Tarfala Valley, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta

Name: Tarfala Valley
Address: Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta, Sweden

#1 among attractions in Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta

Hiking, Alpine hut

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Tarfala Valley is a valley in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. Several glaciers flow into the valley and glaciological research has been conducted since 1946 at the Tarfala scientific station. ()

Local name: Tarfaladalen Coordinates: 67°55'9"N, 18°36'2"E

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Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta Sweden

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Tarfala Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vierranvárri, Storglaciären, Kaskasatjåkka, Kebnekaise sydtoppen.

3.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Vierranvárri, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta
94 min walk • Vierranvárri is a mountain situated between Duolbagorni and Giebmegáisi in Lapland in northern Sweden. The western trail to the summit of Giebmegáisi goes right over Vierranvárri, so hikers choosing that route lose 200 meters in altitude before starting to mount the actual Giebmegáisi massif.
1.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Storglaciären, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta
38 min walk • Storglaciären is a glacier in Tarfala Valley in the Scandinavian Alps of Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. The glacier is classified as polythermal having both cold and warm bottom temperatures.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kaskasatjåkka
43 min walk • Kaskasatjåkka is a mountain in Sweden with an elevation of 2,076 metres above mean sea level. Its peak is located about three kilometres north of the mountain huts and research station in the Tarfala Valley.
2.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Kebnekaise sydtoppen, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta
65 min walk • Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks.

Tarfala Valley, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta

Facts and practical information

Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta plan & book

Tarfala Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Vierranvárri, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta

Storglaciären, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta

Kaskasatjåkka

Kebnekaise sydtoppen, Kebnekaise and Nikkaluokta