Luossavaara
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Luossavaara is a mountain in Kiruna
, Sweden
. It is the site of a now-inactive iron ore mine formerly operated by the Swedish mining company LKAB
. Today it has a ski lift and slope, as well as a hiking path called Midnattsolstigan (the Midnight Sun Trail).
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
, 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....
. It is the site of a now-inactive iron ore mine formerly operated by the Swedish mining company LKAB
LKAB
LKAB is a Swedish mining company. The company mines iron ore at Kiruna and at Malmberget in northern Sweden. The company was established in 1890, and has been 100% state-owned since the 1950s...
. Today it has a ski lift and slope, as well as a hiking path called Midnattsolstigan (the Midnight Sun Trail).