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angiebabe Says: Shame I didnt do this as I imagine it wouldve been stunning - have done some excellent helicopter and plane rides over famous places Ive visited but I do also generally get good views from my flights into or out of the countries I visited and I did get a good snow covered...
angiebabe Says: Not just reindeer here for the annual Jokkmokk Festival that brings locals, tourists and Scandavanians from near and far away - out here on the frozen and snow covered lake in addition to reindeer and helicopter rides and excitement charged reindeer races there are also cute...
angiebabe Says: A few minutes walk over the hill away from the centre of Jokkmokk down on the frozen lake at 2pm each day of the Market are the reindeer races.Huge turnout - very popular event with lots of participants geared up in their fairly aeronautic costumes (i dont really mean the...
angiebabe Says: At certain times during the day the Reindeer Master, leads his team of reindeer and fellow Sami family around the Jokkmokk Market streets. From memory Im pretty sure that the Grand Parade was at midday or 1230pm.In preparation for the visit to the annual Jokkmokk Sami...
Jokkmokk Centre for Rocks and Minerals
Sjalen Says: Down by the lake is this private house with a collection of rocks and minerals, mostly found locally. Some sorts are quite rare in the rest of the world and I personally find the "cloudberry marble" interesting. You can also buy some from the shop in the form of spheres and...
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1 Review and 6 Opinions Being in the "middle of nowhere", I expected to find a small hotel with no or few amenities....
Jokkmokk Sami Market food stalls in the ARctic: Lots of food stalls with all sorts to pick from
angiebabe Says: All sorts - i enjoyed the hot coffee and had one try of a beef burger - no I didnt go looking for reindeer burger but I think I did see some stalls with them (Ive tried enough reindeer in Finland!) but with my sweet tooth I did check out and enjoy the chocolate covered...
Opera: Reindeer pizza, anyone?
Sjalen Says: As Ajtte's restaurant was closed, we had to eat somewhere else and pizza suited the eight-year-old too. Several pizza places in northern Sweden have pizzas with Laplandish names and mine was no exception. To an Italian, it must sound horrible but it is actually quite nice to...
SMILLA76 Says: How to travel to Jokkmokk?If you are not driving, there are still a number of alternatives. From the airports of Gällivare and Luleå there are daily bus connections. There is also a train station in Murjek or Boden and then bus to Jokkmokk. In the summer the inland train...
angiebabe Says: Excellent bus station - I arrived in minus degrees for the annual Jokkmokk Sami Festival from the bus I caught from Murjek which is about an hour by bus from the closest train station. Id caught the overnight train up from Stockholm and the connections all went smoothly and...
Sjalen Says: Everywhere you go in Jokkmokk, snowmobiles are parked in the streets in winter and you will hear them if you go for a walk around the lake. You too can go for a ride in one if you contact the tourist information office for an updated list of companies.
Polcirkelsten.: Buy things in stones.
Dizzyhead Says: This shop sell different things made by stone. They work with local stones as white granit, red gnejs, black gabbro and green serpentin marmor. You find their location at the lake in Jokkmokk. They have very interesting things too buy. I bought wine glasses with black...
all sorts!: Shopping at the 400 yr old Jokkmokk Sami Market!
angiebabe Says: What makes it so special??!! - that its miles up in north Sweden and in winter its up in minus Zero degrees with lots of snow - its an annual event of a 400 year old tradition - and its an excellent cultural event visiting people groups that have lived up here - bearing in...
Sjalen Says: Why not buy yourself a reindeer fell? Just check that it is properly worked and doesn't leave hairs everywhere! Otherwise Jokkmokk is also full of shops selling Sami handicraft in general such as jewellery, birch- and antler products such as knives and baskets and much more....
Leipzig Says: When we arrived Jokkmokk all roads to the centre were blocked because of the annual fun fair. This fair differed a lot from those in Germany. Of course, you could eat cotton candy or drive scooter and carrousel but the difference was the stalls. At most stalls fishing and...
Leipzig Says: Admission was 20 SEK (~ €2.20) for adults. Most memorable experience was the stall with the antlers. Here you could buy antlers from reindeers. If you see Rudolf the Red Nose Raindeer with a knitted cap next Christmas you know why.
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The cathedral was the most beautiful thing I have seen in Jokkmokk the very night when we arrived. The darkness, the snow all over the place and the lights on the white walls of the building offered a mysterious sight. Although of fairly small size compared to Western cathedrals (such as Notre Dame or Sacre Coeur in France, for instance), the wooden Jokkmokk cathedral sent a shiver down my spine and filled me with expectations.
The next day we have tried to visit and... surprise! It was closed to the public. I wonder why, since during the Winter market week the town receives so many visitors and the locals should be proud to welcome them in the cathedral. (At least that was my frustrated thought.) Maybe they are trying to protect it from the waves of tourist. I don't know the reasons behind the decision, but I felt it like a personal loss. I hope I can give it a second try some other time...
Unique Suggestions: Visit by night!
Fun Alternatives: The Ajitte Museum across the road.
Written Jun 13, 2005
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Miscellaneous: There is no special rainy season
Avg. Temp. in Spring: max.: -2 – 9°C ( 28 - 49°F ); min: -14 - 0°C ( 7 - 32°F )
Avg. Temp. in Summer: max.: 18 – 20°C ( 64 - 68°F ); min: 9 - 11°C ( 49 - 51°F )
Avg. Temp. in Autumn: max.: -4 – 12°C ( 25 - 53°F); min: -10 - 4°C ( 14 – 39°F )
Avg. Temp. in Winter: max.: -10 – -8°C ( 14 - 18°F); min: -18 - -15°C ( 0 - 5°F )
In winter Jokkmokk is one of the coldest places in Europe.
Updated Nov 23, 2003
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The Arctic Circle runs just a few kilometers south of Jokkmokk. It is marked by a line of white-painted stones.
Written Nov 23, 2003
Sjalen Says: Every other year (uneven), Jokkmokk hosts "Hela Sveriges Film Festival", i,e, All Sweden's Film festival some time in late May. This I think has happened since 1993, but these days it seems to have taken off a bit more and got its own coordinating office. Even during non...
Sjalen Says: If you can, try to visit Jokkmokk at the annual winter market which has now been going on for more than 400 years. At Lake Talvatis (picture), there are reindeer races and these are perhaps the most well-known feature visitors have heard of, but there is much more. To be...
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Back to the Arctic Circle for 402 yr old markets!
The beauty of snow, blue skies, people excited with another reason to get together for, and lots of interesting things for sale ie shopping! and reindeer! The Winter market at Jokkmokk has now being...
Jokkmokk! The name sounds exotic even to the average Swede with its four "k:s" in one word. My daughter even thought we were going to Japan when I mentioned it to her the first time :))) The name is...
Jokkmokk is located a few miles north of the Arctic Circle. The region is dominated by large mountains and vast forests. The UNESCO nominated some parts of the region to earth's World Heritage sites....
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