Paksuniemi

Paksuniemi
Paksuniemi
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Lapland
Municipality  :	Kiruna
Coordinates :	67 ° 50 '  N , 20 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 67 ° 50 '  N , 20 ° 43'  E
SCB code :	S9331
Status:	Småort
Residents :	57 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.35 km²
Population density :	163 inhabitants / km²

Paksuniemi (Swedish: Tjockudden ) is a place ( småort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province (landskap) of Lapland .

Location and description

Paksuniemi was founded in the 1840s by Anders Isaksson Paksuniemi from Jukkasjärvi . The place is on a Udde in the Torne älv , about 20 kilometers east of Kiruna . Paksuniemi is connected to the Swedish road network by the BD 875 highway.

In 1890 the place had 24 inhabitants. By 2015 the number of residents rose to 57.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)