Laponian Area World Heritage Site

Official name

Laponian Area | UNESCO

Country

Sweden | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

County of Norrbotten. Municipalities – rural districts – Gällivare, Jokkmokk and Arjeplog
67.3333° Lat, 17.5833° Lon | Map

Code

774

Time Zone

Europe/Stockholm (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Mixed

Description

Inscribed 1996. The Arctic Circle region of northern Sweden is the home of the Saami people. It is the largest area in the world (and one of the last) with an ancestral way of life based on the seasonal movement of livestock. Every summer, the Saami lead their huge herds of reindeer towards the mountains through a natural landscape hitherto preserved, but now threatened by the advent of motor vehicles. Historical and ongoing geological processes can be seen in the glacial moraines and changing water courses.