Saltoluokta

thumbnail|The main building, Saltoluokta thumb|Driver's cabin, Saltoluokta thumb|Old Station, Saltoluokta thumb|Reception Saltoluokta thumb|Laponia Saltoluokta thumb|MS Langas, Saltoluokta thumb|Main Building, Saltoluokta thumb|View of Sarek from Kierkau close Saltoluokta thumb|Saltoluokta in September Saltoluokta () is a 120 kilometer drive outside Gällivare in northern Sweden, off the beaten track in Jokkmokk Municipality near the municipality's border with Gällivare. Saltoluokta is located less than 1 kilometre from Stora Sjöfallet National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponia and it is a popular starting point for Sarek National Park visitors.

== History == The place has always been one of Sirges Sami village's spring, summer, and autumn settlements. Swedish Tourist Association (STF) came to the area in 1890 and built The Great Falls cottage just below The Great Falls, which is one of Northern Europe's largest waterfalls. Some twenty years later more beds were needed for those who visited the site. Since the site was in the boundary of Stora Sjöfallet National Park, formed in 1909, it was decided to move the STF outside of the national park. It was decided to build it on sand ridges in Saltoluokta, one kilometer below the national park boundary and where Kungsleden (King's Trail) goes further south. The old station was built initially in 1912 and a year later the driver's cabin was built next door. Saltoluokta's main building was designed by architect John Åkerlund, and it was built in 1918 and extended further to include about 70 beds. The station's newest buildings came in the early 1980s when the Nåiden service building was built and in the mid-1990s when the Laponia annex Laponia was built. Today, the station has about 100 beds and all modern amenities including a restaurant, a small shop and sporting gear rentals. The station's main building is largely in original condition, with furniture and furnishings from 1918.