Nikkaluokta

Nikkaluokta (; North Sámi: Nihkkáluokta; Meänkieli: Nikkulahti) is a Swedish Sami village in Norrbotten County. The village belongs to Gällivare Municipality, bordering Kiruna Municipality, the closest urban area some 60 kilometers away. In its vicinity lie the areas of two Sami communities, Laevas and Girjas, that still herd semi-domesticated reindeer in the region.

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Place details

Locality: Nikkaluokta
Region: Norrbotten
Country: Sverige
Population: 22

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Nikkaluokta
Settlement.image_skyline: Nikkaluokta fjällstation July 2012.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Nikkaluokta mountain lodge
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gällivare Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norrbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Lappland
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Sweden
Located in: Gällivare Municipality
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Nikkaluokta fjällstation July 2012.jpg

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Nikkaluokta has a mountain lodge, complete with a small grocery store and restaurant, a chapel, and, during the summer months, a commercial helicopter base. It is a popular starting point for several hiking and skiing trails in the Kebnekaise area, including the notable Kungsleden. It takes around five hours to travel the 19 kilometer distance between the two mountain lodges in Nikkaluokta and Kebnekaise.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nikkaluokta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.