Pieljekaise
Encyclopedia
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....
National Park. It lies about 10 km (6 mi) south of Jäkkvik
Jäkkvik
Jäckvik or Jäkkvik is a mountain town in Arjeplog municipality on Riksväg 95 . Near to Jaäckvik is Pieljekaise National Park. The town also has a ski run.The Swedish priest, Lars Levi Læstadius, was born in the town....
in Lappland
Swedish Lapland
Lappland is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten, Norway and Finland. About a quarter of Sweden's surface area is in Lappland.Lappland originally extended eastward...
. The park consists to a large part of a large birch woods.
The park is traversed by the Kungsleden
Kungsleden
Kungsleden is a hiking trail in northern Sweden, approximately long, between Abisko in the north and Hemavan in the south. It passes through one of Europe's largest remaining wilderness areas.-The trail:...
trail.
External links
- Pieljekaise National Park from the Swedish Environmental Protection AgencySwedish Environmental Protection AgencyThe Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is a Swedish government agency responsible for proposing and implementing environmental policies...