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Village in northern Sweden
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Abisko is a village in Norrbotten County and the Lappland province in northern Sweden.
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The night visit to the station includes return ticket by chair-lift, guided tour and an aurora watchers overall. Alternatively, an aurora photo tour with professional photographers can be arranged.
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A cemetery and monument for those that died during construction of the railway line.
A downhill snowsport system.
Serves up great organic food, buffet style, taking inspiration from the nature around it – reindeer meat with cloudberry jam anyone?
The restaurant offers à la carte food and a lunch menu.
Abisko turiststation
Lonely Planet describes it as a "backpackers delight", and few would disagree. Good-value accommodation in twin and dormitory-styles rooms.
A small hotel surrounded by cosy cabins that offers a relaxation only possible in a rustic setting.
Closest mountain cabins, in the other end of Abisko national park. Accommodation in dormitories. Sauna and shop.
A shop with a petrol station and a restaurant/bar.
By plane
There are two main airports serving Abisko:
By train
The two nightly trains from Stockholm to Narvik stop in Abisko, both in the village itself (Abisko Östra) and outside the mountain station (Abisko Turiststation).
There is a chair lift up Nuolja mountain operating in the summer from the tourist station. It also runs from 08:00 to 00:00 during the aurora season and is operated by the nearby STF hostel.
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