About Porjus
Porjus is located halfway between Jokkmokk and Gällivare on the E45
Inlandsvagen road, some 60 km north of the Arctic Circle. The village is
the natural entrance to the Unesco World Heritage site of Laponia in the
far north of Sweden. This area includes four of the largest national parks
in Sweden: the Sarek, Muddus, Padeljanta and Stora Sjöfallet. Porjus
was founded in early 1900 with the building of one of the biggest hydropower
plants of Sweden. Today Porjus is a relaxed village with just over 400 inhabitants.
Porjus
is a very special place during the winter.. In October the snow arrives
and changes the face of the landscape for the following 6–7 months.
These months are a wonderful and unique time, offering the visitor an arctic
experience. You can ice fish; cross country ski on the many kilometers of
prepared tracks; alpine ski on the small ski slope; ride a dog sled or snowmobile
on miles of marked routes. And every night you have the possibility to see
one of natures most awesome spectacles – the Northern Lights.
Porjus
is the ideal location for watching Northern Lights. Besides having long
winter nights and a good track record of cloudless days and nights , there
is no light pollution and a you will have a clear view all around.
Your apartment is at the edge of the village at the frozen lake. There are windows to the east and west so you don't even have to go outside to see the Lights. Everyone who loves nature and loves seeing unique natural phenomena should go and see this!
This
is a satellite image from Porjus. The apartments are at the yellow placemarker.
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