måndag 20 juni 2011

Lapland /Gällivare /Dundret

Many years ago, I lived in the north of Sweden (above the arctic circle) for a couple of months. The town I lived in is called Gällivare and it´s situated in Swedish Lapland.
It´s not very popular in Sweden to visit the northern parts of the country, and I have never understood why.
In this Picture, you can see the fell (mountain) Dundret and it´s one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited.




This is the view from the top of Dundret. In this picture you can see Malmberget in the background: It´s famous for it´s iron mine.

In this picture we have Gällivare in the background.

I can just sit here for hours and hours and just enjoying the view and the fresh air.



This is from Aitik, another iron mine in Gällivare. Many people in this area of Sweden work in the steel industry.



Vassara river, runs through Gällivare. In the north of Sweden there are many rivers and we use them for hydropower. 46% of all electricity produced in Sweden comes from hydroelectricity.


On a clear day, you can see very far from the top of Dundret. This is a picture of the Scandes, the mountain range between Sweden and Norway.

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