KirunaGeneral 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 | 22:54:40pm |
| Name province/region (Län) | Norrbottens län | | Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun) | Kiruna |
Nearest 5 places
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
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe 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)
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 |
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| Nature |
6.3 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
9.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
18.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.8 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Kiruna in country Sweden
Kiruna at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Rautas | SE | 6.2 km | 
SouthEast
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Social media - Maps
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