Top places to visit in Kiruna

• Abisko National Park

  National Park · 4.9 rating · about 6 h · check the fee at the gate

  Abisko is Sweden's premier northern-lights destination, consistently rated among the best aurora viewing sites in the world due to a unique local climate that keeps the skies clearer than the surrounding tundra. The park lies on the shore…

• Icehotel Jukkasjärvi

  Ice Hotel · 4.8 rating · about 3 h · check the fee at the gate

  Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is the world's first hotel built entirely of ice and snow, created anew each winter since 1989 using ice harvested from the Torne River. Its artistic suites are hand-carved by international artists from pure Torne…

• Northern Lights Tour Kiruna

  aurora-tour · 4.8 rating · about 4 h · check the fee at the gate

  Northern Lights aurora tours from Kiruna — visiting Sweden's best aurora viewing locations from August to April, including the Aurora Sky Station above Abisko.

• Kiruna Church (Kiruna Kyrka)

  Wooden Church · 4.7 rating · about 1 h · check the fee at the gate

  Kiruna Church is a Lutheran wooden church built in 1912 in the Sami National Romantic style, designed by architect Gustaf Wickman. In 2001 it was voted the most beautiful building in Sweden in a national poll. The church is notable not…

• LKAB Iron Ore Mine (Visitor Experience)

  Industrial Mine Tour · 4.6 rating · about 4 h · check the fee at the gate

  The LKAB underground mine at Kiruna is the world's largest and most modern underground iron ore mine. The visitor experience takes guests 540 metres underground by bus to explore the active mining levels, see massive drilling machines, and…

• Torneträsk Lake

  Arctic Lake · 4.8 rating · about 2 h · check the fee at the gate

  Torneträsk is the second largest lake in Sweden and one of the most dramatically beautiful, stretching 73 km along the floor of a glacially carved valley in the Scandinavian Mountains. The lake borders Abisko National Park and is framed by…

• Ájtte — Swedish Mountain and Sami Museum

  Indigenous Cultural Centre · 4.5 rating · about 1.5 h · check the fee at the gate

  Ájtte in Jokkmokk (reachable from Kiruna) is the foremost museum of Sami culture in Sweden, but Kiruna itself has a Sami cultural visitor centre covering reindeer herding, traditional joik music, handicraft (duodji), and the relationship…

• Husky Sled Tour Kiruna

  husky-sled · 4.9 rating · about 4 h · check the fee at the gate

  Husky sled tours through the Arctic wilderness — driving your own team of Siberian huskies across frozen lakes and snowy forests around Kiruna.

• Sami Reindeer Experience

  sami-culture · 4.7 rating · about 3 h · check the fee at the gate

  Sami cultural experience — visiting a working Sami reindeer herder camp, learning indigenous traditions, sampling Sami cuisine, and feeding the reindeer.

• Kebnekaise Mountain

  highest-mountain · 4.7 rating · about 8 h · check the fee at the gate

  Kebnekaise — Sweden's highest mountain (2,096m) with guided summer hikes from Nikkaluokta and the historic STF mountain station as a base camp.

• Snowmobile Safari Kiruna

  snowmobile · 4.7 rating · about 4 h · check the fee at the gate

  Snowmobile safaris across the Arctic Lapland wilderness — exploring frozen lakes, taiga forests, and Sami territory under the midnight sun or northern lights.

• Esrange Space Center

  space-center · 4.5 rating · about 2 h · check the fee at the gate

  Esrange Space Center — Europe's premier civilian sounding rocket and balloon launch facility, with public tours of the historic Arctic spaceport.

Things to do

• Icehotel Tour & Ice Sculpting Cultural · 2 h · from SEK 300 per person
• Northern Lights Photography Tour Abisko Nature · 4 h · from SEK 1,500 per person
• Dog Sledding Safari Adventure · 3 h · from SEK 1,900 per person
• Midnight Sun Hiking Abisko Nature · 5 h · from SEK 800 per person
• LKAB Iron Ore Mine Underground Tour Cultural · 2.5 h · from SEK 380 per person
• Snowmobile Safari to Reindeer Farm Adventure · 4 h · from SEK 2,400 per person

Day trips and tours

• Northern Lights Chase — Abisko National Park 5 h · from SEK 1,900

Where to stay in Kiruna

• Jukkasjärvi Area about SEK 4,500 per night

  A 20-minute drive from Kiruna town, Jukkasjärvi is home to the world-famous Icehotel and sits on the banks of the Torne River — the premier base for Northern Lights, dog-sledding, and Sami culture experiences.

Hotels

• Icehotel 5-star · SEK 4,500 to SEK 25,000 per night
• Arctic Bath Hotel 4-star · SEK 8,000 to SEK 22,000 per night
• Camp Ripan 4-star · SEK 1,800 to SEK 5,500 per night
• Scandic Kiruna 3-star · SEK 900 to SEK 2,400 per night

Where to eat

• Renen Swedish, Sami, Traditional · about SEK 320 per person
• Systerskap Kök & Bar Nordic, Swedish, Bar Food · about SEK 250 per person
• Icehotel Restaurant Nordic, Sami, Swedish · about SEK 1,200 per person
• Restaurant 1943 at Camp Ripan Nordic, Sami, Swedish · about SEK 580 per person

Getting to Kiruna

Airport: Kiruna (KRN)

Getting around

• Car Rental Self
• Taxi
• Walking

More in Sweden

• Stockholm
• Gothenburg
• Malmö
• Visby
• Uppsala
• Kalmar

Frequently asked questions about Kiruna

What are the top-rated places to visit in Kiruna?

The highest-rated places in our Kiruna guide are Abisko National Park, Husky Sled Tour Kiruna, Icehotel Jukkasjärvi, Northern Lights Tour Kiruna, Torneträsk Lake.

Where should I stay in Kiruna?

Our guide covers these areas to stay in Kiruna: Jukkasjärvi Area.

How do I get around Kiruna?

Ways to get around Kiruna covered in our guide: Self-drive car, Taxi, Walking.

Which airport is nearest to Kiruna?

The nearest airport to Kiruna has the code KRN.