Three people hiking in Kebnekaise mountains in the sunset.

Abisko and Kebnekaise mountains

The region of Abisko and Kebnekaise has an extensive network of trails and a wide range of accommodation, making it readily accessible to hikers. The most popular route is between Abisko and Nikkaluokta. Kungsleden passes through the region between Abisko and Vakkotavare.

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Abisko national park and Lapporten

The region has high summits, the Abisko national park, and Sweden’s most famous mountain silhouette – Lapporten. The landscape above the tree limit is varied, with wide open areas, lakes, fast-flowing streams and high mountains. Here verdant rolling mountains and open heaths take over from the barren mountainside and snow-covered summits of the high mountains. Some of the steeper peaks require technical climbing, while others are easier to reach.

Some valleys are stony and barren, others luxuriant and flower-filled meadowland. The Kebnekaise massiv has alpine peaks, glaciers, and Sweden’s highest mountain. Most who reach the summit do so with a guide from the STF Kebnekaise mountain station. This is one of Sweden’s most wonderful and most popular mountain regions.

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Map of Abisko and the Kebnekaise mountains

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This map is a planning tool and should not replace a physical map and compass. The service “Naturkartan” (opens in new tab) is operated by a company called “Outdoor map”. Please note that trail information is owned and updated by the respective trail administrator (e.g. municipality or county administrative board).

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Directions

Bus/train from Kiruna to Abisko and Katterjokk
Bus from Kiruna to Nikkaluokta
Bus from Gällivare to Vakkotavare and Ritsem

Visitor calendar

Do you enjoy the tranquility of the mountains? With our visitor calendar, you can get an overview of the general occupancy in this mountain area, giving you the best possible conditions to plan your visit during less busy periods. During times with fewer visitors, we often offer better prices as well. Please note that the visitor calendar only provides an indication and does not account for deviations such as events or holidays.

Book multiple accommodations at the same time

If you want to book multiple accommodations in one booking, the easiest way to do it is by opening each accommodation in separate tabs in your web browser. Then, choose the dates for each accommodation, the number of people, and proceed until you see that your accommodation has been added to the cart. All your selections are saved in the same cart, even if you are working in different tabs. When you are ready to pay, proceed to payment in any of the tabs, and all your selections will be included. Your selections are saved for a total of 30 minutes.

Week	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39
Abisko	Few visitors	More visitors Thurs-Sat	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors Thurs-Sat	More visitors Thurs-Sat	More visitors Thurs-Sat	More visitors Thurs-Sat	Few visitors	Few visitors
Kebnekaise	Few visitors	More visitors Thurs-Sat	More visitors	More visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors Thurs-Sat	More visitors Thurs-Sat	Few visitors	Closed
Tarfala	Closed	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed
Abiskojaure	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed
Nallo	Closed	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed
Alesjaure	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed
Kårsavagge	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed
Singi	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed
Sälka	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed
Unna Allakas	Closed	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed
Tjäktja	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	Most visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed
Vistas	Closed	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	More visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed
Sitasjaure	Closed	Closed	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed
Pältsa	Closed	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed
Hukejaure	Closed	Closed	Closed	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Few visitors	Closed	Closed	Closed

Short facts

Mountain map

Calazos ”Kebnekaisefjällen” 1:100 000
Calazos ”Abisko Riksgränsen Nikkaluokta” 1:50 000

STF locations

STF Abisko Turiststation
STF Kebnekaise Mountain Station
STF Ritsem
STF Saltoluokta Mountain Station
STF Kiruna Hotel & Hostel
STF Mountain Cabins

Guidebook (in Swedish)

På fjälltur Abisko Kebnekaise
Author: Claes Grundsten, Norstedts

Fjällvandra kring Kebnekaise, Abisko och Riksgränsen
Author: Fredrik Neregård, Calazo Förlag (Calazo guideböcker)

Abisko and Kebnekaise mountains

Abisko national park and Lapporten

Map of Abisko and the Kebnekaise mountains

Directions

Visitor calendar

Book multiple accommodations at the same time

Short facts

Mountain map

STF locations

Guidebook (in Swedish)

All tours in the area

Abisko – Nikkaluokta

Nikkaluokta – Saltoluokta

Nikkaluokta – Ritsem

Kebnekaise circuit