Jokkmokk
Encyclopedia
Jokkmokk is a locality
and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality
in Norrbotten County
, Sweden
with 2,976 inhabitants in 2005. The Sámi name of the place means "River's Curve", due to the meandering river that runs through it. It is just north of the Arctic Circle
.
Jokkmokk was a transit center for Sami
refugees from Norway during World War II
, in addition to the center in Kjesäter
.
Jokkmokk Market has a long history and has a more than fourhundred-year unbroken tradition. The first Thursday in February every year, thousands and thousands of people gather in Jokkmokk for concerts, exhibitions and commerce. Jokkmokk Market is still one of the most important social events for the Sámi people in Sápmi. Temperatures during the festival can reach as low as -40°C.
Ájtte Ájtte museum is the main museum for Sámi culture in Sweden. It's also a special museum of mountain chain's natural and cultural resoursces and an information centre for mountain tourists.
Jokkmokk also gave name to the Japanese cookie company called Yoku Moku. The owner, Noriichi Fujinawa, was so elated about "the beautiful village and the nice people" that he named his company after Jokkmokk.
Jokkmokk also gave name to an IKEA kitchen table and chair set made of solid pine.
Ájtte Museum of Sami people
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality
Jokkmokk Municipality
Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk.The name Jokkmokk is Sami for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river....
in Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 2,976 inhabitants in 2005. The Sámi name of the place means "River's Curve", due to the meandering river that runs through it. It is just north of the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For Epoch 2011, it is the parallel of latitude that runs north of the Equator....
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Jokkmokk was a transit center for Sami
Sami people
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
refugees from Norway during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, in addition to the center in Kjesäter
Kjesäter
Kjesäter is a manor in the municipality of Vingåker in the county of Södermanland that now serves as a folkhögskola and youth hostel. During World War II, it served as a refugee camp and transit center for refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in Norway....
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Jokkmokk Market has a long history and has a more than fourhundred-year unbroken tradition. The first Thursday in February every year, thousands and thousands of people gather in Jokkmokk for concerts, exhibitions and commerce. Jokkmokk Market is still one of the most important social events for the Sámi people in Sápmi. Temperatures during the festival can reach as low as -40°C.
Ájtte Ájtte museum is the main museum for Sámi culture in Sweden. It's also a special museum of mountain chain's natural and cultural resoursces and an information centre for mountain tourists.
Jokkmokk also gave name to the Japanese cookie company called Yoku Moku. The owner, Noriichi Fujinawa, was so elated about "the beautiful village and the nice people" that he named his company after Jokkmokk.
Jokkmokk also gave name to an IKEA kitchen table and chair set made of solid pine.
External links
Tourist information in JokkmokkÁjtte Museum of Sami people