Arvidsjaur (;
sju, Árviesjávrrie; ) is a
locality
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and the seat of
Arvidsjaur Municipality
Arvidsjaur Municipality ( sv, Arvidsjaurs kommun; sju, Árviesjávrrien kommuvdna) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Arvidsjaur.
History
Arvidsjaur Municipality was for a long time inhabited only by the ...
in
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...
,
province
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of
Lapland
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Places
*Lapland or Sápmi, an ethno-cultural region stretching over northern Fennoscandia (parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia)
**Lapland (Finland) (''Lappi''/''Lappland''), a Finnish region
*** Lapland (former pr ...
,
Sweden
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with 4,635 inhabitants in 2010.
Arvidsjaur is a center for the European car industry. During the winter months, major car-manufacturers perform arctic trials in the Arvidsjaur Municipality. The town also fosters tourism by offering snowmobile tours, trekking, skiing, fishing and dogsled rides.
Sport
The following sports clubs are in Arvidsjaur:
*
IFK Arvidsjaur
Transport
Arvidsjaur has established rail and road networks, and also has
an airport, with daily flights to Stockholm, and seasonal ones to destinations in Germany. The railway
Inlandsbanan
The Inland Line ( sv, Inlandsbanan) is a railway line between Kristinehamn and Gällivare in Sweden. It runs through the central parts of northern Sweden, and was built between 1908 and 1937.
History
There were several reasons for constructing ...
has only tourist trains in the summer. There are buses to Gällivare, Östersund, Skellefteå, Piteå, Luleå and more local places.
Climate
Arvidsjaur has a
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
that is dominated by the long winters and briefly interrupted by moderately warm but very bright summers due to its northerly latitude.
See also
*
Skogssamer
The forest Sami ( sv, Skogssamer) are Sami people who live in the woods and who, unlike the reindeer-herding Sami people (the "fell Sami"), do not move up into the fells during the summer season. Historically, there have been forest Sami in Swede ...
References
External links
Arvidsjaur- Official site
Arvidsjaur.eu - Information about Arvidsjaur
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Populated places in Arvidsjaur Municipality
Municipal seats of Norrbotten County
Swedish municipal seats
Lapland (Sweden)
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