Svappavaara
Located in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County Coordinates: 67°38′50″ N 21°03′14″ E
- Population
- 400
- 400
- Elevation
- 343 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
About Svappavaara
Svappavaara is a village. Location: Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County. Population: 400. Elevation: 343 m.
Svappavaara (Meänkieli: Vaskivuori; Northern Sami: Veaikkevárri) is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 392 inhabitants in 2023. (1) It is a mining village. Mining was started around 1650. Large scale iron mining started in 1965. The mine was closed in 1983, but enrichment of iron ore from the mine at Kiruna is still going on. The mine is owned by LKAB, and was reopened in 2023, for mineral research purposes.
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At a glance
- Area
- 99 ha
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 8 of 18 places in Kiruna Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Vittangi, 25 km E
Airports nearest to Svappavaara
- Kiruna Airport (KRN) Kiruna 36 km
- Gällivare Airport (GEV) Gällivare 58 km
- Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 127 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
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