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Experience magnificent nature at STF Abisko Turiststation, where both the midnight sun and the northern lights await along the King’s Trail, at the Aurora Sky Station, and on the national park’s hiking paths and ski trails.
Chairlift to STF Aurora Sky Station
Within walking distance of STF Abisko Turiststation, you’ll find our cable car. The cable car takes you up to our home mountain, Nuolja, and to the STF Aurora Sky Station. Here you can enjoy a large outdoor terrace, a viewing tower, and a cosy café with a small souvenir shop. STF Aurora Sky Station is open to visitors in both summer and winter. Read more about the Aurora Sky Station here.
Exploring on your own – Winter
Skiing on Mount Noulja
You can take the cable car up and ski off-piste down from Mount Noulja. However, the area is not avalanche-controlled, and skiing is at your own risk. STF provides no ski patrol or medical assistance in the terrain. Check the current avalanche danger at lavinprognoser.se (opens in new tab) and always carry avalanche safety equipment.
Glidaren
Take the chairlift up and then follow the cross-marked trail south. You will soon discover how the trail got its name, it allows you to actually glide all the way back down to the road!
Over Nuolja to Björkliden
There is a marked trail from STF Aurora Sky Station that heads west towards Björkliden. Follow it upwards to the pass between Nuolja and Slåttatjåkka, before going down towards Björkliden’s ski area.
Kårsavagge
The high mountain valley Kårsavagge is home to a cosy cabin. Walk under the railway and along the road up to the chairlift. The marked trail begins on the other side of the bridge. Follow the stream Abiskojåkk and then continue up the valley. This route is a bit longer and can be combined with a night in the cabin, which is also staffed in winter.
Kungsleden and the National Park
Make a short trip to the marble quarry (Marmorbrottet) or Nissunjåkka canyon, where there are rest areas and windbreaks. Some choose to go up to Abiskojaure before turning around. The national park contains plenty of trails you can follow on your way back if you want some to give your route a little variety.
Ski touring
The area between Abisko and Narvik offers numerous peaks to ascend in both summer and winter. Always bring avalanche equipment which you know how to use it and keep up to date about the avalanche risk in the area. Go to the Swedish avalanche forecast website (opens in new tab) for more information.
Downhill skiing
There are several classic ski resorts in the area – Björkliden, Riksgränsen and Narvikfjellet.
Cross country skiing
In Abisko Östra, behind the school and up toward the railway, there is an illuminated ski trail. You can turn on the lights yourself using a button located right at the start of the trail. In Björkliden, there are groomed tracks for cross-country skiing. They start from Björkliden Fjällhotell and from the area opposite the railway station.
Exploring on your own – Summer
Kungsleden
In Abisko you can either start a multiple day hike along Kungsleden or do day trips along the trail. Kungsleden is one of Sweden’s most famous hiking trails and one which also attracts foreign hikers. The trail extends for 450 kilometres through mountainous terrain, from Hemavan in the south, to Abisko in the north. Along the trail lie STF’s mountain cabins, where you can spend the night. The most popular section of Kungsleden is that between Abisko and Nikkaluokta via Kebnekaise Mountain Station, known as the Dag Hammarskjöld Trail. Read more about the different stages of Kungsleden.
The Marble Quarry and Njakajaure Nature Trail
Follow the trail Kungsleden for two kilometres to the marble quarry (Marmorbrottet). The cream-coloured cliffs are made of the carbonate rock dolomite. At the top of the cliff, continue to the left onto Njakajaure Nature Trail. The nature trail runs through varied natural habitats. Black-throated divers breed in the lake Njakajaure and Arctic terns often fly over the surface. The lake is surrounded by isolated stands of pine. The path back to Abisko occasionally crosses open mountain heaths with permafrost. Lapland rosebay, mountain avens and orchids grow on these heaths.
Abiskojåkka Canyon
Walk under the railway and along the road up to the chairlift. Stop by the bridge and choose between going upstream or downstream. Downstream, Abiskojåkka plunges into a tunnel that was built during the construction of the Iron Ore Line railway (Malmbanan). The gravel path underneath the railway and the main road (E10) leads to the most beautiful section of the canyon. White-throated dippers breed here. A plethora of flowers, lichens and mosses grow on the walls of the canyon, which are made of slate and dolomite.
The Kårsa Falls
Follow the trail towards Kårsavagge over the red bridge. After 600 metres, the path forks, continue parallel to Abiskojåkka. The path here goes through a park-like birch forest and then on footbridges over boggy ground. Eventually, lofty pine trees emerge in the forest, and when you reach Kårsajåkka there is a sparse primaeval pine forest. It is home to both capercaillies and squirrels. In Kårsajåkka, from the bridge and upwards, there are many pretty little waterfalls.
Rihtunjira Nature Trail
Follow the trail Kårsavaggeleden to the stream Rihtunjira. The nature trail forks off here and follows the stream upwards through a lush birch forest. Higher up, the stream forms a series of waterfalls. Above the tree line, the path crosses the stream. You emerge onto blooming heaths and meadows. The richness of flowers is due to the lime in the ground. The path goes under the chairlift and then turns sharply up towards STF Aurora Sky Station. Stop and enjoy the view before you head down again.
Nissunjåkka Suspension Bridge
Follow the trail Kungsleden for four kilometres to the suspension bridge. This section of Kungsleden is easy to walk and varied. Just under one kilometre after the marble quarry (Marmorbrottet), the trail heads down a ridge and over a small bridge. From here you can see marks in the terrain that indicate where the stream Nissunjåkka used to flow. During some years, the land is flooded when there are heavy spring floods. There is a rest area with a simple shelter and fireplace on the other side of the suspension bridge.
Wood-heated sauna
There is a beautifully situated wood-heated sauna down by the shore of lake Torneträsk, about one kilometre from our hotel. You can sit in the sauna and look out over the lake, and when you feel ready, you can cool off in the water outside. When the ice is sufficiently thick in the winter, we make a hole in the ice for a cold dip.
Booking is done no later than noon the same day and the activity starts at 16:00. Book the wood-heated sauna. If you are a group of more than 10 people, please contact the reception by email on abisko@stfturist.se or phone +46 10 190 2400
There is generally an age limit of 18 for the use of the wood-heated sauna. The person who is listed as responsible for the booking is also responsible for ensuring that the instructions are adhered to. Groups with participants under the age of 18 require the presence of a responsible group leader.
Mountain information
When you have arrived in Abisko, you can visit the mountain information service. Here you meet one of our experienced guides who can provide tips about nice excursions you can go on in the area. If you want to contact them ahead of arrival you can email: abisko.sport@stfturist.se.