Vuollerim

Vuollerim () () is a village (tätort) situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden with 623 inhabitants in 2020, declining from 732 inhabitants in 2010. The name originates from Lulesamiska vuolle (lower) and riebme, which describes a place where a river runs quickly, but without rapids (often a calmer place between two sets of rapids).

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Vuollerim
Settlement.image_skyline: Folkets hus Vuollerim.JPG
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Jokkmokk Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norrbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.44
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 623
Settlement.population_density_km2: 432
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Vuollerim is located at the confluence of the Lilla and Stora Lule Rivers. It is located by national road 97, which leads to Jokkmokk in the northwest and Boden in the southeast. The nearest railway station is 18 kilometers away in Murjek on the Malmbanan.

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