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Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
 in Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
 in northern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk

Jokkmokk is a urban areas of Sweden in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County. The S?mi name of the place means "River's Curve", due to the meandering river that runs through it....
.

The name Jokkmokk is Sami
Sami languages

Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe....
 for the words "river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river.

The municipality is the second largest in size of all Swedish municipalities and is, with an area of 19,477 km2
Square kilometre

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 (approximately 7,520 square miles) slightly smaller than Slovenia
Slovenia

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 or the US
United States

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 state
U.S. state

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 of New Jersey
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.






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Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
 in Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
 in northern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk

Jokkmokk is a urban areas of Sweden in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County. The S?mi name of the place means "River's Curve", due to the meandering river that runs through it....
.

The name Jokkmokk is Sami
Sami languages

Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe....
 for the words "river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river.

The municipality is the second largest in size of all Swedish municipalities and is, with an area of 19,477 km2
Square kilometre

Square kilometre , symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI Units of measurement of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units....
 (approximately 7,520 square miles) slightly smaller than Slovenia
Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
 or the US
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
. It has never been amalgamated with another entity, having been that large ever since municipalities were established in Sweden in 1863.

History

The name Jokkmokk is present in the Jokkmokk Lapland Court District, a historical jurisdiction. When the municipality was given its current borders in 1971, its municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms

A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person and used by them in a wide variety of ways....
 were made to depict the hydro plant
Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by hydropower, i.e., the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water....
, the symbol of Luleå
Luleå

Lule? , is a Cities in Sweden with a population of 57 144 in the urban area, and 73 416 including connecting suburbs. The city is located at the coast of Norrbotten in northern Sweden....
 (to which Jokkmokk belonged until 1673), and the traditional Sami
Sami people

The S?mi people, are the indigenous people Indigenous peoples of Europe inhabiting S?pmi , which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia....
 hammer
Hammer

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s.

Geography

The municipality is situated in the Scandinavian Mountains
Scandinavian Mountains

The Scandinavian Mountains, in Swedish language Skanderna, Fj?llen or K?len, and in Norwegian language Kj?len, with the two latter meaning the Keel, are a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 in Swedish Lapland and is sparsely populated. A large part of the area has been the habitat of reindeer
Reindeer

The reindeer , also known as the caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer, widespread and numerous across the northern Holarctic....
 herding Sami people for thousands of years and has for that reason been protected as a UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
 under the name Laponian area
Laponian area

The Laponian area is a large mountainous wildlife area in the Lapland, Sweden province in northern Sweden, more precisely in the G?llivare Municipality, Arjeplog Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality....
. The Laponian area is roughly divided into the eastern flatlands and the western mountainous region. There are several well-structured and well-maintained starting locations for those interested in experiencing the majestic wilderness
Wilderness

Wilderness or wildland is a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by human activity. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet - those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with roads, pipelines or other industrial i...
. For instance, the Kvikkjokk basecamp provides excursions and has a high quality hostel
Hostel

Hostels provide budget-oriented lodging where guests can rent a bed , sometimes a bunk bed in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen....
.

Due to the northern location, the aurora borealis
Aurora (astronomy)

Auroras, sometimes called the northern and southern lights or aurorae , are natural light displays in the sky, usually observed at night sky, particularly in the Geographical pole....
 can be experienced all through winter (November to March), and the midnight sun
Midnight sun

The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight....
 can be experienced during June and July.

National parks

The four national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
s in Jokkmokk Municipality all have their own distinct identity. The national parks are Sarek
Sarek National Park

Sarek National Park is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, in the province Swedish Lapland in northern Sweden. Sarek borders the national parks Stora Sj?fallet and Padjelanta....
, Muddus
Muddus

File:National parks of Sweden numbers.pngMuddus is a national park in northern Sweden. It is situated in the province Lapland, Sweden, with its largest part in the G?llivare Municipality....
, Padjelanta
Padjelanta

Padjelanta is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Established in 1963 , it is the largest national park in Sweden with an area of 1,984 km2, and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponian area established in 1996....
 and Stora Sjöfallet
Stora Sjöfallet

Stora Sj?fallet is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, in G?llivare Municipality. It is situated by the Norwegian border. It was declared national park in 1909....
.

