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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.2451,Lat: 67.8538
Elevation	557 meter above sea level
Local time	9:45:39am
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Kiruna

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Jukkasjärvi	14.8 km	East
2 Svappavaara	41.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Tjautjas/Cavccas	62.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Vittangi	62.7 km	East
5 Övre Soppero	66.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	887 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Stockholm	Sweden	958 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	966 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Norwegian Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 117 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Torne main - Upper - Lainio, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Sautusjärvi (25.6 km² at a distance of 16.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 57.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 48%, low mountains: 52%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Lappland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 210 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kiruna Airport (at a distance of 5.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.7 km2

37.9%

Nature

6.3 km2

Wet nature

9.9 km2

12.6%

Urban area

18.8 km2

24%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

3.6 km2

4.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kiruna in country Sweden

Kiruna at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Laponian Area	Sweden	127 km	SouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	258 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	259 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Rautas	SE	6.2 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Kiruna
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kiruna

Type of weather in Kiruna	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	47 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	20 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	02:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:55 Europe/Amsterdam