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Place in Lapland, Sweden
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Jokkmokk is a town in Swedish Lappland, in the middle of Norrbotten County. Jokkmokk Municipality (Swedish: Jokkmokks kommun), is one of Sweden's largest, containing a land area of 18,000 km² (larger than many small countries) but no more than 5,000 inhabitants. The village Kvikkjokk by the Laponia national park system is treated in its own article.
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Ájtte, Svenskt fjäll- och samemuseum
Ájtte specializes in the culture and nature of the mountainous area of Northern Sweden, and which is also the main museum and archive for the Sami culture of Sweden. The word ájtte is a Lule Sami language one, meaning storage hut and referring to the museum as an archive for artifacts of the Sami cultural heritage.
Sami arts and crafts.
The old power station is a museum.
Held since 1605. Local handicraft, Sámi produce and ordinary market fare; also a big cultural happening. The 2021 and 2022 markets were held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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