Norrbotten Megasystem
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The Norrbotten Megasystem, Norrbottens teknologiska megasystem, is a cluster of structures around the 500-kilometre long Malmbanan railway ("Iron Ore Line") in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden and Narvik in Norway, including the mines of Kiruna and Gällivare, the Porjus hydroelectric power plant, the industries in Luleå and the Boden fortress.
Many of these facilities are run by LKAB (Luossavaara-Kirunavaara Aktiebolag), a mining and manufacturing company owned by the Swedish state.
UnderstandArctic Scandinavia has been inhabited by the Sami people since time immemorial.
Get aroundMalmbanan is one of Sweden's most scenic railroads, and has both local services from Luleå to Kiruna, and long-distance trains from Stockholm. See rail and bus travel in Sweden.
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- Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons