This week-end we decided to make our way up North, and cross the Arctic Circle.
Our destination: Jokkmokk, second largest in size of all Swedish municipalities and is, with an area of 19,477 km² (approximately 7,520 square miles) slightly smaller than Slovenia or New Jersey.
"Sápmi is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people. Non-Sami and many regional maps have often called this same region Lapland as there is considerable regional overlap between the two terms. However Lapland can be either misleading, offensive, or both, depending on the context and where this word is used to the Sami. Among the Sami people however, Sápmi is strictly used and acceptable."
The Sámi flag (the red part of the circle represents the Sun, the blue one the Moon)
Preparing for departure... a C3 Picasso filled with maps, warm clothes and cookies naturelly.
On the way...
Shopping in Jokkmokk - culture choc:
One of the three churches in Jokkmokk:
The youth hostel:
