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Cristian_Uluru Says: 12 km norht of the Arctic Circle, along route 382, you can see the fantastic Jockfal waterfall. This is a great place where to fish the Salmon. The staff of the restaurant near the bridge will give you all the information you need.
Cristian_Uluru Says: About 80 Km toward south from Pajala, on route 382, there is the sign of the Arctic Circle!
Laestadius´ home, Historical Exhibition
Cristian_Uluru Says: Lars Levi Laestadius was the founder of the religious movement Laestadianism. He was vicarin Pajala from 1849 to 1861, and also a notable botanist, scientist and advocate of temperance.
Cristian_Uluru Says: The Pajala Church is one of the largest wooden church in Sweden, dating back to the 18th century.
lukky Says: The Pajala market, or "Pajala Marknad" is _the_ event in the summer. This is when all the people who grew up in Pajala but has moved elsewhere come home, and a lot of tourists visit Pajala as well...the population of Pajala probably increases by 1000% during that weekend.As...
lukky Says: The easiest way to get to and from Pajala is probably by car. Driving from Luleå, for example, takes about 2.5 hours, more if you want to see some of the sights along the way...There are also bus lines from e.g. Luleå and Kiruna, but there are only a few buses per day....
Watch out for reindeer on the road
lukky Says: If you are driving, watch out for reindeer on the road! While elks are more dangerous to hit with your car because they are bigger, reindeer are dangerous because they don't just dash across the road like elks do, they walk _along_ the road or even on it.A black plastic bag...
lukky Says: ...read Mikael Niemi's book "Popular Music" (in some places it's called "Popular Music From Vittula"). The author is from Pajala and the story takes place there. In fact, when you come to Pajala you can take a walk to see all the places mentioned in the book! (I think the...
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The Pajala Church is one of the largest wooden church in Sweden, dating back to the 18th century.
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Pajala: a nice town on the Finland border
Pajala is the first town that you meet when you enter in Sweden from the Finnish town of Kolari. Pajala is a smal town very interesting and and perfecr place where to stop to have a break along the...
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One person per square kilometer, so there's enough space for you, too! Oh...I forgot to mention that there are a lot of reindeer and billions of mosquitos there as well. :-)
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Pajala - the city not so many women!!!!!
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