Population 70 000
and 170 000 within
commuting distance
Rail and road connections to
Norway, Finland and Russia.
Midnight sun - let the idea
sink in. It warms and
revitalises Swedish
Lapland for a hundred
days and a hundred
nights. You can
experience it almost
anywhere in the county
during summer, even
south of the Arctic Circle
around mid-summer
thanks to the refraction of
light in the atmosphere. It
is called the midnight sun
if you can see the centre
of the sun when it is
precisely in the north.
You have to check your
watch to make sure it is
really night time.
Cruise port with late evening sun adjacent
to the city center. Turnaround harbour
with good flight and train connections as
well as a wide selection of
accommodation
Luleå is the county town of Norrbotten, Sweden’s largest county.
It is an industrial city and export harbour for Swedish iron ore, a
university town and a centre of trade, commerce and communications.
Luleå offers a large selection of shops, restaurants as well as a vibrant
cultural and entertainment scene. Welcome to experience Luleå!
Gammelstad Church Town was included
in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1996.
Gammelstad has the country’s largest
and best preserved church town with 408
cottages comprising 553 rooms, and is an
outstanding example of a Northern
Scandinavian church town.
In Luleå you will find the
worlds most farthest north
golf course with 27 holes. You
can enjoy golfing
24 hours due to the warm
bright nights.
Situated 170 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle,
Luleå serves as the gateway to Swedish Lapland.
The Swedish Lapland region offers a wide variety of
sites worth seeing; such as Storforsen, the largest
free-flowing rapids in Scandinavia, the Ajtte Sámi
Museum in Jokkmokk and the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi
Storforsen - the largest free-flowing
rapids in Scandinavia, with a drop of
over 82 metres.
Boden Garrison,
The central point of the North
Swedish defence against invasion from east.
The garrison, consisting of 5 forts and hundreds of
defence constructions was built 1900-1912.
The Fort ”Rödbergsfortet” is one of them.
Here in the extreme north of Sweden you can use
all 24 hours of the day to fish thanks to the
midnight sun during the period of June till August.
Enjoy guided fishing tours
or rent a boat of your own.
Within an hours driving from downtown
Luleå you reach the Arctic Circle.
Here you can experience the unique Sámi
culture, meet the reindeers and learn
about the Sámi people’s life and history. A
must is a visit to
the Ájtte Sami museum.
Foto: Jan Gustavsson, Ájtte
Our beautiful nature
inspire many artists
and craftsmen in
choice of materials,
motifs and forms of
expression.
With more than 700 islands and a sun shining 24 hours a day, Luleå
is the perfect place for a visit to the archipelago. Depending on your
preferences you may take a boat far out to sea and visit Rödkallen
Island, the last outpost before crossing the gulf to Finland, or you
can combine exiting shopping in downtown Luleå with a relaxing
afternoon at Gültzauudden beach, only minutes away from the heart
of Luleå.
More information can be found at:
www.bothniacruiseports.com