These national parks are popular with tourists
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
 all year around but the darkest and coldest months (November to January) are not recommended for beginners. The best period for sunshine and winter activities is from February all through April, when the snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
 lies deep and the days are long. This time of year the national parks are easily accessible by snowmobile
Snowmobile

A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, is a land vehicle for travel on snow that is commonly propelled by a continuous track or tracks at the rear and steered by skis at the front....
 and ski
Ski

A ski is a long, flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now primarily used for recreational and sporting purposes....
s. Visitors should understand and respect that the wilderness is just that, and snowmobiles are not allowed in the parks at any time.

The summer in Jokkmokk Municipality is short but intense. The ground is free of snow from May until late October, early November. As with most areas in the Nordic countries
Nordic countries

File:Location Nordic Council.svgThe Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and far northeastern North America, called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories which include the Faroe Islands, Greenland and ?land....
, the actual warm period is quite short, but as Jokkmokk Municipality has a continental climate
Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate that is characterized by winter temperatures cold enough to support a fixed period of snow cover each year, and relatively moderate precipitation occurring mostly in summer, although east coast areas may show an even distribution of precipitation....
, the temperature can top 30 degrees Celsius
Celsius

Celsius is a temperature scale that is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius , who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death....
 in the summer and reach as low as -30 degrees Celsius in the winter. During the summer months hikers
Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on trail. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous :Category:Hiking organizations worldwide....
 and other friends of nature converge in the national parks and this is also the time when most of the parks are most easily accessed. Visitors should be warned that the amount of mosquito
Mosquito

Mosquitoes are common flying insects in the family Culicidae that are found around the world. There are about 3,500 species. They have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and six long legs....
es can be difficult to those not used to them and driving has an added danger in the reindeer that seek shelter from the mosquitoes. Collisions with reindeer are frequent in most of the northern parts of the Nordic countries and drivers should keep an eye out.

Fall is also short and the shifting colors of the wide forests make the surroundings burn with color. This is a good time for hiking but due to the shifting temperatures the mountainous parts of the national parks can be treacherous for those unprepared.

Jokkmokkwintermarket

Other attractions

Jokkmokk is known for its Sami market
Marketplace

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 held the first weekend every February. This market has been held for more than 400 consecutive years. Initially a gathering of traders from the entire region the market has long since grown to be more than a simple gathering of traders and is now a week long cultural event with lectures, music recitals and much more.

Getting there

There are several hotels and hostels in Jokkmokk, Vuollerim
Vuollerim

Vuollerim is a urban areas of Sweden with 800 inhabitants situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden....
 and Porjus
Porjus

Porjus is a village in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, with a population of 380 inhabitants. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height....
. Jokkmokk is easily accessed by car and bus from Luleå
Luleå

Lule? , is a Cities in Sweden with a population of 57 144 in the urban area, and 73 416 including connecting suburbs. The city is located at the coast of Norrbotten in northern Sweden....
 and Gällivare
Gällivare

G?llivare is a town in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of G?llivare Municipality, Norrbotten County. Together with nearby towns Malmberget and Koskullskulle it forms a conurbation with nearly 16,000 inhabitants....
, where the nearest airport
Airport

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s are to be found. Jokkmokk can also be reached by train.

Localities

There are three localities
Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English language translation of the Swedish language term t?tort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality....
 (or urban areas) in Jokkmokk Municipality:

# Locality Population
1 Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk

Jokkmokk is a urban areas of Sweden in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County. The S?mi name of the place means "River's Curve", due to the meandering river that runs through it....
 		 2,976
2 Vuollerim
Vuollerim

Vuollerim is a urban areas of Sweden with 800 inhabitants situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden....
 		 800
3 Porjus
Porjus

Porjus is a village in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, with a population of 380 inhabitants. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height....
 		 317


The municipal seat in bold
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External links

  • - Official site
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