continued to run, but its route was limited to the Gothenburg – Kiruna route. In the 2008 summer season, the train was used every Friday from late June to mid-August. The name of the train as Lapplandståget was only introduced as an official name when it was reintroduced in 2008.